Blue/Purple Stony Coral ID Help.

[N suter]

I just acquired a few frags from a club member, who was breaking down a large system. The main one I am wondering about is a purple/blue “longer” polyp Acropora, in the picture below. I know the top acropora is a deep water species. And the one on the left is a red plate montipora. Can anyone ID the montipora on the right for me, as well as the small green “haired” frag to the left of the blue/purple acropora. I know someone in here will be able to guide me in the correct direction for these ID’s.

 

[jda]

Top one is some sort of a deepwater like loripes or carolinia. I am not sure. This is not an easy coral and usually only the best of the best get them to thrive. If something happens to it, do not take it too personally.

The hairy one is a stylophora or a birdsnets - not an acro. If you can make the polyps retract and see if they skeleton ends are smooth (stylo) or pointy (birdsnest), then you will know for sure.

The one in the middle might be pavona. If so, LPS. It is hard to see.

I cannot tell about the one on the right, but it might another type of plating Monti.

 

[BoomCorals]

Top one is some sort of a deepwater like loripes or carolinia. I am not sure. This is not an easy coral and usually only the best of the best get them to thrive. If something happens to it, do not take it too personally.

The hairy one is a stylophora or a birdsnets - not an acro. If you can make the polyps retract and see if they skeleton ends are smooth (stylo) or pointy (birdsnest), then you will know for sure.

The one in the middle might be pavona. If so, LPS. It is hard to see.

I cannot tell about the one on the right, but it might another type of plating Monti.

Is leptoseris (Pavona) considered lps now? I thought it was sps.

 

[N suter]

I might have accidentally bleached the top one, that might be what the issue is with that one. All of the other ones are frags. I have a photo of it when it is in the container.