Can I get an LPS ID???

gravitysheep · Dec 4, 2016

imgur.com/gallery/jg9uw

I'm not sure how to set up pictures but I did provide a link.

I picked this guy up 2 months ago and I can't figure out the heck it is . Got any ideas ??

I was thinking maybe it's pectinia , then I thought maybe a Wilsoni .....

Nay · Dec 4, 2016

look like lobophyllia ?

Ljaus · Dec 4, 2016

Could be a trachyphilla, rim isn't quite the same as a lobo

Garia666 · Dec 4, 2016

my best guess is a Trachy or Pectina

Tahoe61 · Dec 4, 2016

^ Pectina.

gravitysheep · Dec 4, 2016

Nay said:
look like lobophyllia ?

I don't think so the structure doesn't look like any lobo I've ever seen.

gravitysheep · Dec 4, 2016

2 votes trachy 2 votes pectinia. I just don't know

DeniseAndy · Dec 4, 2016

How thick is the skeleton? Does it have a prominent mouth and feeding tentacles? Looks rough. Does it swell up when feeding or during day? That will tell the difference between trachy or pectina. Pectinas will not have as obvious mouths and not swell up puffy like a trachy will.

gravitysheep · Dec 4, 2016

DeniseAndy said:
How thick is the skeleton? Does it have a prominent mouth and feeding tentacles? Looks rough. Does it swell up when feeding or during day? That will tell the difference between trachy or pectina. Pectinas will not have as obvious mouths and not swell up puffy like a trachy will.

Hey, good questions. I didn't even think of that.

When I first got it I couldn't tell but now for sure it eats and has to mouths. Only noticeable if I give it good though.

It's usually a little more puffy than in the second picture but I moved it so it deflated a little bit. So it swells up but not by much. When I feed it it does get a little more swollen than usual.

It has a couple tentacles that only really come out at night

gravitysheep · Dec 4, 2016

DeniseAndy said:
How thick is the skeleton? Does it have a prominent mouth and feeding tentacles? Looks rough. Does it swell up when feeding or during day? That will tell the difference between trachy or pectina. Pectinas will not have as obvious mouths and not swell up puffy like a trachy will.

Oh and skeleton thickness

It's thin compared to like an acan or something buts it's really dense

DeniseAndy · Dec 4, 2016

Well, it sounds more like a trachy except the skeleton. I see teeth sticking out a bit from the skeleton, so my guess is trachy. Trachy skeletons will have those prominent teeth and are a bit denser. I think pictina is lighter and not sure teeth are present.