Chalice or Favia??

Hypertek99 · Nov 29, 2008

Tell me what you guys think of this?? It's listed as chalice but looks like some prism favia to me.

PPE Chalice, one-of-a-kind ultra rare chalice coral - eBay (item 250330984608 end time Nov-30-08 15:59:42 PST)

JGoslee · Nov 29, 2008

Looks like a favia to me. It's pretty cool looking.

coral · Nov 29, 2008

Favia? Montastrea? Maybe some unknown acan? Pretty sure it's not a chalice though!

coral · Nov 29, 2008

Regaurdless of species it's a very nice coral!

Emc · Nov 29, 2008

It looks like a favia to me.

Reef Pets · Nov 29, 2008

I vote Favia. Its hard to tell by the photo of the colony but the frag looks like a Favia to me.

Burks · Nov 29, 2008

Emc said:
It looks like a favia to me.

Agreed. 2nd picture makes it look fleshy.

Ultimateaquariums · Nov 29, 2008

Who voted Chalice? There's no way

VanGogh121 · Nov 30, 2008

Favia....,.

Kigs! · Nov 30, 2008

This is as far as I got for an ID.

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7250

AquaWorldPSC · Nov 30, 2008

Kigs is that yours?

Kigs! · Nov 30, 2008

Not the one on ebay. The one in the thread I linked to is.

Saltysteele · Nov 30, 2008

def a fav., and i'm def not an expert

mikedelgado · Nov 30, 2008

I purchasedThat exact coral a few weeks back from ebay seller rnegret258It is now being offered from a different seller that is using the same exact pic. dont know whats up with that. there is a chalice thread on rc vote for the purdiest chalice or something like that. In that threas about 6-10 pages in a guy posted pics of it and claimed to have been to the sellers home in fla and purchased a piece.It is hard to tell what it is cause my piece is so small.When the flesh is pulled back the skeleton is spikey like a chalice. but when its puffy it looks like a cross between a favia and a chalice so Im not really sure. I really like it though its going to be spectacular when its big enough to see with the naked eye.

mikedelgado · Nov 30, 2008

I wil call it my new mike's le prism chavia

Emc · Nov 30, 2008

Mike, Megret has the original colony along with a few other real nice colonies. I think it was Juice who went to his house an dpicked soem stuff up. Apparently Kigs got some of it also but I think the colony pic is from Megret. Hope that helps.

Rocky Mountain Frags · Nov 30, 2008

The frag I have of this is small, but looks more like a favia to me. Still too early to tell.

All Delight · Nov 30, 2008

I've been trying to figure that out forever now.

All Delight · Nov 30, 2008

Emc said:
Mike, Megret has the original colony along with a few other real nice colonies. I think it was Juice who went to his house an dpicked soem stuff up. Apparently Kigs got some of it also but I think the colony pic is from Megret. Hope that helps.

Who is Megret person? Curious been seeing the huge colonies of corals he has.

iani · Nov 30, 2008

Actually, the original colony came from Clint at diamonds in the reef. That guy you mentioned Mike or Megret is making a killing b/c that colony was 300 when it sold on Clint's site.