Coral id help

[OscarHaglund]

I got a coral I cant identify when i took over a fellow reefers aquarium. Would appreciate some help with an id

 

[MaxTremors]

I got a coral I cant identify when i took over a fellow reefers aquarium. Would appreciate some help with an id

Can you post a picture that give a better sense of scale? And is that a second polyp in the background?

 

[OscarHaglund]

Can you post a picture that give a better sense of scale? And is that a second polyp in the background?

Sure

To the right is a blue legged hermit. I belive its a second polyp yes

 

[REEFTIDE]

Its a wilsoni

 

[MaxTremors]

Its a wilsoni

Agreed, will be a really nice piece once it grows out/recovers.

 

[REEFTIDE]

Agreed, will be a really nice piece once it grows out/recovers.

They tend to die off in most home tanks because they have to be housed in cooler tanks.
IMO not ideal for the hobby but when they come back they do better

 

[MaxTremors]

They tend to die off in most home tanks because they have to be housed in cooler tanks.
IMO not ideal for the hobby but when they come back they do better

I didn’t know that! I’ve only ever kept one and it did good for 8-9 months and then slowly declined, that’s probably why.

 

[REEFTIDE]

I didn’t know that! I’ve only ever kept one and it did good for 8-9 months and then slowly declined, that’s probably why.

Aussie basically forces people to take them with shipments so most have zero idea. Even with regards to stores thus they cannot warn you that it may be a problem

 

[Goaway]

What temp is best for wilsoni?

 

[OscarHaglund]

The guy I got it from didn’t seem to know what it was either and referred to it as a “sad acan”. If its a bit of a special care one it chances are probably not great. Especially in my QT tank that runs 27C to reduce the fallow time for ich QT. But one can hope it will survive