Coral ID this please

[Afreed1]

Bought this sps coral I think. Guy at the LFS didnt know what it was. Just wondering if someone could ID it for me.

 

[Afreed1]

Bump

 

[shakacuz]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

 

[Afreed1]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

Ik this coral looks a little on the bad side atm but it is my 5th sps dk what it is but when im home from work I will get you a picture in white light.

Nitrates - 16.6 PPM
Phosphates .05 PPM
Calcium 470-480
Magnesium -1400
Alk 9.6
Ph 8.1

 

[shakacuz]

wild guess: poccilopora or stylophora

 

[Afreed1]

wild guess: poccilopora or stylophora

I was thinking stylophora to, but im hoping its poccilopora. Either way id be happy with either though, they both look very cool.

 

[Afreed1]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

Heres some pictures with better light ik they arent the best.

 

[shakacuz]

Heres some pictures with better light ik they arent the best.

my initial guess stands. either poccilopora or stylophora

 

[Afreed1]

my initial guess stands. either poccilopora or stylophora

Well thank you for helping me the guy at the fish store told me it was a acropra. I knew it wasnt a acropora, I just thought it looked cool so I bought it.

 

[crazyfishmom]

Green Montipora digitata would be my guess.

 

[Afreed1]

Bump

Bump. Anyone else got a answer. Did some more research on pocillopora and if that is what it is I do not want it in my tank anymore.

 

[Rjukan]

Bump. Anyone else got a answer. Did some more research on pocillopora and if that is what it is I do not want it in my tank anymore.

Lol may I ask why?

 

[Afreed1]

Lol may I ask why?

I was reading about it, and people say it can reproduce very quickly and make colonies and sting your other corals. Kinda like aiptaisia but not as bad.

 

[Rjukan]

Wild! I didn't realize that.. but it's a branching sps, is it that hard to keep under control? It's not like an encrusting Monti, which can become a real problem imo. I do still love them tho lol

 

[Afreed1]

Wild! I didn't realize that.. but it's a branching sps, is it that hard to keep under control? It's not like an encrusting Monti, which can become a real problem imo. I do still love them tho lol

I’ve read that they can do polyp bailout or produce asexually, and other corals can do polyp bailout also. pocillopora apparently has a very high chance of surviving and colonizing again though. The way i was reading on how people control it is they either glue or epoxy over the new colonies that form.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree, look to be digita

 

[Afreed1]

Agree, look to be digita

I got some more picture of the digis i have now, and tried to get some close ups of the polyps. I know youve helped me in the past and seem to know a lot. Just trying to be sure its not pocillopora. Hoping its either stylo or digi thought.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I got some more picture of the digis i have now, and tried to get some close ups of the polyps. I know youve helped me in the past and seem to know a lot. Just trying to be sure its not pocillopora. Hoping its either stylo or digi thought.

Digita - Here is one of mine

 

[Afreed1]

Digita - Here is one of mine

Looks awesome, your nem doesn’t sting it? Kinda worried nout my nems theyve been moving quite a bit recently.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks awesome, your nem doesn’t sting it? Kinda worried nout my nems theyve been moving quite a bit recently.

Nem did not go near it and all nems moved