Coral ID

deaclauderdale · Nov 19, 2016

Please help me ID this coral, and perhaps find a frag.

Antics · Nov 19, 2016

@DGee, help this guy out.

@OP: DGee is the one who photographed the coral you're requesting. I'm not sure of the name, but his build thread noted that he likes to buy wild acros and watch them develop so there is the possibility it wont have a designer/brand attached to it.

Best of luck.

deaclauderdale · Nov 19, 2016

Antics said:
@DGee, help this guy out.

@OP: DGee is the one who photographed the coral you're requesting. I'm not sure of the name, but his build thread noted that he likes to buy wild acros and watch them develop so there is the possibility it wont have a designer/brand attached to it.

Best of luck.

Don't care about the name if I can just score a piece. The color combo is spectacular! And thanks for the assist.

Salty1962 · Nov 19, 2016

Looks like a morphed Pink Lemonade

AcroNem · Nov 19, 2016

My Acropora taxonomy knowledge isn't as good as others (can't remember everything) but it looks like A. tenuis or at least the tips look close. The polyps are extended really far makes it hard to see structure.

deaclauderdale · Nov 19, 2016

Salty1962 said:
Looks like a morphed Pink Lemonade

I thought Pink Lemonade as well, but the corallites appear a bit more bunched.

deaclauderdale · Nov 19, 2016

AcroNem said:
My Acropora taxonomy knowledge isn't as good as others (can't remember everything) but it looks like A. tenuis or at least the tips look close. The polyps are extended really far makes it hard to see structure.

So many different tenuis variants out there, it's becoming a rather popular-and pricey-coral.

AcroNem · Nov 20, 2016

Well...they're the same species, but color combinations can be anything with that species. Some are beautiful, but are overhyped/priced to death.

DGee · Nov 20, 2016

I picked up that piece from a local guy, it was called Rubberduck's Gipsy Pickle... Same species as pink lemonade just with a little bit different base color and the lavender polyps.

I'm pretty sure he lost his colony a while back. I can frag you a piece if you want.

Antics · Nov 20, 2016

Where is the line DGee? Your colonies/tank is absolutely stunning.

deaclauderdale · Nov 20, 2016

DGee said:
I picked up that piece from a local guy, it was called Rubberduck's Gipsy Pickle... Same species as pink lemonade just with a little bit different base color and the lavender polyps.

I'm pretty sure he lost his colony a while back. I can frag you a piece if you want.

What type of lighting are you running, and eat is required to keep it that sexy....and YES I'd love a piece. Let's coordinate for when I return from Arizona for thanksgiving. Also do you have a link to your build thread?

deaclauderdale · Nov 20, 2016

Antics said:
Where is the line DGee? Your colonies/tank is absolutely stunning.

Thanks for helping me locate this jewel.

DGee · Nov 20, 2016

Antics said:
Where is the line DGee? Your colonies/tank is absolutely stunning.

Line? I know nothing of what you speak of lol... Wait till I get a fish room again and the tank doubles in size. Also I should have some hot additions when I get back from Fiji.

deaclauderdale said:
What type of lighting are you running, and eat is required to keep it that sexy....and YES I'd love a piece. Let's coordinate for when I return from Arizona for thanksgiving. Also do you have a link to your build thread?

The tank has always been T5 with a little led supplement, I just recently added two Kessil 350w's to the fixture. No rush on the frag just let me know, I've got plenty of it.

Build Thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dgees-box-o-sticks-v2.267968/#post-3205983