coral ID

[mali70111]

Guys. May I know more about this coral?

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

Dendronephthya. They are nonphotosynthetic and require frequent feeding to keep them alive. They're generally considered very difficult to keep...

 

[mali70111]

Hi I notice that they get shrinks when light goes off? Is that normal? Thanks for the info.

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

Hi I notice that they get shrinks when light goes off? Is that normal? Thanks for the info.

All corals will shrink up and close at night aside from some nocturnal corals. However some like my brain coral like to open feeding tentacles at night.

 

[mali70111]

Hello folks. Can you ID that coral with 3 heads? Thanks in advance

 

[1MCp]

The last picture kind of looks like aiptasia but in leaning closer to Xenia Anthelia.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

The last picture kind of looks like aiptasia but in leaning closer to Xenia Anthelia.

+1 not aiptasia.

 

[1MCp]

+1 not aiptasia.

With a second opinion I'm now convinced it's Xenia anthelia. They are nice but they don't pulse, which is the reason people like the pulsing Xenia

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

I think it's a pipe organ coral (Tubipora)...

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/480/pipe-organ-coral?pcatid=480&c=597+600+480

 

[1MCp]

I think it's a pipe organ coral (Tubipora)...

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/480/pipe-organ-coral?pcatid=480&c=597+600+480

The pipe organ corals would show a bit more of the white ish or the green tinge a bit more I believe. I'm quite confident these are Xenia anthelia

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

The pipe organ corals would show a bit more of the white ish or the green tinge a bit more I believe. I'm quite confident these are Xenia anthelia

I think the purple in the photo is the pipe organ skeleton. Could tell 100% by touching it.

Color isn't really an indicator, as it can vary pretty significantly from colony to colony. Here's an example:

 

[1MCp]

I think the purple in the photo is the pipe organ skeleton. Could tell 100% by touching it.

Color isn't really an indicator, as it can vary pretty significantly from colony to colony. Here's an example:

Hmmmm could be right, now that you mention it, the Xenia would have a more transparent or brownish skeleton.

 

[mali70111]

Thanks guys. I agree it has very hard tube and very brittle as well.