Coral Id

[fxfier]

I just bought this from online store. only state “montipora”.

 

[eddius_maximus]

It looks like a Pachyseris.

 

[fxfier]

It looks like a Pachyseris.

so its not montipora?
How to care of this?


how about this?the seller gave me this as a bonus!

 

[eddius_maximus]

It's hard to tell in the pictures but THAT looks like a Montipora! Haha. It looks like a branching montipora hirsuta.

Both of these corals like high light and high flow.

 

[fxfier]

I see, thanks..
I will place this on top..

 

[C. Eymann]

I just bought this from online store. only state “montipora”.

Thats merulina if Im not mistaken

 

[C. Eymann]

Here is a great explanation/article by our own @revhtree on how to care for this genus of- In my opinion- a very underrated and often overlooked coral in the hobby.

What about the Merulina Coral?

What about the Merulina Coral? Are you into rare corals but also like preserving life in the ocean? The Merulina coral, also known as Lettuce, Cabbage, Ridge, or Ruffled Coral, may just be your ticket to preservation! Some species of Merulina coral fall within the Marine Protected Areas...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[C. Eymann]

so its not montipora?
How to care of this?


how about this?the seller gave me this as a bonus!

Need a better pic to tell for sure, but that looks like hydnopora to my eyes

 

[fxfier]

 

[C. Eymann]

Yap, hydnopora

 

[fxfier]

Here is a great explanation/article by our own @revhtree on how to care for this genus of- In my opinion- a very underrated and often overlooked coral in the hobby.

What about the Merulina Coral?

What about the Merulina Coral? Are you into rare corals but also like preserving life in the ocean? The Merulina coral, also known as Lettuce, Cabbage, Ridge, or Ruffled Coral, may just be your ticket to preservation! Some species of Merulina coral fall within the Marine Protected Areas...

www.reef2reef.com

Hmm so this is for expert only coral?

 

[C. Eymann]

Hmm so this is for expert only coral?

they can be a little finicky, yes.

Med light, good flow, rock solid stable parameters and occasionally spot feeding at night will be your keys to success with this coral.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I would consider hydnophora a fairly easy lps to keep. They get nice a fluffy in a well fed tank. Keep it away from any other corals because it can send out filaments that will just demolish almost any coral in its path.

 

[fxfier]

easy lps to keep

LPS not SPS?

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Hydnophora is labeled as an sps by a lot of vendors but everything about it says lps to me. It’s more of a medium polyp stony coral though if your going by size of polyp but sps and lps is just a generic way of describing a type of coral. It’s fluffy skin that expands when fed a lot and large ridges with big polyps is more of an lps trait. Nevermind the guts it will consume other coral with in a matter of hours.

 

[C. Eymann]

I would consider hydnophora a fairly easy lps to keep. They get nice a fluffy in a well fed tank. Keep it away from any other corals because it can send out filaments that will just demolish almost any coral in its path.

I was referring to the merulina in the first post

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Ah yea defiantly on a different level. I had one in my last system but I never got it to take off. Very cool coral for sure even if it is just the green one.

 

[AcroNem]

That second one is Hydnophora rigida, pretty easy to keep.

Hydnophora is labeled as an sps by a lot of vendors but everything about it says lps to me. It’s more of a medium polyp stony coral though if your going by size of polyp but sps and lps is just a generic way of describing a type of coral. It’s fluffy skin that expands when fed a lot and large ridges with big polyps is more of an lps trait. Nevermind the guts it will consume other coral with in a matter of hours.

This is why just about anyone who studies corals doesn't use these terms to describe a species, they're horribly inaccurate.