Coral ID

[BigBabich]

It has a calcium skeleton. The polyps are small and not petal like so I don't think it's a pipe organ. And the polyps grasp like Xenia.
It's white/silver (it's under white lite but the video always makes it look like 100% actinic for some reason).

 

[encrustingacro]

I can’t see the video

 

[sfin52]

It has a calcium skeleton. The polyps are small and not petal like so I don't think it's a pipe organ. And the polyps grasp like Xenia.
It's white/silver (it's under white lite but the video always makes it look like 100% actinic for some reason).

Palsing xenia

 

[Tcook]

Could that be a short stalked alveopora?

Nm. Watched the vid and only 10 tentacles per polyp. Clove or galaxia?

 

[BigBabich]

I did some more searching and I believe I've identified it as 'sympodium'.
Never heard of it before.
But it's in my tank now, so...

 

[Tcook]

I think you are right. Same Family as xenia

 

[acesfull44]

Looks like a Goni?

 

[Tcook]

Looks like a Goni?

Doesn't have 24 "petals"

 

[acesfull44]

Doesn't have 24 "petals"

Just thought it has similar characteristics as my rainbow Colony.

 

[Tired]

I have a blue-green sympodium. This isn't that, you'd see red tips on a greenish-blue polyp, but it does look pretty similar. Mine grows at a slow-reasonable pace, a little faster if fed Reef Roids or similar, and doesn't seem to be too fussy about light.

 

[Tcook]

Just thought it has similar characteristics as my rainbow Colony.

Yours has 24. It's an amazing piece!

 

[Tcook]

Maybe another opinion.

@encrustingacro

 

[encrustingacro]

What we call 'Sympodium' in the hobby is actually a species of Alcyonium. This coral does not look like what we would call Sympodium, though. I would say this cor is either Xenia, Heteroxenia, or Unomia.