coral identification

[salttanklife]

I picked these up today for $25 each and believe they are a type of favia. Am I right about the type and what are the requirements for these? Got a free starfish on one of them and 2 stomatell snails on the other.

 

[NanaReefer]

First one is a Christmas Tree Favia. Low/med flow & lighting. Put out sweepers at night to feed, keep them away from other not like corals.
Favias are a favorite of mine...here's my 5+ year old Christmas Tree Favia.

 

[salttanklife]

Thanks for the response... These will be my first favia that I try to keep. I'm not even sure the one in the 2nd set of pictures is a favia, it looks different than the top texture wise. Is the Christmas tree type a slow grower? I've read up on a few and it says some favia has a fast growth rate while others you'll be lucky to get a inch per year.

 

[Tahoe61]

1. Looks like a War Coral to me, Favites pentagona.
2. May be Merulina ampliata.

 

[salttanklife]

Here are some better close up pictures

 

[Tahoe61]

1. Perhaps Leptoseris, google it and take a look.

 

[salttanklife]

I've been doing some research and I believe it's a Pachyseris coral aka a elephant ear.

 

[pacmann117]

Don't think its a pachyseris. Looks like a leptoseris or psammacora to me