HELP! I cannot indetify this coral

[Dre619]

Hello All! I have a new coral which was given to me. The person I got it from had no idea what it is. No name or anything. Maybe you guys can help me out! Thank you

 

[Reefing102]

Any way to possibly get a clearer picture? My best guess would be an acan(micromussa) lord

 

[JGT]

+1 for acan.

 

[Dre619]

Here is a clearer pic hopefully

 

[Dre619]

Any way to possibly get a clearer picture? My best guess would be an acan(micromussa) lord

very spiny and hard for sure! I havent got a clue lol

 

[fishguy242]

lobo ? blasto??

 

[Reefing102]

That pic is much better. I’m not as certain as the skeleton is throwing me off. I can tell you it’ll take some time to get healthier. It should be puffier at least during the day

 

[Dre619]

That pic is much better. I’m not as certain as the skeleton is throwing me off. I can tell you it’ll take some time to get healthier. It should be puffier at least during the day

Thanks! Hopefully once it puffs up i can get some better pics and color. Hopefully get an id on it

 

[Reefing102]

My initial thought on the second pic was the same as @fishguy242 with lobo but hopefully someone with more coral experience can confirm

 

[Sharkbait19]

First pic looks like an acan. Skeleton definitely looks too branchy in the second one though.

 

[StevenHasCoral]

Looks like a logo to me

 

[JGT]

2nd pic has me thinking lobo as well. Distinct heads and spiky skeleton. Acans heads are more combined and not spiky.

 

[elcapitan1993]

Looks like a sickly blastomussa

 

[Morphinel]

I believe this to be a blasto as well

 

[MaxTremors]

I’m 99% sure it’s a lobo. But whatever it is, it’s not in great shape.

 

[Dre619]

I dont think my lighting is quite strong enough for him. Have him placed in the sand bed for right now because if the low flow. I have a new light coming tomorrow, Hopefully that will urge him to perk up a little

 

[N.Sreefer]

+1 on sick blasto

 

[MaxTremors]

+1 on sick blasto

IMO, the skeleton is way too big to be blastomussa, even a massive Wellsi has relatively small corallites compared to the size of the actual polyp, the septa also don’t protrude above the corallite. The color is also uncharacteristic of a blasto, and the separation between the mouth and outer rim of the polyp is uncharacteristic of blastomussa (the out polyp and mouth/inner polyp aren’t separated, blastos don’t have feeding tentacles that come out between the oral disc and outer polyp like a lobo, scoly, or acan). I’m not a taxonomist, and it can be really difficult to properly identify a sickly coral through photos, but IMO, all the clues point to a lobophyllia.

Here is a photo of Wellsi corallites from Corals of the World, notice that the septa don’t protrude up like they do in the OP’s photo, also notice the uniform round shape.

Here is a coralife from Lobophyllia hemprichii (one of the more commonly kept lobos), also from CotW, notice how the septa are more jagged and protrude above the corallite:

 

[fishguy242]

looking any better yet ? opening and closing?

 

[Dre619]

looking any better yet ? opening and closing?

Nope! Same as last night. I have a feeling my light is not strong enough. I have all softies except this one and all other corals are doing just fine! Water parameters are stable. My alk is a little low so may have something to do it?