Help ID these

[stevo01]

I picked this rock at my LFS. It has some nice stuff on it. Branching coraline, hairy mushroom colony, duster worms, red sponge, sps colony, and some button polyps (probably removing the buttons).

Name the sps hitcher

Id red Sponge

The hairy mushrooms

When disturbed

@Lionfish Lair I have a pineapple sponge photo for you

 

[jsker]

Steve
I am not see what you are referring to as the sps hitchhiker??

 

[stevo01]

First picture, upper left just below the coralline. Its growing on the white part of the rock. Green mouths. These were hard to get large enough and make it clear. Very small round polyps growing on a thin mat.

 

[stevo01]

 

[Lionfish Lair]

@Lionfish Lair I have a pineapple sponge photo for you

*Runs in room and grabs photo*

Thank you!

 

[domination2580]

I picked this rock at my LFS. It has some nice stuff on it. Branching coraline, hairy mushroom colony, duster worms, red sponge, sps colony, and some button polyps (probably removing the buttons).

Name the sps hitcher

Id red Sponge

The hairy mushrooms

When disturbed

@Lionfish Lair I have a pineapple sponge photo for you

I have a crap ton of that pineapple sponge growing...

 

[stevo01]

Bump on ID on picture #1

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I don't know anything at all about SPS hitchhikers and such :-(

 

[stevo01]

I don't know anything at all about SPS hitchhikers and such :-(

Its all good Renee. Im hoping an sps expert pops on and hits the nail on the head.

 

[LbulletM]

Hard to tell from the pictures, but maybe a boulder star coral? They come in a lot of colors including greenish and red/brown.

I had some on my Gulf Live Rock, but they got covered up when I scaped. Assuming they're dead haha.

 

[LbulletM]

If the picture isn't showing up (I'm just getting a picture with a red x) there here's a link: http://reefguide.org/pix/boulderstarcoral1.jpg

 

[Lionfish Lair]

How about we move this to the SPS ID section. Just to make sure the right eyes see it.

 

[stevo01]

Bump and I'll add another. Pretty sure this is also a sponge.

 

[stevo01]

Still need an ID here.

 

[Tahoe61]

I am sorry but the image does not offer enough detail for me to even differentiate the unknown as either sps or lps. Are you sure it's a sps?
It looks like it could be Montastraea which I believe is a LPS.

Post #13 is indeed a sponge.

 

[stevo01]

I am sorry but the image does not offer enough detail for me to even differentiate the unknown as either sps or lps. Are you sure it's a sps?
It looks like it could be Montastraea which I believe is a LPS.

Post #13 is indeed a sponge.

I'll try another pic now

 

[stevo01]

It's very small polyps

 

[Tahoe61]

Can you turn the piece around in the tank and take an image with the unknown more illuminated. Still looks like an LPS to me, could be a soft coral but it does not look like an sps to me. I only ask because you have requested an ID.

 

[LbulletM]

I still think starlet coral

 

[stevo01]

Can you turn the piece around in the tank and take an image with the unknown more illuminated. Still looks like an LPS to me, could be a soft coral but it does not look like an sps to me. I only ask because you have requested an ID.

I understand. Yeah I can manipulate the rock to get a better photo.

I still think starlet coral

I dont think its starlet.