Help identify some corals please!!

Linknzelda1 · Dec 5, 2023

I think the Zoa looking coral is a Palythoa but not 100% and then the white one with the tiny polyps at the end I have no idea lol and would that classify as a LPS or SPS?

Ian Baxter · Dec 5, 2023

The zoa is definitely a paly and the other looks like an LPS. Not she which though.

19Mateo83 · Dec 5, 2023

The palys look like the nuclear green variety, the top one looks like a ticked off Kenya tree.

ScubaSnacks · Dec 5, 2023

White one is a leather coral - it's sinularia sp.

Linknzelda1 · Dec 5, 2023

19Mateo83 said:
The palys look like the nuclear green variety, the top one looks like a ticked off Kenya tree.

Why would you say it’s ticked off? How can you tell?

Reefkeepers Archive · Dec 5, 2023

Linknzelda1 said:
I think the Zoa looking coral is a Palythoa but not 100% and then the white one with the tiny polyps at the end I have no idea lol and would that classify as a LPS or SPS?

First is a Kenya tree and second is a Palythoa

19Mateo83 · Dec 5, 2023

The polyps are closed up. This is what they should look like.

Photo courtesy of the salty bottom reef company. Also, I just got a neon green one and it’s ticked off and looks just like yours.

Linknzelda1 · Dec 5, 2023

19Mateo83 said:
The polyps are closed up. This is what they should look like.

Photo courtesy of the salty bottom reef company. Also, I just got a neon green one and it’s ticked off and looks just like yours.

What would you recommend to do for him? My levels are all good, I’m not feeding them or using reefroids do you think that would work? Or could it be because of his location?

Reefkeepers Archive · Dec 5, 2023

Linknzelda1 said:
What would you recommend to do for him? My levels are all good, I’m not feeding them or using reefroids do you think that would work? Or could it be because of his location?

If you just got it then it may stay closed for awhile, could also be shedding or could have low iodine. Sometimes they do take awhile to get adjusted as my leather didn't show full polyp extension for months. Also to answer your question both of the corals are soft corals

19Mateo83 · Dec 5, 2023

Linknzelda1 said:
What would you recommend to do for him? My levels are all good, I’m not feeding them or using reefroids do you think that would work? Or could it be because of his location?

What @Reefkeepers Archive said. They take a little bit to get comfortable and happy.