help identifying a gifted coral

[dabroli]

My wife purchased me a very pretty "mushroom coral" from a local fish store, my gut tells me its some kind of LPS but i'm quite new to corals and have just started getting beginner softies. I want to make sure this fella gets the proper care so any help and info would be much appreciated!

 

[Reef_Colors]

Your right its a lps, looks like a button scoly. Lower light placement. Mushrooms dont have any skeletal structure.

 

[dabroli]

Your right its a lps, looks like a button scoly. Lower light placement. Mushrooms dont have any skeletal structure.

thank you! I have it high in the rock work, would you suggest sand bed? light is a reef breeders photon 50 v2 for reference

 

[jabberwock]

Man, what a great wife! Ask her to buy you a gift certificate next time so you can choose livestock that is compatible with you and your system.

She is a good woman though.

 

[Dave1993]

thank you! I have it high in the rock work, would you suggest sand bed? light is a reef breeders photon 50 v2 for reference

sand bed will work make sure to feed it kind of mandatory to feed scolys otherwise they usually die

 

[dabroli]

sand bed will work make sure to feed it kind of mandatory to feed scolys otherwise they usually die

i've been hitting it with some frozen brine and I dose some reefroids bi weekly, seems to be doing well so hopefully I can keep it happy. Appreciate the help!

 

[Bot587]

How big is it? Does not look like a mushroom to me

looks more like a scoly to me (if it’s large)

or an acan

 

[Dave1993]

How big is it? Does not look like a mushroom to me

looks more like a scoly to me (if it’s large)

or an acan

does look kind of like a acan do you know how much it was price would determine if it was a acanthophyllia

 

[Dave1993]

if it was like £60-70 its a button scoly

if it was like £200+ acanthophyllia

 

[dabroli]

does look kind of like a acan do you know how much it was price would determine if it was a acanthophyllia

Just logging in today so sorry for the late reply, she said she paid $60 for it. Treating as a scoly for now, the corals gorgeous and thriving so I’m quite happy with it!

 

[MrGisonni]

Acanthophyllia ?!??

 

[MrGisonni]

Nice coral!!!

 

[Nate Chalk]

That is a button scoly.