Help identifying corals

[guna24]

Hello,

request help on identifying these corals. I have hard time to understand the requirements of these animals.
I was told that green plate, unknown, Brian coral, mushroom, unknown, daisy corals, unknown, red button polyps and mushrooms.

while searching on the net, reference images on these corals shows sightly or extremely different.

 

[blaxsun]

Stable water parameters (alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, pH, nitrates, phosphates), lighting and flow. Placement, lighting and flow will vary for some of these corals.

The second last images are zoas; the last image isn't a mushroom (looks like a leather?). Some of the unknowns look like acros, but I'm not sure which ones. No idea what the second image is.

 

[guna24]

Stable water parameters (alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, pH, nitrates, phosphates), lighting and flow. Placement, lighting and flow will vary for some of these corals.

The second last images are zoas; the last image isn't a mushroom (looks like a leather?). Some of the unknowns look like acros, but I'm not sure which ones. No idea what the second image is.

Water parameters:
CA - 460
Alk - 9
Mg - 1420
N03 - 10 ppm
PO4 - somewhat undetectable (may be 0.01)
Light: MAXSPECT RSX 200W for 90 gallon tank.
Bare bottom tank to keep the water clean.
Temp: Between 25 and 26 digree celcius by installing hilea cooler. Here the temp around 40 to 42 digree and room temp around 32 digree celcius.

I would like to say that these are wild harvested corals, since no aquaculture corals available in my country. I have made every effort on keeping these animals happy under these conditions. Unfortunately, I don’t recognise the real requirements of these corals.

 

[blaxsun]

You should be good with those water parameters and lighting. Just watch the corals to see if they're happy where you placed them (and feel free to move them around if they're not happy).

 

[guna24]

You should be good with those water parameters and lighting. Just watch the corals to see if they're happy where you placed them (and feel free to move them around if they're not happy).

Yes, I will do. These are newly introduced just 4 days ago. Few more for id.

 

[terraincognita]

Couple of those what look to have been Stlyophora's (The Stick like looking ones with hard bony skeleton) are dead/dying. I definitely highly do not ever recommend buying a coral you don't know what it is, and haven't researched first. It's a fast way to burn money. Just send me the money :-D I'll burn it faster ;-)

With that said, welcome to the world of reefing.

 

[terraincognita]

LEPTASTREA?



Another kind of LEPTASTREA or maybe S






Hard to tell? Weird photo but looks like some kind of BRain coral or Lobo






Looks like a Galaxea



Alveopora



Stlyophora but looks dead.



Stylophora looks like its dying.




Maybe Zoa's? Or another Alveopora or Gonipora hard to tell from the photo angle.


DEfinitely Zoanthids.




Some type of Leather coral I've never kept leathers tho.

 

[terraincognita]

Some of these looks like the same corals but different photos than what you posted earlier? Again, highly recommend studying up on a coral before you buy it..... It's not good for your wallet.

But since I have the time......

LEATHER CORAL

GALAXEA

ZOANTHIDS

Also looks like Galaxea but I'm not sure from the photo quality.

THIS is a really GORGEOUS Hammer Coral colony, but it looks pretty bleached.

 

[MaxTremors]

Hello,

request help on identifying these corals. I have hard time to understand the requirements of these animals.
I was told that green plate, unknown, Brian coral, mushroom, unknown, daisy corals, unknown, red button polyps and mushrooms.

while searching on the net, reference images on these corals shows sightly or extremely different.


Duncanopsammia peltata (formerly Turbinaria, pagoda/cup/scroll coral)

Could be quite a few different things, would need a better

Platygyra sp (though there are a couple other it could be, do you have a pic of the whole colony)

Rhodactis indosinensis (hairy mushroom)

Goniopora (definitely not an alveopora)

I’m not great with IDing SPS, but maybe a bleached birdsnest?

No idea (see above)

Zoanthid (possibly ‘radioactive dragon eyes’)

-looking closer, this looks like it could also be a goniopora/bernardopora, does it have a stony encrusting base? The pic is kind of blurry, can’t tell if it’s closed zoanthid polyps or goni polyps retracted into an encrusting skeleton.

Another zoanthid, no idea on trade name

Lobophytum sp (devil’s hand or crown leather)

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Some of these looks like the same corals but different photos than what you posted earlier? Again, highly recommend studying up on a coral before you buy it..... It's not good for your wallet.

But since I have the time......

LEATHER CORAL

GALAXEA

ZOANTHIDS

Also looks like Galaxea but I'm not sure from the photo quality.

THIS is a really GORGEOUS Hammer Coral colony, but it looks pretty bleached.

I'm not seeing galaxea at all...

I think the OP's confusion in calling the leather a mushroom is because it's a toadstool (I think, anyway... Looks just like one I have). When I first got into the hobby, I thought the terms toadstools and mushrooms were interchangeable too

 

[guna24]

Let me take few more pics under white lights. The real challenge is that these are all wild harvested, in fact people here do not know their names. The transportation of these corals took nearly 48 hours under 42 digree celcius sunny day. I’m trying hard to keep them alive…

 

[guna24]

Some pics under white light

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Some pics under white light

Here are my guesses (starting at the top and going across)
1. Turbinaria
2. Mushroom rock (ricordia or rhodactis, I'm not good telling them apart)
3.??
4.brain coral
5.zoanthids
6.gorgonian
7.another mushroom rock (ric. or rhodactis)
8.goniopora
9.?? Some sort of SPS?

 

[guna24]

Here are my guesses (starting at the top and going across)
1. Turbinaria
2. Mushroom rock (ricordia or rhodactis, I'm not good telling them apart)
3.??
4.brain coral
5.zoanthids
6.gorgonian
7.another mushroom rock (ric. or rhodactis)
8.goniopora
9.?? Some sort of SPS?

Thank you. I was told by harvesters starting at the top.
1. Green plate coral. Incorrect.
2. Mushroom
3. Carpet coral (I haven’t found anything in the name of carpet coral).
4. Open Brian coral (it was badly harvested).
5. Red button polyps.
6. Sea fan.
7. Purple mushroom.
8. Pocillopora.
9. Daisy coral.
apart from that, I do have toadstool and finger leather corals that does have small pointed tentacles on them.
I realised that harvesters do know their names. I need to make them survive first.

need to know#10

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thank you. I was told by harvesters starting at the top.
1. Green plate coral. Incorrect.
2. Mushroom
3. Carpet coral (I haven’t found anything in the name of carpet coral).
4. Open Brian coral (it was badly harvested).
5. Red button polyps.
6. Sea fan.
7. Purple mushroom.
8. Pocillopora.
9. Daisy coral.
apart from that, I do have toadstool and finger leather corals that does have small pointed tentacles on them.
I realised that harvesters do know their names. I need to make them survive first.

need to know#10

Is the coral in these pictures the same one as #8 in the previous post? #8 is definitely not a pocillopora. I think it's something in the family of goniopora, alveopora, etc. #10 looks to be this type of coral as well... at least to me

 

[guna24]

Is the coral in these pictures the same one as #8 in the previous post? #8 is definitely not a pocillopora. I think it's something in the family of goniopora, alveopora, etc. #10 looks to be this type of coral as well... at least to me

No. It is different. I agree on the #8, nothing seems to be pocillopora. Thanks for your help for identifying these animals. Now I’m working out the requirements of these animals.

 

[guna24]

Couple of those what look to have been Stlyophora's (The Stick like looking ones with hard bony skeleton) are dead/dying. I definitely highly do not ever recommend buying a coral you don't know what it is, and haven't researched first. It's a fast way to burn money. Just send me the money :-D I'll burn it faster ;-)

With that said, welcome to the world of reefing.

Yes I agree. Here in my country, we do not have LFS who sells corals. I’m trying to import, but the law not allowing me do so. At least you have an option to buy which coral you need and make the tank environment suitable for them. For me, I have to contact multiple people and spend money prior brining the corals on the table. I can easily ignore it and move on, but I love this hobby. I have been running fish only tank for almost 6 years and haven’t lost any fish for last 5 years. This is the first time, may be the first person in the country who introduced corals in the tank.

 

[Cell]

First is a cyphastrea to my eyes.