Help on ID please

Gw2kpro · Nov 20, 2019

I bought acan frag from my LFS today. Brought it home to dip, noticed this guy on the back of the plug. Any idea what it is? Only been at this a year, just making sure before it goes into QT.

Also just found out how hard it is to get a decent pic in a spec cup with a cell phone

Billldg · Nov 20, 2019

Its hard to say, but it could be a Monti, or it could be a leptastrea. After it settles it a little you may be able to tell more.

DSC reef · Nov 20, 2019

Gonna have to let it grow but watch the interaction between the 2 corals. It could anything from astreapora to cyphastrea.

evolved · Nov 20, 2019

It's probably Pocillopora.

C. Eymann · Nov 20, 2019

evolved said:
It's probably Pocillopora.

That would be my guess as well, probably P. damicornis AKA the Aiptasia of SPS

evolved · Nov 20, 2019

C. Eymann said:
That would be my guess as well, probably P. damicornis AKA the Aiptasia of SPS

It was once called my coral herpes. Check my old tank link in my signature...

Gw2kpro · Nov 20, 2019

Awesome. Lol. Best to reattach the acan to another plug and toss it?

evolved · Nov 20, 2019

Gw2kpro said:
Awesome. Lol. Best to reattach the acan to another plug and toss it?

I'd at least separate them for now. Personally I'd toss the other guy, because I've lived that nightmare, but there's no immediate harm in keeping it and finding out for sure what it is once it gets a bit bigger.