Here is one for you guys, SPS ID?

[Aquaph8]

This one was on my frag rack, must of been ugly cause I don't remember where it came from but now it's awesome. Green base fades to purple with a bright yellow tip. Any ideas?

 

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Some type of austera more than likely. . Those yellow tips are a good clue.

I like them.

 

[Eckolancer]

Following as i have a big colony of this as well.


Sent from inside the shark tank!

 

[Aquaph8]

Some type of austera more than likely. . Those yellow tips are a good clue.

I like them.

Thanks Adam, I like it too.

 

[goody]

Looks a lot like my ORA Frogskin and your description matches ORAs here

 

[Aquaph8]

Looks a lot like my ORA Frogskin and your description matches ORAs here

Yeah, I think that could be the same species for sure.

 

[Frick]

I agree with the the guess on Acropora austera. Acropora austera. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

ORAs Frogskin is more of a tabling Acro, and A. austera will be a large thick branch. Plus Frogskin comes from ORA and is all green with yellow tips.

 

[Aquaph8]

I agree with the the guess on Acropora austera. Acropora austera. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

ORAs Frogskin is more of a tabling Acro, and A. austera will be a large thick branch. Plus Frogskin comes from ORA and is all green with yellow tips.

Thanks for the info and the link Jason. It looks very similar to the Phillipians one second down on the left.

 

[Frick]

Thanks for the info and the link Jason. It looks very similar to the Phillipians one second down on the left.

No problem. A .austera is one of those Acros that can look Completely different in one aquarium to the next, so it makes it hard to ID, but the minor details set it apart. It gets mistaken for A. tortuosa all the time. A good example is the Miyogi Tort. Originally thought to be a different A. tortuosa variant, turns out it is a completely different species mislabeled and now forever confusing. I am surprised no one mentioned Miyagi Tort, but yours "looks" just like it. (Not saying it is.)
Acropora tortuosa

 

[lakeviewink]

I was going to say ORA ice tort or Myagi tort. I guess I would've been wrong lol

 

[Aquaph8]

Its actually sitting right under my Miyagi tort in my tank and yeah I can see the similarities. I browned out my Miyagi when I had to treat my tank with prazi or Id show a pic. Ill get one up to compare if I can get it to color back up anytime soon.


Hey Adam, is there any chance this piece came from you as a freebie that got lost on the rack for a while? Im trying to figure out where it came from but cant remember for the life of me. Im pretty sure it was either you or Jared.

 

[xcorallusx]

Isnt the myagi tort actually an austera? Austeras and torts do look similiar, this acro looks like one I just bought called "vivid tort". The guy I got it from called it that, not sure if he got it from vivid aquariums or not.

 

[Eckolancer]

Mine looks nothing like vivid tort. Here is a pic of mine pretty sure its the same as the original posters.

Sent from inside the shark tank!

 

[Frick]

I don't see any Acrpora tortuosa that vivid grows out and names their own. I am not so sure what the story is with that one.