Hitchhiker coral ID

[cpoynter]

Came on Aussie live rock.

 

[Goby Bryant]

I don’t know, but it’s pretty.

 

[KrisReef]

polyps look kinds like a cup coral?

 

[Goby Bryant]

Yeah a little bit I guess.

 

[cpoynter]

The polyps seem smaller than a cup coral.

 

[tbrown]

Could be a Cyphastrea or Leptastrea. Maybe an Astreopora.

 

[cpoynter]

Whatever it is, I hope it thrives under low light because that’s the plan for the tank. It’s a Waterbox 10 with a Kessil A80.

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Whatever it is, I hope it thrives under low light because that’s the plan for the tank. It’s a Waterbox 10 with a Kessil A80.

how long until you discovered these?

My aussie live rock is devoid of life except pods... and one pistol shrimp

 

[sculpin01]

I wonder if that could be Bernardpora stuchburyi?

 

[cpoynter]

how long until you discovered these?

My aussie live rock is devoid of life except pods... and one pistol shrimp

I discovered this one after a week or so, it was bleached nearly white and has since colored up nicely. It's one of two corals - I posted the other earlier this summer - looks like it might turn out to be galaxea.

I wonder if that could be Bernardpora stuchburyi?

That would be cool, but I think the polyps are too small. Time will tell.