Id? Dangerous?

Shtiff1 · Nov 3, 2013

Trying to find ID?
Also someone told me that this might be Poisonous.

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Tahoe61 · Nov 3, 2013

Looks to be an LPS, which one I can not say for sure. Did that person actually mean the coral had the potential to kill other near by corals?

Reefing Madness · Nov 3, 2013

Yea, looks like a good coral to me also. Although what kind is a good question. Someone will be around in the AM to give you a positive ID.

Shtiff1 · Nov 4, 2013

Tahoe61 said:
Looks to be an LPS, which one I can not say for sure. Did that person actually mean the coral had the potential to kill other near by corals?

They said when they get bigger they produce a toxin that will kill other corals.

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Ozzy · Nov 4, 2013

Looks like some kind of Favia to me. Which the only problem with them is they can have sweepers, which could sting other corals, but other then that they are fine in a reef aquarium.

skinz78 · Nov 4, 2013

Looks like a Pectina to me?

Shtiff1 · Nov 4, 2013

I had someone else tell me favia also. He does have sweepers. I don't think it is a pectina they look like they are a little more bony. This guy is mostly flesh.

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Tahoe61 · Nov 4, 2013

Not poisionous though.

Shtiff1 · Nov 4, 2013

Thank you

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franklypre · Nov 4, 2013

Could be a psammacora or a hydnophora, hard to tell.

Tab28 · Nov 9, 2013

skinz78 said:
Looks like a Pectina to me?

What i first thought when i saw the flesh texture. I have a plating and a spiny type. Other than sweepers, not as long as space invader, no issues. No light like all chalices.

TarHeelReefer22 · Nov 19, 2013

Bump on ID kind of looks like an SPS

shrimplet · Nov 19, 2013

I'm gonna say that's a pectina

Dylan J. · Nov 19, 2013

Maybe an acan enchiata? Here's one that I have that shares a resemblance.

Dylan J. · Nov 19, 2013

TarHeelReefer22 · Nov 19, 2013

i think that it just needs to grow some more there aren't that many identifiable characteristics showing in this pic just looks like a blob

Tab28 · Nov 19, 2013

The frag is small and does look like it could be any of the suggestions. When it gets bigger and more distinguished looking it may easier to say what coral it is. I have not heard of a coral that secretes a poison. If there is one like that i do not think it would be in the market. It is a lps of some type and most all have sweeper tentacle. Some more deadly and longer than other corals. My galaxy coral has ones that get over 10" from coral, yours is not a galaxy. My plating pectinia has much more of them than my spiny pectinia. Just allow about at least 4" between it and another coral.