ID help? Please

[nursebran]

I think, I know... but, I’m not positive...
Is this a frogspawn? If not, what is it? It doesn’t look like a Duncan... idk... maybe...I’m torn... help, please?thx

 

[TnFishwater98]

Cyphastrea ?

 

[nursebran]

It doesn’t look like my others. I would have never guessed that...
maybe, it will open up more tomorrow. I could have sworn it would be the in the Euphyllia (probably, not spelled right) family. I almost always guess wrong... lol...thx

 

[TnFishwater98]

It doesn’t look like my others. I would have never guessed that...
maybe, it will open up more tomorrow. I could have sworn it would be the in the Euphyllia (probably, not spelled right) family. I almost always guess wrong... lol...thx

I could be wrong. Def take a few more pics

 

[fuelman]

hard to be sure with it retracted but looks like it might be a Galaxea. hopfully someone better at id chimes in. if it opens up it should be much easier to id.

 

[nursebran]

No problem... I appreciate the help. It could be...
I’m glad to have something a little different/different colors. I have too much neon green and purple. I’m still learning, that’s for sure. And, my photo skills are terrible... I’ll try in normal/regular light tomorrow.

 

[fuelman]

@vetteguy53081 is very good at id maybe he can call it.

 

[nursebran]

hard to be sure with it retracted but looks like it might be a Galaxea. hopfully someone better at id chimes in. if it opens up it should be much easier to id.

I did think, that was a possibility...hmmm... it might open up more tomorrow. They can look so different at home and I did the coral dip.

 

[nursebran]

He is really good... I’ll see what he says tomorrow... thx

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like green eyed cyphastrea which is also called Nuclear Green Cyphastrea

 

[Cell]

I don't think it's a cyph. It's hard to tell when it's retracted though. Cyphastrea will have more uniform sized eyes. The skeletal structure on those big ones are reaching really far.

 

[dedragon]

+1 i think it is a galaxea

 

[Cell]

Looking closer it's definitely not a cyphastrea. Skeletal structure is not a match.

 

[James M]

That’s a galaxea

 

[Alexopora]

hard to be sure with it retracted but looks like it might be a Galaxea. hopfully someone better at id chimes in. if it opens up it should be much easier to id.

Agreed on this being a Galaxea.
Here’s a link where you can find pictures of Galaxeas retracted and extended as reference.

Galaxy corals (Galaxea sp.) on the Shores of Singapore

Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores

www.wildsingapore.com

 

[Alexopora]

Galaxeas are related to torch corals hence the corallite shape bears a resemblance.

 

[Alexopora]

It doesn’t look like my others. I would have never guessed that...
maybe, it will open up more tomorrow. I could have sworn it would be the in the Euphyllia (probably, not spelled right) family. I almost always guess wrong... lol...thx

You aren’t far off, Galaxeas are in the same family (Euphyllidae) as Euphyllias.

 

[nursebran]

You aren’t far off, Galaxeas are in the same family (Euphyllidae) as Euphyllias.

I hope everyone’s right... I would love a Galaxea! I got up and, and went to look... I was scared it was a GSP... please... don’t be a GSP... anything but a GSP! I’ll upload a picture. It looked completely different at the store. I did a water change yesterday and my water parameters are good... but, it doesn’t look like it did at the in the store. Maybe, getting settled/adjusting? Needless to say, store didn’t have a clue... they practically gave it to me (it was newly shipped/anything that’s in the store is destroyed/bleached in a few weeks.) They know it, they don’t have an aquatics person.
Anyway, I was excited...
I was thinking Duncan?
Frogspawn or
Galaxea?
Not GSP! Lol
This is going back, if it’s GSP! Lol
Maybe, they can kill it... jk
I have GSP and I’m over it.., now, it’s a weed/quite annoying! I’m going to take the pic... thx, everyone!

 

[nursebran]

 

[nursebran]

I’m ok with cyphastrea or Galaxea
Just, no GSP! Fingers crossed