ID HELP

Omar Torres · Mar 13, 2016

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kireek · Mar 14, 2016

The first one may be Hidden Cup Coral. Here's some hard ones @cloak.

cloak · Mar 14, 2016

The first one is a Hidden Cup coral. I'm not really sure about the second one, but it might be the Lesser Starlet coral pictured in the link below. That turquoise one in the third picture looks like a Caribbean Rose coral. Not sure about the algae though. (Caulerpa verticillata?) The orange stuff in the fourth picture is most likely a sponge if it's somewhat soft. If it's hard then it might just be orange Coralline algae. HTH.

http://reefguide.org/carib/lesserstarletcoral.html

Omar Torres · Mar 14, 2016

@cloak and @kireek , appreciate the help. I heard there is some animosity associated with the Caribbean rose coral. Supposedly this coral is not supposed to be harvested unless attached to live rock, due to this, no one is supposed to frag or trade this species of coral. Is this an accurate statement?

kireek · Mar 15, 2016

Omar Torres said:
@cloak and @kireek , appreciate the help. I heard there is some animosity associated with the Caribbean rose coral. Supposedly this coral is not supposed to be harvested unless attached to live rock, due to this, no one is supposed to frag or trade this species of coral. Is this an accurate statement?

I honestly don't know.I had not even heard of the coral until today.

Louis12 · Mar 15, 2016

need help these green looking things started to grow on my rock and between my coral

cameronh · Mar 15, 2016

Louis12 said:
need help these green looking things started to grow on my rock and between my coral

Fancy green star polyps. Cool! Coral, not bad.

Omar Torres · Mar 15, 2016

@kireek well once i figure out whats going on hopefully I can frag some.

Omar Torres · Mar 15, 2016

http://www.edgeofexistence.org/coral_reef/species_info.php?id=1854 @kireek found some good info.

Louis12 · Mar 17, 2016

just need help with identifying these two specimen.

kireek · Mar 17, 2016

Louis12 said:
just need help with identifying these two specimen.

The first one looks like a Waving hand coral.The second one looks like a Montipora of some sort.Maybe the Sand Dollar variety,it will need to grow out a bit.Possibly the Lesser Starlet coral.