ID my coral!

[Adam113]

Hey guys, I should have done this when I started acquiring corals, but I'd like to get a list down of the technical names and types of every coral in my tank. Here they are! Thank you for any help!

 

[AcroNem]

1: Turbinaria peltata
2:star polyps, I forget the species.
3:Acrozoanthus species
4:Euphyllia Paraancora
5:Zoanthus. "Radioactive dragon eye"
6:Echinophyllia/chalice coral.

 

[bios]

Turbinaria ,briareum,parazohantus,euphyllia parancora, zohantus, chalice

 

[Adam113]

Turbinaria ,briareum,parazohantus,euphyllia parancora, zohantus, chalice

1: Turbinaria peltata
2:star polyps, I forget the species.
3:Acrozoanthus species
4:Euphyllia Paraancora
5:Zoanthus. "Radioactive dragon eye"
6:Echinophyllia/chalice coral.

Thank you guys!

Now, for #2, which is it!? I researched both and mine looks similar to both. IMO it looks more like parazoanthus (yellow polyps), but then it also looks like some images I see of the acrozoanthus.

 

[AcroNem]

It's most likely Parazoanthus, number 2 are star polyps, which are in the Genus Pachyclavularia.

 

[Adam113]

It's most likely Parazoanthus, number 2 are star polyps, which are in the Genus Pachyclavularia.

Oops, counted wrong! Thank you, that's what I was thinking too.

 

[Adam113]

Alright guys, got a few new corals for my new NUVO 10g. The fish store owner told me what they were and their characteristics, but I don't remember the foreign language of coral
names
Yellow and black zoa... really cool looking

One even came with a free snail!

 

[Tahoe61]

First images looks a lot like plating Hydnophora.

 

[AcroNem]

I actually agree with the above. I was quick to call it a Turbinaria but it is a Hydnophora exesa.

The new ones are,
1: Zoanthus sp. too many species to tell for sure.
2:Discosoma sp. Again, not 100% on its species, just genus.
3:Caulastrea furcata

 

[Adam113]

First images looks a lot like plating Hydnophora.

I actually agree with the above. I was quick to call it a Turbinaria but it is a Hydnophora exesa.

The new ones are,
1: Zoanthus sp. too many species to tell for sure.
2:Discosoma sp. Again, not 100% on its species, just genus.
3:Caulastrea furcata

Very interesting on the first one. Funny because it hasn't changed much in the past 6 months or so. Up until last month when I added the chalice and started dosing calcium. It's taken off now and is getting noticeably larger. Also my clowns have hosted it and I noticed a couple sting marks on their bellies.

 

[AcroNem]

That's because Hydnophora can be nasty, I've only ever seen one lose a fight once.

 

[Adam113]

Are there any of these corals I should put up a bit higher in the tank now? They're all on sandbed now.

 

[AcroNem]

The hydnophora will probably do better off of the sand bed, depending on your lighting. All the ones I keep are up in the top half of the system. But move it up gradually as always.

 

[Adam113]

The hydnophora will probably do better off of the sand bed, depending on your lighting. All the ones I keep are up in the top half of the system. But move it up gradually as always.

Sorry for the confusion, I meant in the three new ones. All my coral in my 29g are thriving and growing like crazy

 

[AcroNem]

Sorry for the confusion, I meant in the three new ones. All my coral in my 29g are thriving and growing like crazy

Oh sorry about that, I'd say they'd all do fine lower. The mushroom for sure. Zoanthids I'd put somehwere in the middle.