Imposter walt disney?

[VanDalsenReef]

I got this frag for a really good price. No name. Came home and it looks oddly familiar.
Anyone ID this?

 

[elorablue]

Rainbow Loom is my first thought.

 

[daelie]

Rainbow Loom is my first thought.

Rainbow loom is not a tenuis though

 

[elorablue]

Rainbow loom is not a tenuis though

I didn’t say I was right , just that it was my first thought

 

[VanDalsenReef]

I didn’t say I was right , just that it was my first thought

I guess. I had a large Walt disney a while ago so it's colors and Coralites looked iffy. But we really won't know till it's bigger anyway. I have a Walt Disney coming anyway and thought eh why not

 

[VanDalsenReef]

The Coralites are so close together. Why I'm stumped

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Somewhat better picture

 

[brmc1985]

I didn’t say I was right , just that it was my first thought

This is why new reefers have so much trouble. People who don’t know say things like this for internet points.

 

[14 foot reef]

They are all made up designer names.......as an old salt, this is what drives me crazy, in your lighting it turns into a new coral called "Monkey Balls" ..........Genus, Species name is all that matters....Latin name identification.
Not Cartoon Names ....Rant over

 

[brmc1985]

They are all made up designer names.......as an salt, this is what drives me crazy, in your lighting it turns into a new coral called "Monkey Balls" ..........Genus, Species name is all that matters....Latin name identification.
Not Cartoon Names ....Rant over

Ultra/master grade acropora tenuis

 

[elorablue]

This is why new reefers have so much trouble. People who don’t know say things like this for internet points.

Excuse me? Have I insulted you?

 

[VanDalsenReef]

They are all made up designer names.......as an salt, this is what drives me crazy, in your lighting it turns into a new coral called "Monkey Balls" ..........Genus, Species name is all that matters....Latin name identification.
Not Cartoon Names ....Rant over

Great so what is the scientific name then

 

[brmc1985]

Excuse me? Have I insulted you?

Kind of. You saw a picture and said the first thing that came to mind. This doesn’t help anyone in the hobby.

 

[brmc1985]

Great so what is the scientific name then

It appears to be acropora tenuis based off the structure of the coral. But based off the photos you provided it does appear to be a WD or WD Jr. depending on who named it

 

[VanDalsenReef]

It appears to be acropora tenuis based off the structure of the coral. But based off the photos you provided it does appear to be a WD or WD Jr. depending on who named it

That's what I thought. Looks very "tenuisy" for a lake of a better word.

 

[elorablue]

Kind of. You saw a picture and said the first thing that came to mind. This doesn’t help anyone in the hobby.

ok boss.

@VanDalsenReef I hope you saw my answer as an attempt to be helpful, which is how it was intended.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

ok boss.

@VanDalsenReef I hope you saw my answer as an attempt to be helpful, which is how it was intended.

I get it. It was helpful. Was looking more for scientific name even though as I'm reading my.original post it doesn't look that way at all.

 

[14 foot reef]

Kind of. You saw a picture and said the first thing that came to mind. This doesn’t help anyone in the hobby.

Not the first thing....Allow the OP to get info from the forum....Fabulous Forum

 

[MaxTremors]

This is why new reefers have so much trouble. People who don’t know say things like this for internet points.

Or, and hear me out, the attributes, criteria, or standards by which named corals are identified are so vague and arbitrary that identification will always be at best an educated guess, one that is completely subjective and subject to things like confirmation bias (it would be better if your new coral is a ‘whatever trendy coral’, so the attributes which point in that direction are more heavily weighted).

 

[14 foot reef]

Excuse me? Have I insulted you?

no you have not