Is this a coral?

[Brianscherer]

If so, any idea's on what kind?

 

[DSC reef]

It's possible it's new tissue growing back, it can happen after the coral dies. Not sure on the type of coral though. From what I can see of the skeleton, possibly a chalice??

 

[Tahoe61]

A more focused image would really help.

 

[reef lover]

Could just be sponges I see yellow and a dark color that could be.

 

[KJ]

Probably sponge hard to tell from the picture.

 

[DSC reef]

Keep an eye on it and don't discard it. We lost a chalice colony and after months of the skeleton sitting in the tank my wife noticed little tiny pink spots you could only see under blue lighting. Here's a pic of the chalice colony and new growth months after it was completely gone. Corals are amazing animals.

 

[chowwil]

i would say sponges

 

[Brianscherer]

I think everyone is looking at the wrong thing It's the dark black thing that looks like a small tree with 3 fingers coming off it.

 

[DSC reef]

That looks like black sponge.

 

[reef lover]

I see it could be a nudibranch but unless it moves I'm still thinking sponge.

 

[Brianscherer]

It's never moved, so I'm gonna go with the likeliness that it's black sponge. Thanks everyone for the help.