Looking for an Acro ID

Highgrade · Jan 2, 2017

I acquired this supposed Rose Mille as a frag a few months ago from UC.

Its growth and coralites have me confused. I'm thinking Pink Prostrata with blue/purple tips or possibly Tenuis (most likely not Tenuis)

Here is the pic from UC.

Here are some photos I took recently with the new growth.

Diesel · Jan 2, 2017

Looks like a Tenuis.

Highgrade · Jan 2, 2017

Diesel said:
Looks like a Tenuis.

Thanks @Diesel I was thinking that but don't recall seeing too many Tenuis on the Red/pink side. I'm still confused.....

Salty1962 · Jan 2, 2017

Yeah, that's not a Rose Milli. Corallites do look like Tenuis. There are many Tenuis corals that look red/pink, Red Planet, RR Pinky, etc... Does look a little like a Red Planet with the greenish base.

Highgrade · Jan 2, 2017

Salty1962 said:
Yeah, that's not a Rose Milli. Corallites do look like Tenuis. There are many Tenuis corals that look red/pink, Red Planet, RR Pinky, etc... Does look a little like a Red Planet with the greenish base.

Thanks @Salty1962 I have both a Red planet and RR Pinky and wasn't aware they were part of the Tenuis genus. This coral to me looks nothing like the others. Even thought it is blasted with T5/Kessils mid tank and shows a hint of green at the base my Red planet is about 5in higher up in the tank and shows more green than this coral. So not too convinced its a Red planet. The more it keeps growing it definitely seems to be a Tenuis for sure. Just a bit confused since it was either mislabeled on the frag pack I picked up from UC or they had no clue and threw a name on it. Most likely its a Maricultured coral would be my guess. Non the less it's still purdy to me and it's growth is taking off. Most Tenuis I have seem to be fairly slow growers, especially my WD Tenuis. Hopefully it will continue to thrive and should be interesting to watch as it grows out more.

Eddie7144 · Nov 17, 2017

Salty1962 said:
Yeah, that's not a Rose Milli. Corallites do look like Tenuis. There are many Tenuis corals that look red/pink, Red Planet, RR Pinky, etc... Does look a little like a Red Planet with the greenish base.

Red planet is a tenuis ? Really ?? Lol.
Never knew that, been having a hard time telling a tenuis for a milli.

scchase · Nov 17, 2017

No way Red Planet is a tenius, my best guess would be clathera but even that is suspect. It has been debated for years and to make it even worse Red Planet seems to have a highly variable growth form from super tabling to fairly branchy. Mine always have grown in tight tables. This is my old Red Planet straight from ORA circa 2010 or so and picture was from 2013 a few months before the tank lost power while I was on vacation.