Some type of dragon? hopefully

[Vmacisback]

reddish purple body with neon yellow greenish tips/polyps

 

[Dtech07]

It's has the structure but if you can do a better lit picture, it would help in identifying it greatly.

 

[fixedwing]

Maybe a Blue Dragon Carduus, but I'm no expert. I just bought a piece of this and yours looks very similar.

 

[Frick]

I guess you could call it any kind of "Dragon" you want. Without lineage to an original named Dragon Acropora it doesn't matter what it is called.

For a species it could be A. carduus if it grows into a bottle brush structure and keeps that formation of tight branches.
Acropora carduus. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs
The original real Red Dragon is an Acropora walindii species. Which yours doesn't seem to be look like it.
Acropora walindii. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

 

[twiggyb]

Kind of looks similar to an A. aculeus colony I got on DD a while back.

 

[Frick]

Kind of looks similar to an A. aculeus colony I got on DD a while back.

Yeah if Acropora aculeus grows thin enough it could look like this Acro. A. aculeus will also grow uniformly spaced upright axials, which this Acro in question does not have yet. but could probably do so later on.
Acropora aculeus. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

 

[Vmacisback]

Here are a few more pics...still no id

 

[Frick]

What kind of ID are you looking for? You can either get a named ID like the Dragon Acropora, but to be valid it would have to come with that name and lineage from the original named coral. If you copy the name then it doesn't matter what you call it. IMO names are only useful to distinguish lineage.

Or if you are looking for a species ID then you can get a few good guesses but it is impossible to be certain, especially at that size. So if you find a close species, the proper thing to do is put "cf." in the name to show confer or closest guess. Example Acropora cf. carduus.

 

[snipersps]

I have 2 choices
Purple dragon eye
Mr pacman



But I think your piece is going to change color to purple blue same as purple dragon eye
Mr Pacman have the branches more delicate and

 

[Vmacisback]

Im looking for a named ID, but i do know that it is a frag of a mariculture colony. Im just lookiing for a named coral that it most likely resembles.

What kind of ID are you looking for? You can either get a named ID like the Dragon Acropora, but to be valid it would have to come with that name and lineage from the original named coral. If you copy the name then it doesn't matter what you call it. IMO names are only useful to distinguish lineage.

Or if you are looking for a species ID then you can get a few good guesses but it is impossible to be certain, especially at that size. So if you find a close species, the proper thing to do is put "cf." in the name to show confer or closest guess. Example Acropora cf. carduus.

 

[Vmacisback]

I have 2 choices
Purple dragon eye
Mr pacman

But I think your piece is going to change color to purple blue same as purple dragon eye
Mr Pacman have the branches more delicate and

Yea we shall see i think it does resemble both at this point. Guess thats the fun part about this hobby.

 

[snipersps]

Yea we shall see i think it does resemble both at this point. Guess thats the fun part about this hobby.

Yes just waith some time and you will see if looks more like mr PAC or purple dragon eyes

 

[Vmacisback]

thanks

 

[Frick]

Im looking for a named ID, but i do know that it is a frag of a mariculture colony. Im just lookiing for a named coral that it most likely resembles.

I guess I have a different perspective of what normal is. :/

 

[Vmacisback]

I guess I have a different perspective of what normal is. :/

frick im sorry for not being clear i wasnt really looking for a scientific id i was really just looking to see if it resembled and named corals out there thats all.