SPS ID

[encrustingacro]

Okay, I take that back. It might be an Alveopora.

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Okay, I take that back. It might be an Alveopora.

But definitely not a montipora? If it’s not montipora, that’s okay. Then I have a cool Alveopora encrusting on my overflow. That’s okay too

 

[encrustingacro]

But definitely not a montipora? If it’s not montipora, that’s okay. Then I have a cool Alveopora encrusting on my overflow. That’s okay too

either Montipora or Alveopora

 

[vetteguy53081]

I still say alveopora

 

[tbrown]

The lash count is right for Alveopora.

 

[SamMule]

I have one just like that that I've never got a positive ID on either! Different colors though. Green polyps with a bluish base.
Does yours look like this?

 

[encrustingacro]

The lash count is right for Alveopora.

Remember that many other corals have a tentacle count of 12, including Montipora.

 

[Brit’s Fish]

I have one just like that that I've never got a positive ID on either! Different colors though. Green polyps with a bluish base.
Does yours look like this?

That’s a really gorgeous Alveopora! Mine does not look like that in person though. The polyps on yours are extending much farther than the ones on my frags are. The polyps on mine extend maybe 1-2mm from the base.

 

[SamMule]

Ok, I thought they were the same from your pics. I have seen the polyps on spongodes get pretty inflated as well.

Googling the suggested alveopora minute, I found this... looks pretty close to yours, no?

Google Image Result for https://www.reefmachine.com/sy-photos/2021/10/23/17/small_401c35_6L8A9505.jpg

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Update! A smaller patch of this coral that was encrusting on the overflow died for some unknown reason. All other pieces look great. I was able to scrape off the skeleton so maybe this will help to solve the mystery? It broke in half when I scraped it.

 

[encrustingacro]

looks like Alveopora. Montipora does not have this spongiose/porous of a skeleton

 

[Brit’s Fish]

That’s a really gorgeous Alveopora! Mine does not look like that in person though. The polyps on yours are extending much farther than the ones on my frags are. The polyps on mine extend maybe 1-2mm from the base.

Now that I’m looking back at this, my coral is starting to look a lot more like this. It’s become a lot more fluffy and the polyps are extending farther and farther. I’ll try to get some new pictures but of course it’s still in a spot that’s so hard to get.

 

[Borat]

It's Zoaopora