SPS ID

[Reefing102]

I’m also leaning anacropora. Closest I could find was this:

https://mailordercorals.com/wysiwyg/wysiwyg-11a-pink-pearl-anacropora-frag-large

or this:

RRC Tropicana Anacropora (1” Frag)

RRC Tropicana Anacropora (1” Frag)

coralsanonymous.com

 

[unchaotic]

I'll just have to keep this thread saved and post more pics as it grows. Maybe the growth pattern will make it more obvious as time goes on.
I did look back in the convo with the guy I bought it from and he referred to it as a branching montipora. But I'm pretty sure he also had a wrong name for a zoa I got from him.

 

[Tankkeepers]

No clue but pretty

 

[unchaotic]

@blaxsun @encrustingacro @vetteguy53081 @Graffiti Spot @HudsonReefer2.0 @undermind @Reefing102 @Tankkeepers

I think I’ve got everybody tagged to revisit this one. Here’s a couple of recent pics:

 

[AFHokie]

Here are a few more pics, not sure if they'll help. The piece in the back is a little more shaded and the skin has a little darker shade of pink to it.

All I can think of is that I’m hungry for calamari.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Montipora Hirsuta.

 

[encrustingacro]

Now that I see that it has papillae, I'm changing my ID to montipora.

 

[encrustingacro]

Montipora Hirsuta.

M. hirsuta is not a valid species. It has been synonymized with M. carinata.
I also would not be so quick to jump to a species level ID, as a coral's appearances can change a lot after adapting to captivity. There are also probably lookalike species, such as M. stellata.

 

[blaxsun]

I'll second montipora, but narrowing it further is beyond me.

 

[i cant think]

I’d go with either M. hirsuta or maybe M. digitata as I have seen some digis with growth patterns similar to yours.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

M. hirsuta is not a valid species. It has been synonymized with M. carinata.
I also would not be so quick to jump to a species level ID, as a coral's appearances can change a lot after adapting to captivity. There are also probably lookalike species, such as M. stellata.

Was told something new. Well that’s my guess. Yes I see resemblances. I do have a stellata in the system.

 

[Borat]

It's Octopusropora

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

It's Octopusropora

I need one

 

[unchaotic]

I'll just stick to calling it a (whatever color it "permanently" displays) branching montipora. I can accidentaly break frag it pretty easily, so the locals will probably all end up with it eventually.

 

[unchaotic]

It's Octopusropora

I kinda wish it still looked like those early pics, but I'm not going to complain about a fast growing SPS coral.

 

[i cant think]

I kinda wish it still looked like those early pics, but I'm not going to complain about a fast growing SPS coral.

Those earlier photos made me think it was a seriatopora species but the growth pattern of a mature piece reminds me of a Montipora digitata and similar species to that.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Wow I was not expecting it to be a montipora! Very good update, just shows how much some new growth and good pics can do for some of these tougher ids. I will leave the montipora pros to get you set here since I haven’t kept them for a long time.