Unknown coral bought on OfferUp

[Kyuubi]

Wow that’s crazy! I’m shocked it survived the decompression from that depth then the switch to very bright aquarium lights! These are very cool; I’ve never seen orange ones before, only the kinda bland yellow polyps that are mostly brownish under regular blue lighting

I’m surprised too! I was actually buying copepods from him and spotted this piece in his frag tank, he sold it to me for $60, under blue lighting only they turn black, and in a mix of blue and white, they are a really pretty rusty red color.

 

[ChiCity]

Looks like some sort of parazoanthus, similar to yellow polyps.

crazy how you literally nailed the id,
yet i’m the only one to like your post…

(max got it right!)

 

[Kyuubi]

Parazoanthus gracilis

From what I’ve learned so far, I believe Parazoanthus Gracilis is yellow, mine is rusty red, and has branched during my care, I have it placed on the rock so you can’t see the branches on the other side haha it hasn’t tried encrusting on the rock, and is freely placed on top. I wanted it to anchor itself but so far hasn’t.

 

[vetteguy53081]

From what I’ve learned so far, I believe Parazoanthus Gracilis is yellow, mine is rusty red, and has branched during my care, I have it placed on the rock so you can’t see the branches on the other side haha it hasn’t tried encrusting on the rock, and is freely placed on top. I wanted it to anchor itself but so far hasn’t.

Parazoanthus Gracilis comes in yellow and re

Parazoanthus Gracilis:

 

[DonTavo27]

If mine gets big enough to frag, you’re welcome to try your hand with these!

Cool looking piece either way, I’d like a Frag when it’s ready.

 

[Kyuubi]

crazy how you literally nailed the id,
yet i’m the only one to like your post…

(max got it right!)

I think I’ve been able to find what it is! Epizoanthus sp !!! I started looking up other zoanthus types, this describes it to a T

 

[Kyuubi]

Red Epizoanthid

Red Epizoanthid, Epizoanthus Sp. Red Epizoanthid, Epizoanthus Sp. Underwater photographs taken in Zihuatanejo Bay, Guerrero, March 2018 and February 2020. Photographs courtesy of Ron Woheau, Zihuat…

mexican-fish.com

This species also coincides with it being from Mexico and deep water! Mine has adjusted to my reef water temperatures, and polyps nicely at 78 degrees

 

[Tamberav]

Beauty! I’d buy some if it ever gets fraggable. I have a great biotope for it

 

[Kyuubi]

Beauty! I’d buy some if it ever gets fraggable. I have a great biotope for it

I placed it on a dead gorgonian skeleton and it started growing on the branches!! Going to be able to get some fraggable pieces in the future now that I’ve learned how to propagate it