What is this coral?

Brakaan · Mar 10, 2020

I picked up a “buy 2 get 1 half off” deal on corals last night.

I got a Duncan, a mushroom and then something I didn’t know what it was but it looked cool!

It appears to be an LPS. The girl at the LFS really had no idea (only one or two guys there know their corals). So I figured I’d ask you guys. Any ideas?

Rybren · Mar 10, 2020

Looks like it might be an almost dead torch

Ultra Aquatics · Mar 10, 2020

Yes, looks like a torch with some skeleton exposed.

Brakaan · Mar 10, 2020

Is it the brown in the middle that makes you think it’s dying? My camera isn’t the greatest but the brown are also polyps/tentacles.

I agree it could be a torch. Which would be fine because I like torches.

What should I look for to see if it’s dying or thriving? (That may be an obvious question, but these are my first corals. Just started the tank in January).

pcon · Mar 10, 2020

My money is on Galaxia. Looks similar to this one:

WWC Cyclops Galaxea

WYSIWYG

worldwidecorals.com

Brakaan · Mar 10, 2020

pcon said:
My money is on Galaxia. Looks similar to this one:

WWC Cyclops Galaxea

WYSIWYG

worldwidecorals.com

That would be cool!

OKCorals · Mar 10, 2020

Brakaan said:
That would be cool!

+1 on galaxea. I will say to be careful as my galaxea has really long sweeper tentacles. Doesn't look like you have anything too close to it, but just be mindful when placing more coral.

Rybren · Mar 10, 2020

A zoomed in photo would make the ID easier.

scchase · Mar 10, 2020

It's Galaxia 100%

New&no clue · Mar 10, 2020

Galaxea, here is what mine looked like day one in the tank

and Today

Brakaan · Mar 10, 2020

Rybren said:
A zoomed in photo would make the ID easier.

The glass is bending the light a bit but here’s a better shot from two different angles.

Brakaan · Mar 10, 2020

New&no clue said:
Galaxea, here is what mine looked like day one in the tank

and Today

That’s a beautiful coral. How much time between Day 1 and today?

Rybren · Mar 10, 2020

Brakaan said:
The glass is bending the light a bit but here’s a better shot from two different angles.

I'm changing my vote. I think that Galaxia might be correct.

New&no clue · Mar 10, 2020

Brakaan said:
That’s a beautiful coral. How much time between Day 1 and today?

That is 5 months. However, it fully opening in my tank after a couple days and then it has been growing pretty steadily since. It's hard to judge in those pictures, but I bet it has doubled in size.