What's this coral?

[Hyde2406]

So this looks like an ugly clove polyp... Is it invasive like the pretty blue ones? Should I leave it or throw away the frag the pretty blue digi that I killed was on that this wierd thing is now growing on?

 

[Hyde2406]

Thanks in advance you guys are awesome!

 

[Tahoe61]

Can you pick up the plug and get the unknown coral to close and get an image. It might not be cloves.

 

[Softhammer]

That’s tough to tell, it could be the Monti regrowing. I have had them recover from amazing circumstances.

 

[Hyde2406]

They close up and you can't see them at all almost like a zoa, I'll go get a pic

 

[Hyde2406]

Did you want another with micro lens?

 

[Tahoe61]

Yes please, looking for an skeletal structures, or mat formation. Is each polyp independent of the next polyp, or are they connected.

 

[Sruiz]

Kinda look like those little clove polyps growing on a dead frag. Not sure the exact Latin name though.

 

[Softhammer]

That picture is worse than the first

 

[Hyde2406]

Yes please, looking for an skeletal structures, or mat formation. Is each polyp independent of the next polyp, or are they connected.

It's mat formation no skeleton

 

[Hyde2406]

Closed you can't really see them at all

 

[Hyde2406]

I'm just gonna pull it.... The blue clove polyps can I put them on an island and they stay put like gsp or will they explode and go everywhere like pulsing xenia?

 

[Hyde2406]

Yes please, looking for an skeletal structures, or mat formation. Is each polyp independent of the next polyp, or are they connected.

Connected like zoanthids

 

[H3rm1tCr@b]

Almost reminds me of a goniopora from the first pic, I guess there's only one way to find out! I'd let it grow out and go from there.

 

[Hyde2406]

Almost reminds me of a goniopora from the first pic, I guess there's only one way to find out! I'd let it grow out and go from there.

It's still in there for now, I was setting up a nuvo 20 for my kids, and was gonna look up how those blue clove polyps propagate.