a couple ID's please

[Meshmez]

Please ID a couple frags for me.

First one, right in the middle of the pic, pocillopora maybe?

second was a tiny piece with 3 polyps when i got it. thinking maybe some kind of acro? Will it grow upwards on its own? or do i need to do something for it?

Third, the 2 on the left are monti cap and acro i believe? What is the one on the right? some sort of monti? again, will this grow upward? or should i assume it will encrust on a rock and i need to put it on something bigger?

Thanks!

 

[Meshmez]

Wow I guess I got some pretty rare pieces here huh? 37 views and no one knows what they are?

 

[RtReef]

1 looks like galaxia 2 IDK 3 some sort of SPS (im not familiar with sps)

 

[Meshmez]

1 looks like galaxia 2 IDK 3 some sort of SPS (im not familiar with sps)

Thanks for at least trying :thumbsup:

 

[klepto]

1. not positive, but it resembles Pocillopora damicornis
2. again, not sure because of the size, but this one resembles some species of Turbinaria
3. correct with the acro (which species is difficult to say) although the coral behind it is definitiley a Montipora, I doubt it is a M. capricornis (which is what "Monti cap" stands for). I has more of an encrusting growth compared to the plating one of M. capricornis. There are lots of different Montipora, so have a dig in the databases (linked below).

The other encrusting frag on the left of the last image appears to be some type of Montipora as well, but once it grows more this will become more evident.

I always try to give species that encrust heavily plenty of room to do so. Giving most pieces a structure to expand on is usually faster than waiting on the coral to build all of it's mass.



AIMs Database: http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/
SDMAS Database: http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php

 

[Meshmez]

1. not positive, but it resembles Pocillopora damicornis
2. again, not sure because of the size, but this one resembles some species of Turbinaria
3. correct with the acro (which species is difficult to say) although the coral behind it is definitiley a Montipora, I doubt it is a M. capricornis (which is what "Monti cap" stands for). I has more of an encrusting growth compared to the plating one of M. capricornis. There are lots of different Montipora, so have a dig in the databases (linked below).

The other encrusting frag on the left of the last image appears to be some type of Montipora as well, but once it grows more this will become more evident.

I always try to give species that encrust heavily plenty of room to do so. Giving most pieces a structure to expand on is usually faster than waiting on the coral to build all of it's mass.



AIMs Database: http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/
SDMAS Database: http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php

Thank you! great info and ill look into the links more.

I have attached another pic of the one i think is a M. capricornis, does it still look like something else to you? its not on a rock, its a thin piece, and to me it appears like the monti caps i have seen, but im definitely not an expert or i wouldnt be here.. haha

 

[Meshmez]

WOW! looking at those links im seeing i know way less than i even thought i knew! great links! thanks!

 

[klepto]

Yeah in that shot it looks more like a capricornis. Tough to say for sure.. Give it some time and distinguishing it from the others will be easier.