Acanthophyllia Deshayesiana?

[BlindZide]

I think this was what someone in the New to the Hobby Id'ed it as. Was wondering why one of the edges of the coral is pinched/raised. During lights out this dude after feeding closes completely up and looks like a Clam.

This photo you can see the raised edge on the left. I was wondering if it was normal or something wrong.

This was it open when I first put it in the tank.

Photos were taken with my Galaxy S3 so sorry if bad quality.

 

[aromano]

whatever it is it is very cool looking

 

[BlindZide]

Its a very cool coral. I want more of them. The other color my LFS had was $189 compared to this at $59. So I figured I would give it a go and see how it does. If it does well I will dish out the money for the other colors.

 

[Dizzle63]

That is a cynarina.

 

[colesreef]

2nd on the cynarina id

 

[fishcraze_1]

I was gonna say Cynarina. But not clear enough pic.

Here is one of mine.

 

[BlindZide]

Let me pull the photos off my SLR, give me a min.

 

[Twwety]

i'de say symphyllia wilsoni, Cynarina have a more jagged skeleton structure

Your's looks pretty pail, some food and lower lights should color him up.

 

[BlindZide]

 

[BlindZide]

I honestly think my lighting makes it look so pale. I don't have a ton of blue lighting. Running 4 T5s Geisemann 2 Lagoon Blue, 1 Actinic + and 1 Aqua Pink. I was thinking of adding another 2 bulb fixture with 2 more Pure Actinic or getting a LED strip done up in blue.

 

[Mark9]

I think i have one of those.

 

[Dizzle63]

Not a wilsoni. Check the size of the cynarina compared to the wilsoni. Wilsoni will grow in a folded pattern from that one polyp. Cynarina will be a large single polyp.

 

[Twwety]

No where for cynarina skeleton in the second picture, you would be able to see some signs of the skeleton against the flesh.

 

[BlindZide]

Any ideas why that one side it pinched like that? Its doing it on its own nothing is there to make it do that.

 

[floridascape]

this is an acanthophylia

 

[MechEng99]

+1 on Cynarina.

 

[fishcraze_1]

one of my acanthophyllias

 

[erndog1001]

this is an acanthophylia

Yep sure is. i just got one that looks almost exactly like that. I am so hooked on this thing!!!

 

[billdogg]

they require spot feedings to do well. I feed mine rod's food, finely chopped shrimp, mysis, etc a few times a week.