Acropora ID Please?

[MechEng99]

Ok, I'm going to try to do this whole picture thing by linking to a page, so if it takes a few minutes, sorry. I've never gotten it to work before.

I purchased this as a "torquoise Acropora"...and when I purchased it, the whole thing was bright torquoise. After a long, cold drive home, the center has turned brownish-purple, and the base/tips are a bright baby blue. Any idea on the ID of it?

 

[MechEng99]

Alright, what's with the red X box...how do I get it to work?

 

[MechEng99]

 

[PUGroyale]

Looks like a stag for sure... maybe a formosa?

 

[TheCommersoni]

I'm guessing Horrida

 

[MechEng99]

Thanks! Whatever it is, it's taking longer than most to adjust to my tank. I'll post again when it gets bigger & when my photography skills improve.

 

[dots]

One of the biggest things one can do when trying to identify corals, is ask the retailer where they got it.

ORA has a turquoise stag and the retailer would know if they got it from a shipment from them or it was from a wholesaler. Questions like these can give clues to your mystery.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1955

 

[Me No Nemo]

Looks like an ORA plug. Is the plug black? If so you should be able to see the letters ORA on it. If so, it's their turquoise stag.

 

[MechEng99]

Geniuses! Yes, it is on a black plug...and my LFS mainly buys from ORA...and I asked...it's the ORA turquoise stag.

Thanks!!! Yay!!