All SPS people must look at this, possible new species

[JackKerouac]

It might be a new species or also an hybrid....you should try to send this pic to AIMS too

 

[CoralsDownunder]

It might be a new species or also an hybrid....you should try to send this pic to AIMS too

done, emails pics and i am now taking a sample to a specialist next week

:beer:

 

[InsaneClownFish]

Man that stinks. +1 for Granulosa

 

[CoralsDownunder]

Man that stinks. +1 for Granulosa

definitely not granulosa, i crossed that one off the list first due to what all the books say

granulosa found on reef slopes protected from wave action, i found it in 4 m of water, on the weather face of the reef where it would get rumbled by waves
and the corallite structure is is not the same

thanks for the input

 

[Scooter902]

It does look a lot like granulosa but not exactly. Could just be from weird growing conditions or could be a new species. It will be interesting to see what it does in your tank.

 

[Softhammer]

Stick with going to the marine biologists. No one except for a handful of people on here have ever seen anything in it wild environment. Everything that anyone here has ever touched goes through the hands of several middle-men who take absolutely everything rare for themselves or friends. As an avid diver that has been in every tropical sea, I am voting for a new species or a previously described species that thrived in a habitat that it hasn't been collected in before. Very very cool find.

 

[buy_baff]

Don't know exactly. You better send me a frag for examination LOL!

 

[daryn1]

acro

acro

Hey Nic,
That is friken awsome:inlove: You had better send me a frag. Just consider it insurance in the event you loose such a rarity.:beer:

 

[bluerexy]

looks like some lokani hybrid. either way it's really cool!

 

[DBarsotti]

i want it