FLricordia
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Was attatched to a yuma rock. I thought it was a sponge and fragged it off, but it startede growing and showing polyps. Some type of encrusting?
Anyone ID this?
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rickkott13
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i think this is a monti sps.. You should keep it alive.. who know's what colors it will came out later.. I use to have one like this and i found out it was a sunset monti.. orange base and green poly... very rare... but not long ago it bleached out.. =(
FLricordia
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OK. I will keep an eye on it. Thanks for the info.
water hazzard
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What a great hitchhiker. Might be a hidden gem!
Hormigaquatica
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Could be Montipora, maybe Acropora... that still leaves us with roughly 500 species that it could be, and its impossible to ID any of those without a microscope.
Doesnt really matter what species it is though, still cool to get a coral for a hitchiker. Looks like its doing well for you too. Post pics as it grows...
Doesnt really matter what species it is though, still cool to get a coral for a hitchiker. Looks like its doing well for you too. Post pics as it grows...
FLricordia
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Thanks everyone. Now I am excited. I did notice under actinics it has green fluorescence, if that helps. I am not familiar with this type of coral. So I should keep it under high light and flow? No problem. The green yumas that were attatched appeared to be deep water, but I guess that doesn't mean anything if a high light frag fell into deeper reef? Does that make sense?
Hormigaquatica
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Not all acroporids are from shallow water- there are deeper water ones too, which yours May be. The growth on it is really good; just leave it right where its at now; no need to mess with him if he's happy
wantsalotta
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Looks like pretty large polyps for montipora that I've ever seen. I'd go with acropora sp.
FLricordia
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OK. I will do that. It is at the lower end of the light and it does seem to be doing well. That's what got me to take notice and seek info on it.
So this is actually sps, oh boy, I am in the wrong forum. Thanks for the info.
gflat65
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I agree with Hormig. I'd try to keep the yumas happy and just watch the sps to see what it does. ID'ing (even ball park) will be difficult until it grows out a little, but I can see why Justin thinks M. spongiodes.
SPS are so variable in form based on water conditions, lighting, and flow that ID's can be very difficult (then with reticulate evolution with (potential) cross breeding over the ages with different shifts in current, etc....). There are a few that aren't like others and you can call them out with some confidence, but most are so similar to other species, it's impossible to be 100% without going through the process of examining the skeleton, etc.
SPS are so variable in form based on water conditions, lighting, and flow that ID's can be very difficult (then with reticulate evolution with (potential) cross breeding over the ages with different shifts in current, etc....). There are a few that aren't like others and you can call them out with some confidence, but most are so similar to other species, it's impossible to be 100% without going through the process of examining the skeleton, etc.
Kalied20
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That looks real similar to a hitchiker that I got on live rock a while back. My zoos started to grow all over this little piece of rock and then I notice a 1'' piece of that growing under them. It has now grown to about 2'' and the polyps extend as far as the zoos so that it can get light. Mine is just a little more dark brown though.
It is cool looking.....Thanks for sharing.
It is cool looking.....Thanks for sharing.
