Anyone wanna try to id?

Jeremy Blaze

Former Reef Addict
This very large coral came in labeled as a velvet Montipora. It has a very dense skeleton, is very large. Came from Fiji.



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This acro also cam from fiji, and is very dense as well. It is solid, with branches beoing only 1/4"to 1/2" long.

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According to my Jens book, that would be montipora hispida. They have a perfect pic that looks exact to yours.
Is #2 a Monti too. If so, the closest it comes to me is Monti hemispherica. If its a acro, then id need a closer up shot.
 
the second one to me looks verry simaler to a tabling acropora there trunks are verry thick like that right before they table so they can hold up those hevy 4ft or bigger tables
 
Not sure on an ID on #2 (maybe hyacinthus), but I hate to say it... I really don't give that acro much of a chance of survival. Looks like it's already bleached out. Plus, that is some seriously dense growth.. it's going to be really difficult getting water through that thing.
 
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