Coral ID (LPS?)

[gmate]

Got this coral as a freebie from another reefer when I bought a bunch of stuff from his tank.

It's been in my tank now about 7 months. It's doubled in size (very, very slow growing). The colors are morphing as it grows out to the left, going from neon orange to neon green. It's still very small with only one mouth and feeder tentacles that come out. It's about the size of a dime, believe it or not.

I can't make out any specific discernible skeletal structure (chalice, favite, war coral) but the colors are pretty amazing.

Picture taken with an iPhone 4 w/macro lense.

 

[Paulywalnuts]

Acan echinata imo

 

[frankyrivera]

I think it's a baby boy lmao

 

[gmate]

I think it's a baby boy lmao

:love2:

 

[GHill762]

Looks like chalice

 

[frankyrivera]

How bout u give it to me for further iding lol nice color whatever it is

 

[Chriskid]

Acan echinata imo

i agree , but you might need it to get bigger to properly ID. could also be a species of favia

 

[frankyrivera]

I wish it was a chalice that would be a sick piece in those colors

 

[Chriskid]

I wish it was a chalice that would be a sick piece in those colors

look up Acanthastrea rotundoflora


close to a chalice

 

[PL-Reef]

Looks like chalice

I think you might be right. What ever it is, I like it. Interested in what it grows out into.

 

[gmate]

It's so slow growing I'm inclined to say chalice. It has great polyp extension and apparently loves high flow / high light. I just can't get it to grow fast. Bummer.

 

[PL-Reef]

Are you feeding it regurly?

 

[gmate]

Are you feeding it regurly?

Does cleaning the glass count? :hammer:

It's so small is there really even a point of spot feeding? When I say this thing is small, I mean dime sized or smaller. Kind of hard to target feed, but I suppose I could.

 

[PL-Reef]

If it was me I'd probably give it a shot. I'd love to see it as a colony.

 

[GHill762]

the reason I say chalice over acan is the texture.. in the pic the skin looks too smooth for acan.. just my opinion..