Coral ID, please

[EDJFA]

Anyone have a name for this coral? Saw it for sale over the weekend and almost bought it, but since I didn't know what it was I passed on it. Thinking about going back to get it.

I'm evidently not very good at this imbedding pics thing, so if it's not there, let me know.

 

[TanksDad13]

Not there.

 

[EDJFA]

Here we go...

Sorry for the huge image. Next time I'll work on the sizing of the pic.

 

[Tigé21v]

Looks like a favia to me.

 

[TanksDad13]

agree

 

[Pife]

I think the first picture is a cat.

 

[TanksDad13]

I think the first picture is a cat.

You, sir, are a mess. :hmm4:

 

[EDJFA]

Favia, got it. Any specific, fancy name for it?

 

[Schplitter]

Be careful with that thing. Looks like the plug is completely covered in hair algae. I would not intolroduce that into my system.

 

[Scubareefman]

Xmas favia, mid/low light, mid/low flow, needs some fine food fed once it gets happy in the tank. I have a small colony of it. It's not Amazballs but it's still a cool little coral IMO. I +1 on not putting that plug in the DT. Looks like hair and bubble algae central on that sucker. I got schooled on how to dip for pests during the last pizza night and now it's ezey pezey. Plus I feel very doctor like with my chemicals and rubber gloves.

A word of warning. Once it gets happy you need to watch to see how long it's sweepers are. My Xmas has only maybe a half inch at most but some favias rock six inch sweeps. My larger green and teal favia colony has about a four inch reach 360 around it. They are quite aggressive.



Tom

 

[Pife]

You, sir, are a mess. :hmm4:

I just double checked and it is a cat.

 

[EDJFA]

The algae was the thing that kept me from buying it. It's a Petco frag. My daughter wants/is getting a corn snake for her birthday, so I took her to check them out. Of course I ended up looking at their stuff. That frag is $15 and I have a $5 off coupon.

But, if the advice is to skip it, no big deal. A cheap frag isn't worth having to fight hair and bubble algae for the rest of my tank's life.

 

[Pife]

You can and should remove all corals from there plugs before dipping them and adding them to your tank.

 

[EDJFA]

Hmmm...maybe then a quick stop by the pet store is in order at lunch tomorrow.

I love feeling like I'm rescuing animals from Petco.

 

[TanksDad13]

You can and should remove all corals from there plugs before dipping them and adding them to your tank.

Especially if it's a cat.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Wife brought home a cat at the beginning of the year from the shelter. I wasn't happy at the time, but he's been the best damn cat! Love that guy now!

 

[Pife]

Wife brought home a cat at the beginning of the year from the shelter. I wasn't happy at the time, but he's been the best damn cat! Love that guy now!
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Another picture of a cat!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Lol! That's why I posted it! Lol

 

[mpcart]

You can and should remove all corals from there plugs before dipping them and adding them to your tank.

Completely agree on this.

-Mike

 

[ItzJustinN]

i have 3 cats. you mean i was supposed to dip them?