Coral ID

[saltyunderground]

Anyone know what this is? Got it as a hitch hiker. Size of a quarter right now.

 

[JxMetal]

can't tell at all. give us some details on it. if you touch it what happens? Does it extend or is it flat? does it move?

a blurry picture makes things difficult.

 

[thisisme]

almost looks like some sort of gonipora

 

[saltyunderground]

I'll try to get a better pic.

 

[saltyunderground]

Here you go. Only the green polyps retract. The red base will retract in size a little. It's tough what ever it is. It's been out of water, out of light and basically abused. There were some aiptasia on the rock so it was in the aiptasia tank until I saw the coral on it, and moved it under MH lights in a frag tank.

 

[thisisme]

almost looks like a sunpolyp coral except they are normally yellow

 

[JxMetal]

i'd guess something like a goniopora.

I'm guessing it has a skeletal base?

 

[ksteiny]

Doesn't look like a Goniopora to me. Hard to say with the pics though. When the polyps retract in Goni's and Alveporas the skeleton and coralite should be exposed. Polyps also grow close together not spread apart as the pic would indicate. The color would be unusual in this family as well. Is the orange area the coral tissue or is it a encrusting sponge over growing the coral?? Personally I would look closer at someting in Faviidae or Mussidae familes.
Kevin