wentreefgirl
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Sorry about the huge pics. Couldnt get good coralite shots.
Could anybody ID These Three Corals ?
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wentreefgirl
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No guesses agrosteve.
ReeferMadnessUS
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Sorry Folks, I was up at my warehouse all day yesterday.
Okay Acrosteve,
I believe that beautiful stag is a A. loisetteae (Super thin elongated branches with tiny radial corallites).
The Monti that you posted is a M. hirsuta. I have one that has finally gotten some color after about 6 months (blue tips with bluish grey branches).
Maggie,
#1 is A. tumida, with busy branches and radial corallites that align along the branch and no secondary radial corallites.
#2 A. sarmentosa, flattened axial corallite, thicker branches and flowering polyps.
#3 Wow what a tough one, I am thinking A. copiosa as it seems the same sort of shaped corallites. But ask me again in a week it I might come up with something different
. This one is tough!
#4 The same as Acrosteve = M. hirsuta.
#5 is the same as #2 A. sarmentosa (at least from what I can see).
Wentreefgirl,
It is very hard to tell at this stage. Some frags are very hard to distinguish as their full structure has not developed. If it does not branch out and stays as an encrusting species it might be something strange and rare like a A. palmerae. But I see some little branchlets starting to come out. I would probably give it 6 months and then retake it and I will give it another shot.
Have anymore? Don't fail me now, isn't there anyone else that I can try and help give a relatively eduacated guess?
I will be around putting new corals on my site, so let me know....
Chris @ RM
Okay Acrosteve,
I believe that beautiful stag is a A. loisetteae (Super thin elongated branches with tiny radial corallites).
The Monti that you posted is a M. hirsuta. I have one that has finally gotten some color after about 6 months (blue tips with bluish grey branches).
Maggie,
#1 is A. tumida, with busy branches and radial corallites that align along the branch and no secondary radial corallites.
#2 A. sarmentosa, flattened axial corallite, thicker branches and flowering polyps.
#3 Wow what a tough one, I am thinking A. copiosa as it seems the same sort of shaped corallites. But ask me again in a week it I might come up with something different
. This one is tough!#4 The same as Acrosteve = M. hirsuta.
#5 is the same as #2 A. sarmentosa (at least from what I can see).
Wentreefgirl,
It is very hard to tell at this stage. Some frags are very hard to distinguish as their full structure has not developed. If it does not branch out and stays as an encrusting species it might be something strange and rare like a A. palmerae. But I see some little branchlets starting to come out. I would probably give it 6 months and then retake it and I will give it another shot.
Have anymore? Don't fail me now, isn't there anyone else that I can try and help give a relatively eduacated guess?
I will be around putting new corals on my site, so let me know....
Chris @ RM
wentreefgirl
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Chris, its not encrusting. As a mattor o fact it was a branch that got burned by another so i broke it up into 2 peices, layed them sideways and wala. Confusing coral. Let me see if I have a pic of when it was a tall dude. Got another though. This one fell down in between the rock and is browned out, hasnt gotten better in 6 months. Dont know what it needs. Without the color ill be surprized if you figure it out.
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And the mystery coral.
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And the mystery coral.
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AcroSteve
Make my Funk a P-Funk
Well, I might as well post a few more of mine, and I should be pretty well caught up with my ID's. Just took these a few minutes ago.
I am glad to have all the input.
#1
#2
#3 Pretty sure the one on the right is a milli, but not sure on the one in the foreground.
#4
#5 And lastly, a pair that I posed on page one, but did not get a hit on.
The one on the left please. The one on the right is more of the same milli I have all over my tank. I really need to seperate these two.
Not bad for 3 months growth. Heres the previous one for reference.
All these unidentified forals is about the only downside of frag swaps. I just don't keep notes and my memory is not what I wish.
But frags are cool.
I am glad to have all the input.
#1
#2
#3 Pretty sure the one on the right is a milli, but not sure on the one in the foreground.
#4
#5 And lastly, a pair that I posed on page one, but did not get a hit on.
The one on the left please. The one on the right is more of the same milli I have all over my tank. I really need to seperate these two.
Not bad for 3 months growth. Heres the previous one for reference.
All these unidentified forals is about the only downside of frag swaps. I just don't keep notes and my memory is not what I wish.
But frags are cool.
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Dear Wentreefgirl,
I liked the original photo's you posted better These are much too small for me to look at the corallite structure. Sorry about that.
Steve,
Okay here goes:
#1 Looks like a A. tenuis that is in an area of lower flow.
#2 Seems to be a A. microphthalma with long branches and raspy tubular radial corallites.
#3 Looks to be the same #5 which is a A. exquisita with long tapering branches and long bulbous radial corallites.
#4 Is a A. granulosa (lower light, as I can see a brain or a Acan in the background)
#5 see #3
I hope this helps you out.
And if this is it, point me to somewhere or someone else I can help out.
Have a great Easter Weekend All,
Chris @ RM
I liked the original photo's you posted better
These are much too small for me to look at the corallite structure. Sorry about that.Steve,
Okay here goes:
#1 Looks like a A. tenuis that is in an area of lower flow.
#2 Seems to be a A. microphthalma with long branches and raspy tubular radial corallites.
#3 Looks to be the same #5 which is a A. exquisita with long tapering branches and long bulbous radial corallites.
#4 Is a A. granulosa (lower light, as I can see a brain or a Acan in the background)
#5 see #3
I hope this helps you out.
And if this is it, point me to somewhere or someone else I can help out.
Have a great Easter Weekend All,
Chris @ RM
wentreefgirl
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That one is glued to the rock. So it doesnt fall down. Getting my macro lens this week. Cool. More ids.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
Don't want to hijack AcroSteve, but a few other people have posted their corals so I figured it would be okay (Plus Chris is following this thread lol).
#1, bought this from a LFS a few months ago:
#2, from the same LFS a week ago:
#3, from Dr. Mac (placed on it's side a while ago, starting to grow towards the light):
#4, from LFS. I have been calling this chesterfieldensis, does anyone agree?
Sorry about the quality of some of the pictures. Just got the camera for easter and I am still figuring it out. Thanks!
#1, bought this from a LFS a few months ago:
#2, from the same LFS a week ago:
#3, from Dr. Mac (placed on it's side a while ago, starting to grow towards the light):
#4, from LFS. I have been calling this chesterfieldensis, does anyone agree?
Sorry about the quality of some of the pictures. Just got the camera for easter and I am still figuring it out. Thanks!
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Lobster,
That first Acropora is tough. The growth pattern is strange and disfigured. I am leaning toward an A. cerealis. But take another photo as it grows out and develops into a larger colony.
The second looks like a cultured colony of A. insignis from Indonesia some where. They have thin branches with very organized radial corallites that usually contrast in color with the branch. This should turn into a gorgeous purple or green with blue tips.
The third is another tough one. I can't really make out the corallite structure. They look barrel shaped to me, but im not completely sure. I can't make a judgement at this moment. If you can get a clearer shot I might be able to give you what you are looking for.
The fourth I agree looks to me like a A. chesterfieldensis. Usually green with flowering polyps and rounded radial corallites.
Sorry I wasn't able to answer all that you were looking for. Please feel free to give me some more (anyone).
Chris @ RM
That first Acropora is tough. The growth pattern is strange and disfigured. I am leaning toward an A. cerealis. But take another photo as it grows out and develops into a larger colony.
The second looks like a cultured colony of A. insignis from Indonesia some where. They have thin branches with very organized radial corallites that usually contrast in color with the branch. This should turn into a gorgeous purple or green with blue tips.
The third is another tough one. I can't really make out the corallite structure. They look barrel shaped to me, but im not completely sure. I can't make a judgement at this moment. If you can get a clearer shot I might be able to give you what you are looking for.
The fourth I agree looks to me like a A. chesterfieldensis. Usually green with flowering polyps and rounded radial corallites.
Sorry I wasn't able to answer all that you were looking for. Please feel free to give me some more (anyone).
Chris @ RM
maggiesaqsup
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OK, I will take a guess is #2 A. Tumida ?
wentreefgirl
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Last pic on the left looks like crayola plana?
ReeferMadnessUS
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Dear Brad,
Very Nice Photo by the way.
Okay here goes....
#1 I think it is a A. solitaryensis with the fused base, horizontal growth and branchlets forming on the edges.
#2 A. azurea, as it seems to have thin branchlets, tiny conical corallites and the classic tricolor pattern. Kinda funky though as the base seems quite fused. So I am really going by corallite structure.
#3 I believe this one is a A. butunai. It seems to have that very distinctive flowering tips (axial and radial corallites spread out like a flower) and very few radial corallites to create a bare looking branch that isnt packed full of corallites.
Give me some more, this is too much fun....
Chris @ RM
Very Nice Photo by the way.
Okay here goes....
#1 I think it is a A. solitaryensis with the fused base, horizontal growth and branchlets forming on the edges.
#2 A. azurea, as it seems to have thin branchlets, tiny conical corallites and the classic tricolor pattern. Kinda funky though as the base seems quite fused. So I am really going by corallite structure.
#3 I believe this one is a A. butunai. It seems to have that very distinctive flowering tips (axial and radial corallites spread out like a flower) and very few radial corallites to create a bare looking branch that isnt packed full of corallites.
Give me some more, this is too much fun....
Chris @ RM
ReeferMadnessUS
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Creetin,
I haven't seen any really nice ones come in awhile but this looks to me like a Bali Cultured A. gomezi. Gorgeous specimen you have there.
Have any more for me to ID?
Chris @ RM
I haven't seen any really nice ones come in awhile but this looks to me like a Bali Cultured A. gomezi. Gorgeous specimen you have there.
Have any more for me to ID?
Chris @ RM
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