Could anybody ID These Three Corals ?
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wentreefgirl
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Ok, I shall try again with others.
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Icing on the cake?
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Icing on the cake?
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clkwrk
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Wow some very good information provided here. Chris thanks for sharing your time with us .
Having said that I have a few for ya
These are recent buys
This one is hard for me cause its so thick? Maybe austera ? Although it looks nothing like the one under this first pic.
When I first got the austera
and now
Center coral Gomezi?
Large green hummi like acro
This very unique piece maybe tort or astera I lean austera
and this one
TIA
Having said that I have a few for ya
These are recent buys
This one is hard for me cause its so thick? Maybe austera ? Although it looks nothing like the one under this first pic.
When I first got the austera
Center coral Gomezi?
Large green hummi like acro
This very unique piece maybe tort or astera I lean austera
and this one
TIA
wentreefgirl
New member
clkwrk, you dont have a problem with those aiptasia anenomes right next to the coral. Id be a pasting fool with those babies.
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Hello Everyone,
I haven't been ignoring this thread I promise! My family and I were gone for the weekend and I just now got back.
Okay First off...
Creetin,
#1 Is a gorgeous stag, but with no closeups of the corallites I am going by overall structure and the shape of the axial corallite. This one I believe is a A. abrolhosensis.
#2 Seems to me to be the False Solomon P.M. or what we want to call A. maryae.
Mr. Pluto,
Gorgeous Photos by the way,
#1 Has developed quite an interesting growth pattern. It seems to be a thick tabletop and it also has very small radial corallites. This points me in the direction of A. microclados.
#2 I believe is a A. vaughani. With very upright branches, large radial corallites (with no smaller secondary radial corallites) and is usually blue.
#3 Without a doubt is a A. tutielensis. I love these tabletops. They rarely come in but when they do they just fly out the door. I have a huge waiting list for them.
This is like a practice, but don't call me a doctor
Chris @ RM
I haven't been ignoring this thread I promise! My family and I were gone for the weekend and I just now got back.
Okay First off...
Creetin,
#1 Is a gorgeous stag, but with no closeups of the corallites I am going by overall structure and the shape of the axial corallite. This one I believe is a A. abrolhosensis.
#2 Seems to me to be the False Solomon P.M. or what we want to call A. maryae.
Mr. Pluto,
Gorgeous Photos by the way,
#1 Has developed quite an interesting growth pattern. It seems to be a thick tabletop and it also has very small radial corallites. This points me in the direction of A. microclados.
#2 I believe is a A. vaughani. With very upright branches, large radial corallites (with no smaller secondary radial corallites) and is usually blue.
#3 Without a doubt is a A. tutielensis. I love these tabletops. They rarely come in but when they do they just fly out the door. I have a huge waiting list for them.
This is like a practice, but don't call me a doctor
Chris @ RM
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Okay here goes again...
Wentreefgirl,
I wish you would post those huge photos again... I makes it so much easier for me to see the structure of the coral. But I will do my best.
#1 Is a A. cerealis from what I can make out from this small frag. Common to this species is a long bare axial and incipient axial corallites.
#2 Is to small and too dark for me to tell... Maybe wait a few months and I can try again.
#3 Is a Montipora nodosa.
Clkwrk,
No problem with helping you all out. I love this, it gets my brain and memory banks cranking.
#1 Seems to becoming more common in this hobby is the Solomon False P.M. I love them, they are very hardy and can have all sorts of different color patterns. I am glad that you pointed out that it has thick branches and corallites. This is one of the identifiers I go by.
#2 and #3 Is just like you pointed out a A. austera. They seems to grow reasonably slow but I love how many colors they can pick up.
#4 You are right on with the A. gomezi I.D.
#5 As well as with this A. humilis. They always have that blunt and shaved off axial corallites and are therefore relatively easy to ID because of this.
#6 Yeah I also believe this one to be another A. austera. But it is hard to tell with just a single branch.
#7 Now this is one to cherish. Sweet Acro. Alot of folks might say A. suharsonoi but I believe this to be much rarer. With these long axial corallites and radial corallites that are embedded I am pointed to a Acropora multiacuta. I have only seen this maybe half a dozen times in the decade I have been in this hobby.
I need to take a break for a little bit. Maybe watch some Bball. Don't tell SPStoner about this thread as his Cavs won and my Lakers lost. I am sure he is already gloating and I really don't want him rubbing it in
I will be back in a little while.
Chris @ RM
Wentreefgirl,
I wish you would post those huge photos again... I makes it so much easier for me to see the structure of the coral. But I will do my best.
#1 Is a A. cerealis from what I can make out from this small frag. Common to this species is a long bare axial and incipient axial corallites.
#2 Is to small and too dark for me to tell... Maybe wait a few months and I can try again.
#3 Is a Montipora nodosa.
Clkwrk,
No problem with helping you all out. I love this, it gets my brain and memory banks cranking.
#1 Seems to becoming more common in this hobby is the Solomon False P.M. I love them, they are very hardy and can have all sorts of different color patterns. I am glad that you pointed out that it has thick branches and corallites. This is one of the identifiers I go by.
#2 and #3 Is just like you pointed out a A. austera. They seems to grow reasonably slow but I love how many colors they can pick up.
#4 You are right on with the A. gomezi I.D.
#5 As well as with this A. humilis. They always have that blunt and shaved off axial corallites and are therefore relatively easy to ID because of this.
#6 Yeah I also believe this one to be another A. austera. But it is hard to tell with just a single branch.
#7 Now this is one to cherish. Sweet Acro. Alot of folks might say A. suharsonoi but I believe this to be much rarer. With these long axial corallites and radial corallites that are embedded I am pointed to a Acropora multiacuta. I have only seen this maybe half a dozen times in the decade I have been in this hobby.
I need to take a break for a little bit. Maybe watch some Bball. Don't tell SPStoner about this thread as his Cavs won and my Lakers lost. I am sure he is already gloating
and I really don't want him rubbing it in I will be back in a little while.
Chris @ RM
ReeferMadnessUS
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Clkwrk,
I will now do my best with the ID's of your LPS.
#1 Echinophyllia aspera (with corallites that average 1/2 inch in size) I love them, they are hardy and can change to almost any color depending upon the lighting.
#2 Echinophyllia orpheensis (with longer, tube like corallites).
#3 Echinophyllia echinoporoides (with more uniform corallites and septa that a bit more pronounced) but I am a little unsure of this one. Maybe with a close up of the corallites and another while feeding I could give you a more definitative answer.
#4 From the overall structure my thought is a Favia rosaria, but how large are the corallites? If they are large (over 1.5 cm) then it is probably this. Now if they are quite a bit smaller than this then it will be something else.
I hope this helps and if you could get back to me on those few questions that I had I would appreciate it (for piece of mind).
Give me some more if you have any....
Chris @ RM
I will now do my best with the ID's of your LPS.
#1 Echinophyllia aspera (with corallites that average 1/2 inch in size) I love them, they are hardy and can change to almost any color depending upon the lighting.
#2 Echinophyllia orpheensis (with longer, tube like corallites).
#3 Echinophyllia echinoporoides (with more uniform corallites and septa that a bit more pronounced) but I am a little unsure of this one. Maybe with a close up of the corallites and another while feeding I could give you a more definitative answer.
#4 From the overall structure my thought is a Favia rosaria, but how large are the corallites? If they are large (over 1.5 cm) then it is probably this. Now if they are quite a bit smaller than this then it will be something else.
I hope this helps and if you could get back to me on those few questions that I had I would appreciate it (for piece of mind).
Give me some more if you have any....
Chris @ RM
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Dear Jon,
#1 from the shape of the corallites (which are conical and the lips are rounded) and the branches (gradually taper) I believe this to be a A. insignis.
#2 A. nobilis (staghorn growth pattern and fuzzy flowering polyps)
#3 A. austera (classic Myagi Tort coloration with the large funnel shaped corallites)
#4 A. selago with corallites that are widely spaced and where the exert lip turns back into the branch.
Let me know what you all think, especially if you think that I am pulling this out a dark place between my cheeks .
Give me some more please...
Chris @ RM
#1 from the shape of the corallites (which are conical and the lips are rounded) and the branches (gradually taper) I believe this to be a A. insignis.
#2 A. nobilis (staghorn growth pattern and fuzzy flowering polyps)
#3 A. austera (classic Myagi Tort coloration with the large funnel shaped corallites)
#4 A. selago with corallites that are widely spaced and where the exert lip turns back into the branch.
Let me know what you all think, especially if you think that I am pulling this out a dark place between my cheeks
.Give me some more please...
Chris @ RM
clkwrk
Active member
Thanks for the id's Chris ! I was pretty sure of all of them except the first and last one thanks alot.
As for the lps .... The last one has a decent mixture of sizes. Some corralites are about the size of a small zoanthid and others are close to 1/2 inch from the edges of the raised walls . Some are round others oblong.
Here are better pics of those requested.
.........................
Now for a few more.
Possible ganulosa?
No clue. Resembles too many for me .
This one I lost but saved a frag. All my fault to . I moved it lower during a reaquascape..Then back up 2 weeks later(bleached)
And this one. I know echno but I thought aspera? But I don't think so ........
As for the lps .... The last one has a decent mixture of sizes. Some corralites are about the size of a small zoanthid and others are close to 1/2 inch from the edges of the raised walls . Some are round others oblong.
Here are better pics of those requested.
.........................
Now for a few more.
Possible ganulosa?
No clue. Resembles too many for me .
This one I lost but saved a frag. All my fault to . I moved it lower during a reaquascape..Then back up 2 weeks later(bleached)
And this one. I know echno but I thought aspera? But I don't think so ........
bradleyj
Reefkeeping Mag Staff
Hi Chris, I'm back with a couple more.
I bought this one and it was a bright brown colony.
And now it is a brilliant green.
This one came out of a local LFS display tank.
Some sort of deepwater acro.
And one of my favorite colonies. I believe it is a tort, but is so thick with polyp extension. It has about 6 different arms extending outward about 7 inches long.
Here is a side shot, but I can't get a picture of the whole colony from the side but this shows how big it is.
I bought this one and it was a bright brown colony.
And now it is a brilliant green.
This one came out of a local LFS display tank.
Some sort of deepwater acro.
And one of my favorite colonies. I believe it is a tort, but is so thick with polyp extension. It has about 6 different arms extending outward about 7 inches long.
Here is a side shot, but I can't get a picture of the whole colony from the side but this shows how big it is.
wentreefgirl
New member
Chris, your too much. I didnt think anyone liked my big pic shots.lol. Im getting some new stuff today. We shall see if they need an id or they are the real deal.
ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Okay a couple more before I call it a night.
Clkwrk,
#1 (Favia retake) I still believe that this is Favia rosaria. They have reasonably large and sharped edged corallites.
#2 I am still thinking along the lines of a Echinophyllia echinoporoides. The corallites are smaller than an E. aspera and not quite so defined.
#3 Looks to have very small corallites and seems to be more toothy. I am actually thinking a Oxypora lacera with this one.
#4 I agree it is a A. granulosa
#5 A. vermiculata, I have seen a few come through lately (you might see one on my site on Wednesday). They have very scaly corallites which are very uniform. We sometimes see these come in as blue and are Bali Cultured. These are newer and given enough light can turn an unbelievable yellow (The brightest I have ever seen!).
#6 It faintly resmebles a A. loripes with the bare branches (with no corallites growing on one side). But I can't really make it out as it is somewhat blurry. Sorry to hear that you lost it, hopefully your frag will become a colony over time.
#7 The one that was sold to you as a Echino is a Echino but not the kind of Echino you were thinking if you were thinking an Echino... It is an Echinopora gemmacea, I have one in my display tank that is exactly the same as this just larger. I love it, in direct lighting it is bright pink and red, shaded it is a brilliant green.
Thanks for the challenges Clkwrk, I would love some more if you have any.
Chris @ RM
I almost forgot the next two.
The one with the brown polyps and Purple tips looks to me like a A. desalwii but with the polyps out so far I cannot see the corallites. I you can take another photo with the corallites retracted I might be able to give you a better guess.
Now the last one you are asking about it looks to me like a A. vaughani. They are almost always blue and have corallites that are widely spaced. But I am not completely sure on this one. Would there be any chance for a closeup of the corallites?
Clkwrk,
#1 (Favia retake) I still believe that this is Favia rosaria. They have reasonably large and sharped edged corallites.
#2 I am still thinking along the lines of a Echinophyllia echinoporoides. The corallites are smaller than an E. aspera and not quite so defined.
#3 Looks to have very small corallites and seems to be more toothy. I am actually thinking a Oxypora lacera with this one.
#4 I agree it is a A. granulosa
#5 A. vermiculata, I have seen a few come through lately (you might see one on my site on Wednesday). They have very scaly corallites which are very uniform. We sometimes see these come in as blue and are Bali Cultured. These are newer and given enough light can turn an unbelievable yellow (The brightest I have ever seen!).
#6 It faintly resmebles a A. loripes with the bare branches (with no corallites growing on one side). But I can't really make it out as it is somewhat blurry. Sorry to hear that you lost it, hopefully your frag will become a colony over time.
#7 The one that was sold to you as a Echino is a Echino but not the kind of Echino you were thinking if you were thinking an Echino...
It is an Echinopora gemmacea, I have one in my display tank that is exactly the same as this just larger. I love it, in direct lighting it is bright pink and red, shaded it is a brilliant green.Thanks for the challenges Clkwrk, I would love some more if you have any.
Chris @ RM
I almost forgot the next two.
The one with the brown polyps and Purple tips looks to me like a A. desalwii but with the polyps out so far I cannot see the corallites. I you can take another photo with the corallites retracted I might be able to give you a better guess.
Now the last one you are asking about it looks to me like a A. vaughani. They are almost always blue and have corallites that are widely spaced. But I am not completely sure on this one. Would there be any chance for a closeup of the corallites?
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ReeferMadnessUS
In Memoriam
Dear Brad,
#1 A. loripes, with the white polyps and having one side of the branch bare of corallites. It has become a gorgeous specimen for you.
#2 Is a deepwater A. granulosa, you should see the long bare axial corallites develop as it grows out.
#3 Ouch this is a tough one! What a funky growth pattern and insanely gorgeous to boot! But I believe that you are right. I think it is a Acropora tortuosa even though it has much longer polyps than most. There isn't anything that I can think of that has axial corallites that grow to be as funky as these, and that blue... there is nothing like that blue from a tort.
I hope this helps you out. Please post some more if you have them....
Chris @ RM
#1 A. loripes, with the white polyps and having one side of the branch bare of corallites. It has become a gorgeous specimen for you.
#2 Is a deepwater A. granulosa, you should see the long bare axial corallites develop as it grows out.
#3 Ouch this is a tough one! What a funky growth pattern and insanely gorgeous to boot! But I believe that you are right. I think it is a Acropora tortuosa even though it has much longer polyps than most. There isn't anything that I can think of that has axial corallites that grow to be as funky as these, and that blue... there is nothing like that blue from a tort.
I hope this helps you out. Please post some more if you have them....
Chris @ RM
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