Could anybody ID These Three Corals ?

that one is a A. teres and that is vary rare they are found in the shallow reef slopes and lagoons. what is you water quality like, lighting, what type of bulbs etc..
also Chris just got back from a fishing trip that is why he could not ID any coral.
If you need a ID go to http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralsearch.php
Look at the polyps on the coral and try to mach up the photos. if you need help then PM me and I will try to help you.
 
laurie,
that lille brown guy next to the stag and the booger man both look like psammacora (sp?) to me. i have a piece of that with similar growths as the little brown one. the green "no clue" is a hydnophora. " ] " is a pocillapora. off hand the others i recognize i cant recall latin names off hand.
-nick
 
Just got it from the lfs. Said no one could id it. I have jens book. Just wanted chris to check. He was out having fun so thats all good. The name and the look fit but the color doesnt. Its not brown with white tips. Its green with purple polyps.
 
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I am sorry if I came off rude but it just seems that every one wants him to id something and I know that he is vary busy with his website and I was trying to take some of the burden off of him that is all.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8295855#post8295855 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Corn
that one is a A. teres and that is vary rare they are found in the shallow reef slopes and lagoons. what is you water quality like, lighting, what type of bulbs etc..
also Chris just got back from a fishing trip that is why he could not ID any coral.
If you need a ID go to http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralsearch.php
Look at the polyps on the coral and try to mach up the photos. if you need help then PM me and I will try to help you.
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I thought it was nice of you to help out!
:D
Laurie
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8296220#post8296220 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wentreefgirl
Just got it from the lfs. Said no one could id it. I have jens book. Just wanted chris to check. He was out having fun so thats all good. The name and the look fit but the color doesnt. Its not brown with white tips. Its green with purple polyps.
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I got the same piece. Since its from a shallow area I assume it must like alot of light and moderate flow?
 
Wow, do I ever suck.

I have left too many folks hanging and I few I hear are quite ****ed off at me. I am terribly sorry...

I have a few new employees and the amount of time I have been training them is taking all of my time that I normally spend on RC.

So I will now try to help out those who required help about a month ago...

Chris @ RM
 
NewSchool04,

The first one that you posted looks similar to a Slimer (A. formosa) but the radial corallites seem to be less raspy and even more dense, so I believe this to be A. lutkeni. I only see them a few times a year and they are almost always deep blue or Aquamarine.

The second that you posted is an unusual piece as the radial corallites curl back into the branch. The are 2 species that fit this bill and one is a bushy acro (A. selago) which has very thin branches and does not branch vertically. The other which is even rarer is A. kosurini. That is what I think this is. Neat piece.

I wish you all the luck required to keep these tricky SPS's.

Chris @ RM
 
jessiesgrrl,

1) I do agree with A. turaki as long as the branches thin out as I grows. If they stay as thick as what you are showing it might be a different bottlebrush species.

2) Hydnophora grandis

3) Platygyra ??? - I can't quite tell from the closeup. Can you zoom out a bit, so I can see the corallites size?

3) Trachyphyllia geoffroyi - I think... I would need a different photo to give you a definite answer.

4) Pocillopora eydouxi

5) A. exquisita ??? I am not sure on this one either. Looks to me like it has thin branches but the branching structure is quite strange. Retake this again after it grows out a bit and ask me again.

6) Actually I don't think this is a Montipora at all but a Turbinaria reniformis that is Purple with Yellow Polyps = Insane Piece. I love that color morph! The reason I came to this conclusion is that the corallites look to me like they are several mm in diameter and therefore much too large to be a Montipora.

7) Pocillopora damicornis

8) Psammocora contigua (fuzzy like a Pavona)

9) Acropora aspera and a Pocillopora verrucosa above it.

***And on the following post which you called boogerman is a Psammocora nierstraszi (super green fuzzy thing).

I hope this helps you out... I do apologize for taking so long...

Chris @ RM
 
Wentreefgirl,

I am not really sure what you are speaking about... Page 30? This thread only goes to page 19... I am missing something? Or am I just slow :) ...

Chris
 
Hi Chris, How about these three I just aquired.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8174932#post8174932 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by twon8
I recently purchased this wild colony, any ideas as to species?
the tubular corralites remind me of a jacquelinea in size, but they occur differently.

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I agree with you Chris on most of the ID's but this is not a Tenuis imo. I believe this to be a Speciosa. The tubular coralites are too long and cylindrical imo. http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/701-800/Species pages/791.htm

I am glad you are back and wanted to get your opinion on this. I believe it to be a Monti Verrucosa with long finger branches. What do you think?
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BradleyJ,

On your previous post on page 18 I am quite certain that the first is A. chesterfieldensis (probably from Tonga) and the second looks to me like a cultured A. fenneri.

I hope they do well, be careful with the A. fenneri as they are quite difficult to keep in the long run...

I hope this helps,

Chris @ RM
 
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