Could anybody ID These Three Corals ?

[ReeferMadnessUS]

OoNickoC,

I saw this thread a few days ago but I was not able to make a post. I am sorry but the photo and piece are too small for me to give you a proper ID. If you wait 6 months or so and retake this frag I will be able to give you an answer of some type.

Good luck with this piece.

Chris @ RM

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

norm_al,

I see that you did post a larger photo, so I will do my best with trying to ID your coral.

The funny thing is that now that I am trying to ID this piece I see that the growth form is extremely funky. I have seen several corals that take on this shape and I am hestitant to make a positive ID. I believe that this is an A. austera but it could easily be something else as when they start to grow in this strange pattern.

I am not sure that I helped much...

Chris @ RM

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

Chrisrush,

This is most positively A. gomezi. A. echinata have much thinner, longer and more tubular corallites.

Thanks for playing

Chris @ RM

 

[norm_al]

Hay Chris thanks for your input and We all wish you a safe trip and HAPPY THANKSGIVING NORM_AL

 

[makoJ]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8551859#post8551859 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReeferMadnessUS
Mako,

Sweet pieces.

1) I believe this is the highly unusual A. meridiana. I haven't seen this species in a long, long time.

2) A. azurea with the rounded and tapered corallites. This is one of the nicest I have seen.

3) A. insignis but this particular specimen doesn't have the contrasting colored corallites that are normally found with this species.

4) From what I can make out from this small piece it seems to be A. tumida.

I hope this helps you out,

Chris @ RM

Thanks so much!!!

 

[OoNickoC]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8551916#post8551916 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReeferMadnessUS
OoNickoC,

I saw this thread a few days ago but I was not able to make a post. I am sorry but the photo and piece are too small for me to give you a proper ID. If you wait 6 months or so and retake this frag I will be able to give you an answer of some type.

Good luck with this piece.

Chris @ RM

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Will do, thanks!

 

[twon8]

I got this one about six months ago, aquacultured; it takes a lot of flow to get the purple out of it,
thanks in advance

 

[wentreefgirl]

Looks like efflo to me.

 

[twon8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8577902#post8577902 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wentreefgirl
Looks like efflo to me.

i thought that as well, but it is branching a lot, not one continuous plate. i also thought i might be a soli, but not sure. the tubular corrallites are throwing me, because initially i thought it was valida as it had purple tips w green polyps.

 

[wentreefgirl]

Can you get a close up and i can look it up in Jens?

 

[OoNickoC]

Need id......imagine that = )

Need id......imagine that = )

Any ideas? Obviously WC but been in a flat @ LFS for over 2 months.......

 

[wentreefgirl]

A.Echinata or A.Awi. Color goes with door #2 but could be either.

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

twon8,

From what I can make out from the small photos this looks to me like it might be A. solitaryensis. Time will tell as it grows out more but with the fused central branches and the skinny branchlets (about half the size of A. efflorescens) I believe this to be a Soli.

I hope this helps and sorry about the latent reply

Chris @ RM

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

OoNickoC,

Wentreefgirl is on to something with the A. awi. I don't think this is A. echinata as the corallites are much too thick and there are too many radial corallites and not enough incipient axial corallites. Another to consider, (I could give you a better idea if you can get this into your reef) is A. subglabra, but they also have very thin and dainty corallites.

Good luck with this piece!

Chris @ RM

 

[twon8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8742736#post8742736 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReeferMadnessUS
twon8,

From what I can make out from the small photos this looks to me like it might be A. solitaryensis.
Chris @ RM

thanks, if you click on the picture it will open up a new window with the larger picture,

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

twon8,

Thanks, I didn't notice that you provided a larger photo. Luckily after viewing the larger jpg's I still think that it's a Soli.

Thanks for playing "Guess that Colored Stick"

Chris @ RM

 

[twon8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8745002#post8745002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReeferMadnessUS
twon8,

Thanks, I didn't notice that you provided a larger photo. Luckily after viewing the larger jpg's I still think that it's a Soli.

Thanks for playing "Guess that Colored Stick"

Chris @ RM

that was my best guess. i got it cultured probably 6-8 months ago, and i didn't think they would be culturing soli's, but i supose they are.

 

[ReeferMadnessUS]

We get a few cultured A. solitaryensis from time to time. They are quite easy to tell apart from A. efflorescens as they have much thinner branchlets and are less fused, even when smaller.

Chris @ RM

 

[Big E]

Hi Cris,

Regarding your comments on the difference of a soli & efflo based on fused branches. I have a effo/soli.......not sure which & all it's branchlets were spread out & limited fusing. I had to move it to another tank & the flow was a lot heavier & most of the branches fused over time.

I'm not sure the fused brachlets is a good id. Here's a few pics. This is the underside showing the branches & gaps. These brances are a good 4-5 inches long.

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This next one is the original shape.

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[Big E]

I'm also looking for an ID on this piece, thanks

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