Echinata or turaki?

[TeMa]

Echinata, turaki or something else?

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

my vote is turaki

 

[dvanacker]

Looks like ora hawkins....which I believe is turaki

 

[javisaman]

^ i agree turaki. Why does ORA call the hawkins an echinata?

 

[29reef]

Maybe the coral originally resembled echinata when ORA started farming the coral. Possibly they like the name Hawkins echinata better. Anyways, I agree with the "Hawkins" ID it has the right coloration and shape for one.

 

[Brian Chong]

http://blog.fragd.it/2010/09/28/identifying-designer-corals-ora-hawkings-echinata/

 

[TeMa]

http://blog.fragd.it/2010/09/28/identifying-designer-corals-ora-hawkings-echinata/

I don't think my acro is a lokani. Btw my coral is not a ORA hawkins. ORA corals are almost impossible to get in Norway. Its like 2 ORA corals in entire Norway that i know of.

 

[dvanacker]

http://blog.fragd.it/2010/09/28/identifying-designer-corals-ora-hawkings-echinata/

I know the author does not have a ora hawkins so he doesnt know the scale of the coral and how delicate the branches are. I have both the hawkins and two lokanis....they are very different.

I don't think my acro is a lokani. Btw my coral is not a ORA hawkins. ORA corals are almost impossible to get in Norway. Its like 2 ORA corals in entire Norway that i know of.

I believe the ORA hawkins orginally came from an aquarits tank in Europe......not sure what Country though.

 

[Brian Chong]

yeah. i have 3 lokanis and a hawkins and i agree.
If i remember correctly it was Germany.

 

[Brian Chong]

According to ORA, this frag is named after coral facility manager, Robert Hawkins, and originally acquired from a hobbyist in Germany in 2006.

 

[TeMa]

According to ORA, this frag is named after coral facility manager, Robert Hawkins, and originally acquired from a hobbyist in Germany in 2006.

I bought this as a small frag from a guy who actually bought it from Germany! Could it be the same coral as ORA hawkins? what a coincidence.