I adopted a coral What is it?

[smmscott]

I adopted a coral. I have no clue what it is. Can anyone help?

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[smmscott]

Oh yeah sorry for the bad picture. looks like i need to clean some glass

 

[kingtoad]

Looks like Zoanthids to me.

 

[smmscott]

Pretty sure that it isn't a zoo...instead of individual polyps, it seems to have a leathery "skin" that the polyps are growing out of

 

[smmscott]

Found out from someone local......They think it is a pagoda coral. Anyone agree?

 

[dzovi]

Nah, its some zoos. I've got some in my tank.

Edit: I could be wrong. I just grazed over the leathery skin part. It looks a lot like some zoos. Weird.

 

[Sk8r]

In picture one, the specimen shows what looks like a hard, bony, but fleshcovered space between polyps. If intervening tissue is hard, it is a stony coral. The pagoda or cup coral has flat hard tissue broken by polyp heads, and if that's what you've got, it's a nice piece. You may want to visit the SPS forum to look at requirements and ask questions. I'm still new to the stonies myself, but they're my favorites.

 

[hawaiianwargod]

looks like pagoda cup to me...

 

[MarksReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7018206#post7018206 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hawaiianwargod
looks like pagoda cup to me...

I agree.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7018219#post7018219 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarksReef
I agree.

i agree also

 

[Amphiprion]

I second the pagoda (Turbinaria), because you can see the flesh in the second pic where the polyps are partially withdrawn.

 

[wenright]

I'll third the pagoda

 

[jgoodrich71]

Another vote for pagoda.

 

[vdKroon]

Turbinaria, no doubt

 

[speccialj922]

yet another vote for pagoda - pic 1 is a dead givaway.

 

[mystikdragon7]

I'll ninth for a pogoda. It's not zoo's.

 

[smmscott]

Thanks everyone. Once again RC is a big help.

 

[MCary]

Its easy. Turn the coral upside down. If the bottom is still part of the coral is a pagoda. If its a rock its zoos. Geez.

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

Pa Pa Pa Pa-Go-Da

 

[Brandon's Reef]

what are we on like 13th well Ill 13th the tubinaria. Absolutely not a zoanthid.