I.D Corals?

[ichwill]

Hey Guys, could anyone have a go at I.D these corals for me?

1. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/ForWhomMetallicaTolls/IMG_0777-1.jpg


2. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/ForWhomMetallicaTolls/IMG_0778.jpg


3. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/ForWhomMetallicaTolls/IMG_0780.jpg

(This one isn't fully extended at the moment, when it does, it looks more like a tree and has a few feint bright yellow/lime green exit holes, only very small though.)

Appreciated it! :bounce3:

 

[sjwitt]

1 looks like a Torch Coral. What does the skeletal structure look like?
2 looks like a Duncan (Duncanopsammia Axifuga)
3 is probably a Colt Coral. Mine looks like that too when it's closed up

 

[pkirby]

I agree with sjwitt... I'm not positive on the first one, may be a torch... but I definitely think 2 is a duncan and 3 is likely a colt coral that's retracted...

 

[ichwill]

Thank you guys, so much!

The 'Colt coral' has decided to come out and show itself off a little more;

If this helps at all, honing in/confirming what species it is.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/ForWhomMetallicaTolls/coral.jpg

I also just noticed a white sort of spot, at the very tip of one of the limbs of the coral, also usually where the green spots would come out, in this case they are a black colour. Is there a problem occurring?

 

[Milky3]

I think the first one is a long tentacle plate coral

 

[sjwitt]

I think the first one is a long tentacle plate coral

Yeah, that's why I asked about the skeletal structure because I think it does a little too.

 

[ichwill]

Thankyou guys, the first one's base is a hard, round disk style skeletal structure. If that helps?

 

[NirvanaFan]

some type of plate coral. Torches branch like hammer and frogspawn.

 

[ashlerbam]

I would say the first one is a long tentacle plate coral for sure. second would be duncan and the third without it open would have to say colt coral as well.

 

[sjwitt]

+1 on the plate coral since the skeletal structure is not branching. Correct me if I'm wrong everyone, but I thought plate corals preferred being down on the substrate rather than in rock work.