I just bought a big dead coral

[bkraus]

Ok, not really. Its beautiful, and my goby started living in it almost immediately. It isn't bleached, its not sick, and .... well check it out. Can anyone identify it?

http://picasaweb.google.com/Bkraus/WhiteCoral

 

[bkraus]

Also, the polyps are out, so let me say again, it is not sick in any way. Any ideas what this thing is?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

bleached Acropora spp.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Hi bkraus,

Gary's thought sounds very true - if it is an SPS, Acro should fit the bill.

Is it SPS?

I have had corals come back from bleached after weeks of leaving them alone. They do tend to expell their zooxanthelliae during stress.

 

[bkraus]

After reading a bit more around, it appears that it is bleached. The tips are blue, and it is fully polyped after just one night. I wonder what will happen to this. Apparently it was wild aquacultured. Two bi-valves live in it.

How bad is it that my goby likes to sit in it?

 

[bkraus]

Damn, I hate this can't edit after an hour thing. Reading this has me all confused, since the coral is extremely healthy, fully polyped this morning...

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=81&sid=3fddf26feacc831b33493a6188fc3e19

 

[Krazy]

If it isnt already fully dead, it will be with that yellow goby all over it.

 

[bkraus]

10 New shots.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Bkraus/WhiteCoralTake2

 

[bkraus]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1245051

SPS ID forum post about it. They all stopped talking when i showed them actual pictures of polyps.