ID Help on Maricultured Colonies Please

[returnofsid]

I picked up a few Maricultured colonies, yesterday, and would like some help in identification, please.

For most, I'll supply a colony picture and a Macro, to show polyp detail. I thought I'd taken Macros of all of them, but I guess I missed a few...lol

In case it helps, I THINK these are all from Bali, but could be mistaken and can get that information, if needed. Also, they have been growing, in a green house, with no artificial lighting, for the past 3 weeks or so.

They are now in my tank, under 250W Hamilton SE 14K.

Thanks in advance!

#1.

#2.

#3.

#4.

#5.

#6.

 

[returnofsid]

Bumping this up because I know we've got some members who are MUCH better at SPS ID than I am!! Please don't make me open up my JEN Veron's Corals of the World...lol.

 

[Henry Colf]

second pic looks like 20k leauges lokani...

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

Here is what I am thinking but I could be off on a couple of these.

#1 Acropora Carduus
http://sdmas.com/corals/14.php

#2 Acropora Caroliniana
http://sdmas.com/corals/15.php

#3 Acropora Longicyathus
http://sdmas.com/corals/41.php

#4 Acropora Desalwii
http://sdmas.com/corals/679.php

#5 Acropora Divaricata
http://sdmas.com/corals/24.php

#6 Acropora Hoeksemai
http://sdmas.com/corals/644.php

 

[returnofsid]

SPSEmpire, thank you. That gives me a starting point, in my research!

If it helps, in case the photos don't convey it, #1 and #3 are both very thin branched, fine and delicate looking.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

SPSEmpire, thank you. That gives me a starting point, in my research!

If it helps, in case the photos don't convey it, #1 and #3 are both very thin branched, fine and delicate looking.

YW, those are some nice photos. I am the least confident in the ID on #3 but if you imagine somebody coming across and snipping the tips off of those large colonies as in the sdmas picture, they might look a little bit thinner. Plus the sdmas description mentions bottlebrush branches and the color is occasionally blue. Either way, great looking piece.