ID Please?

[gary greguire]

Can anyone give me an ID on this SPS

Thanks
Gary

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Acropora!

 

[gary greguire]

Thanks Gary I wasn't sure.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

You can't ID that (baby) Acro to species just yet. You need to let it grow out some. You can tell it's an Acropora because it has terminal polyps. (Each "branch" has a polyp growing from it's end. Compare to Montipora or other SPS that have no terminal polyp.)

 

[gary greguire]

you think its just a baby? I thought It was some sort of encrusting acro. Well either way I like it I will see what it turns into. Thanks Gary

 

[gary greguire]

check these out

this one has blue polyps

this is the little brown one I got at the syr swap look how its coloring up

I got this one at the swap to

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

nice Acropora!

 

[gary greguire]

new additions got these in the tank at 3am this morning.
1. should color up to purple.

2. pic doesn't do justice should color up more though

3. 1/3 of colony just had to have

4. acropora monticulosa I may not have enough experience for this one.

5. the one in the back ground

6. last but far from least

 

[NYBen]

Looks good Gary, Bruce is far to good to us...

 

[zanclus]

Looks great Gary keep me in mind when you are ready to frag those acros!!!

 

[gary greguire]

I will John, Jim is first in line.

 

[gary greguire]

anyone have any Idea where to start on the ID for this one.

I think this one is enchinopora lamellosa

 

[drbronx]

Looks to me like a large colony of blastomussa wellsi.

 

[gary greguire]

no actually it does look like that but this coral is only about 2.5 inches in dia and has a skeletal growth similar to a favia.

 

[keckles]

Leptastrea sp.?

Hard to tell in the picture without a size comparison.

 

[gary greguire]

I think we have a winner. """ Leptastrea pruinosa"""" as far as I can tell.
anyways It was in the shop for about 2 weeks I just had to take it home.