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[coral_addict]

I just bought what was sold as a "Purple fire" acro. It's smooth, purple with white tips. Any ideas as to what it could it be? I'll try to post a pic tomorrow

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

Waiting for some pic's Gilbert!

 

[coral_addict]

Here it is!

 

[Frick]

Not an Acropora species at all. You have a Distichopora sp. This is non-photosynthetic "coral" that requires a lot of water flow and good planktonic feeding. I would keep it out of the light or it will grow algae on it and smother it.

http://www.arkive.org/lace-corals/distichopora-spp/

 

[t4zalews]

If this was purchased at an LFS, I'd advise stop going there

 

[stevedola]

looks like a type of sponge or gorgonian

 

[coral_addict]

Dang... Well I'll do my best to keep it alive! I actually bought it at the place I work at... In general we're really good about correctly labeling things, but I guess this one got mislabelled or something. We have a lot of new people working here, might explain it...

 

[Xadieu]

Not an Acropora species at all. You have a Distichopora sp. This is non-photosynthetic "coral" that requires a lot of water flow and good planktonic feeding. I would keep it out of the light or it will grow algae on it and smother it.

http://www.arkive.org/lace-corals/distichopora-spp/

Good ID frick!

 

[oscar.millan]

Nice work Frick.

 

[Frick]

Thanks. I have had a little experience with it as a hitch hiker. Never seen a colony sold. Distichopora is actually a part of the Hydrozoa class. So the feeding and flow will be the tricky part.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

Good call

 

[coral_addict]

Yes, I'm trying to feed it with phyto, but I haven't seen any dactylozooids yet. I just want it to live!