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[psteeleb]

I've had this growth on a rock now for some time. It's been through red bugs and AEFW's and is finally getting some structure to it. any ideas?

 

[psteeleb]

here are a couple closer up side shots - sorry lights were out so taken with flash, so no where near the colors as shown in the top down picture

 

[Shadowramy]

Very nice coral!!! Can really tell yet what it is yet. Would look for something that is Corymbose including Caespitose (busy). First picture almost looks like A.nana but there arent enough corallites for it too be that.

 

[dots]

Yeah it does look like a nana in the first, but is taking on a interesting direction.

The polyps remind me the ones on my Becker Tort

 

[returnofsid]

The first picture almost looks like Garfs Purple Bonsai!! I highly doubt it though. Beautiful hitchhiker though!!

 

[psteeleb]

thanks guys

new picture - with a little more new growth

 

[Frankenpora]

Interesting.
It is encrusting like an Eflo, but it has coralites that resemble A. Lokani. It could be a Lokani that is growing this way based on
your setup, but this is just speculation. It does seem to be a
smooth polyped deep water species.
Pretty coral

 

[psteeleb]

weekly update (bump) - just hopeful that one of these weeks it gets enough structure to be identified - thanks all

 

[psteeleb]

another weekly update

some people are thinking it looks like the "Tyree Purple Unknown", at this stage it is very similar in growth patterns and polyp coloration. The base color is a different purple but htat cold be lights or any number of things

you can almost see the entire encrustation in this picture

 

[psteeleb]

updated picture - a little more coralite structure forming

 

[psteeleb]

updated picture

 

[psteeleb]

couple updated top down pictures

 

[shookbrad]

I love that coral! I would love a frag of it if you ever decide to frag it.

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14259743#post14259743 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shookbrad
I love that coral! I would love a frag of it if you ever decide to frag it.

thanks, and I'm sure I'll be fragging it some day