Aquatic Hamster
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I was told that maybe someone could help me identify a coral that I have. I've posted with my local group but nothing has come about yet. Any help would be much appreciated.
What do I have here (big green thing)
About 6 months ago I bought this coral from a local fish store. I was interested in it and asked what it was. The owners didn't know for sure. IIRC it was listed on his inventory sheet as a favites, but just by its appearance it didn't appear to be one. I liked it and I bought it. The overall consensus from people in the store was some kind of sea mat, perhaps.
Spring forward 6 months, the coral is doing well and it looks like the mat is expanding off the rock forming sheets hanging down. So I think, "hey, this is a good time to frag the mat, it will be easy trimming with an exacto knife". Until I start cutting and I realize this mat is not fleshy, it is stony. I few tiny frags broke off, with only one big enough to transplant on a new rock in the frag tank. The entire colony closed up as soon as the small pieces broke off, very rapidly. About 3 minutes later the entire colony opened back up just as quickly. So now I'm left wondering, what is this? Could it be some kind of incrusting monti or in fact a type of favites after all? I've not had much luck locating a match online.
What do I have here (big green thing)
About 6 months ago I bought this coral from a local fish store. I was interested in it and asked what it was. The owners didn't know for sure. IIRC it was listed on his inventory sheet as a favites, but just by its appearance it didn't appear to be one. I liked it and I bought it. The overall consensus from people in the store was some kind of sea mat, perhaps.
Spring forward 6 months, the coral is doing well and it looks like the mat is expanding off the rock forming sheets hanging down. So I think, "hey, this is a good time to frag the mat, it will be easy trimming with an exacto knife". Until I start cutting and I realize this mat is not fleshy, it is stony. I few tiny frags broke off, with only one big enough to transplant on a new rock in the frag tank. The entire colony closed up as soon as the small pieces broke off, very rapidly. About 3 minutes later the entire colony opened back up just as quickly. So now I'm left wondering, what is this? Could it be some kind of incrusting monti or in fact a type of favites after all? I've not had much luck locating a match online.
Or Turbinaria sp.
