Need Id on a sweet find

[Nathan4Wvu]

Last week I discoved that a local pet store doesn't know the difference between live rock and coral lol. Good for me bad for them lol So i have been cleaning out there tanks lol looking for any thing i can not bad getting coral for 7$lb lol

Any way got thisi today and im not sure the name of it if you could id it, it would help alot ohh and if you have one in you tank could you post a pic so i can know what its going to look like when it gets healthy

Here is some other stuff i got for 7lb lol
Green Star

Zoas

 

[Freed]

Top one looks like a faviid of some sort. Also looks like it is releasing eggs.

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

Im wondering what those things were they are coming out every where are they eggs?? They look like little seeds

 

[Freed]

Egg sacks

 

[oddballs]

i think that is a favites dont know species specifics but id say thats what it is.

 

[IslandCrow]

It looks like favia to me. I believe the rule of thumb is if the walls between polyps are shared, it's favites. If they're separate, it's favia. I can't tell for sure from the picture. The care for the two is almost identical, though. Telling species apart is very difficult, and I'm no where near experienced enough to even attempt that.

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

They are shared

 

[Dani Arnanz]

Yes, favites...

 

[Chad Vossen]

isnt that what live rock is?

most stores sell rocks that contain bacteria and are called live rock. if your lucky, some of these rocks will have caroline algae growing on them.. at least in my area this is the case with the rocks. live rock with any sort of coral growing on it is unheard of around my area.

 

[oddballs]

like i said favites.give it some time some food (mysis shrimp,2 little fishes zoplan)some love and some time and it will probably turn a killer shade of green or maybe some other color!!

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

sweet i hope it does turn green its looking better by the day

 

[joe18]

maybe this was alreaady said, but along with feeding, i would also shade it, as i see you have some strong lighting on your tank.

good luck
joe

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

ok thanks i will keep that in mind i don't really have any shady areas right now i don't have much rock lol at 14 watts a gallon there is not much shade lol

But as for an update!!! Its changing colors!!!!!! The centers are becoming they most breath taking shade of green. Its more green then the green to the right of bob marlys head in JOE's avatar. It look like the outerside of the polys are getting an orange tent!!!!!!

Pics to come

 

[oddballs]

i love getting a coral in bad to so so condition and turn it into my own personal LE lol!the diamonds in the ruff!!

 

[Afishianado]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7496581#post7496581 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by armagedon48
isnt that what live rock is?

most stores sell rocks that contain bacteria and are called live rock. if your lucky, some of these rocks will have caroline algae growing on them.. at least in my area this is the case with the rocks. live rock with any sort of coral growing on it is unheard of around my area.

Where do you look?
In Durham, Triangle Tropical has very good live rock most fo the time. I have seen the boxes sitting around after a shipment. They are supplied by Walt Smith for the Tonga stuff and thier Fiji rock is very good too. loaded with Pods, brittle stars, Colinista snails, coralline, etc. There a few aiptasia in there too but the rock is good stuff if you get there soon after a delivery. Even between shipmets if you are picky there is good rock there, and they have the best live rock prices around here.

The shop itself isn't a marvel to look at but they do have good rock and some decent corals, consistently. I can gte large corals and frag size stuff for cheap. I like the place for what it is.

Way to go for the post originator, clean em out. However, my only criticism would be to find out what you are releiving them of before you get it. Would hate to see you get it home only to find out it was Dendronepthea or Elegance or Gonipora or something else that most people stand no chance of keeping alive.

Just my $.02