Please id this three.
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Kolognekoral
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Very nice. Superb colouring on all three.
The first one is A. nasuta, the second is a bit fuzzy, but may be A. samoensis, while the third looks like one of the A. tortuosa clones.
The first one is A. nasuta, the second is a bit fuzzy, but may be A. samoensis, while the third looks like one of the A. tortuosa clones.
Kolognekoral
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rleechb,
you may be right with A. vermiculata! I thought the radials were a bit too prominant, but that could be the angle of the foto.
A. plana has very different radials, strongly appressed and the structure is extremely fine.
A. gomezi is not so heavily built in my experience and has radials of two distinct sizes (tubular and pocket), while A. tortuosa has radials of many different sizes. Otherwise, they have a similar look. I'll stick with A. tortuosa for now.
maybe someone else will chime in.
you may be right with A. vermiculata! I thought the radials were a bit too prominant, but that could be the angle of the foto.
A. plana has very different radials, strongly appressed and the structure is extremely fine.
A. gomezi is not so heavily built in my experience and has radials of two distinct sizes (tubular and pocket), while A. tortuosa has radials of many different sizes. Otherwise, they have a similar look. I'll stick with A. tortuosa for now.
maybe someone else will chime in.
fishlibrary
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The third one seem to be Acropora Turtuosa.
I give more photo for first two species for IDing.
I give more photo for first two species for IDing.
Kolognekoral
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OK, now I'm convinced the second one is not A. samoensis! The radials are wrong when viewed from the side (amazing what a difference the angle makes!) It may be A. desalwii. Very compact growth, but should start to table. An exquisite coral when grown! Post some shots in a few months. I'm very curious as to how it developes.
Now the first really looks like A. tenuis. Lipped radials, long axials, rosette formation. A. vermiculata is looser formed and has shorter radials. The two are very close, however.
Now the first really looks like A. tenuis. Lipped radials, long axials, rosette formation. A. vermiculata is looser formed and has shorter radials. The two are very close, however.
fishlibrary
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Both of them no too similar to A. tenuis & A. samoensis compare with real frag!
acrohead500ppm
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i agree with rleech. on the #3 its looks like a gomezi to me,
cologne- corals growth pattern/density highy depends on the enviromental factors it was grown in
cologne- corals growth pattern/density highy depends on the enviromental factors it was grown in
