ponapea torch stag?

[afamousjohnson]

Been trying to id this stag. After a bit of digging came up with a close resemblence to the ponapea torch stag. So those of you that have one what do you think. Lighting is PC and MH. Fast grower brown when I got it since went really blue at base and now a green blue with bright blue purple growth.

 

[Frick]

If you know it didn't originate as a ponape torch stag then i wouldn't ID it as so. To me it is looking like A. pulchra http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0057/view#

 

[NVfishman]

looks like a a. austrea in first pic

 

[afamousjohnson]

Ya I looked into that direction for identification as well a while ago. The closest resembalance I found in that search was formusa but there was a lot that looked close also.

 

[aFs]

This same peice was put in my tank under LED's and is a completely differant looking coral coloration and it seems it has made it more difficult to ID.

I dont know if mine has more flow on it or what but it is skinny branched unlike AFamous with light green polyps, redish at the base and teal from middle to tip.... it is super fast grower like a stag but not sure it seems to be changing color as it settles in

 

[aFs]

At this point I am almost thinking some sort of tri-color, the coloration seems to be sensitive to tank parameters like a validia any one have something like it

 

[aFs]

this is what mine looks like......5 corals down in the middle
http://www.fragalot.ca/sps frags 2.html

blue tip tri color

 

[afamousjohnson]

Hahaaa. I know you. Good to see ya on here. And your right. Under your leds it looks like a different piece in growth and color. The frag I hooked Mbietz up with also looks different from the mother but it is now being held in the 90 for the time being so we will see. It seems some pieces live there entire time being unknown in the tank. This may be one of them.