Rose/Purple Acro

[hobbby3]

I won a little acro at a club meeting anyone know what it is? The main branches are rose colored with small purple polyups.

This is my first coral does it look healthy? Should the polyups be extended in the first couple days?

I put it about mid water column just below one of my 175 watt MH.

It has a tiny little coral crab (Tetralia glaberrima)and a feather duster located within one of the branches. Couldn't zoom in enough to get a descent picture of them.

 

[Frick]

A close up pic of one of the branches would be nice. For now i am saying samoensis http://sdmas.com/corals/60.php

 

[hobbby3]

Thanks for looking Frick. I'll use a better camera and post it tonight after work.

Do the polyups on samoensis extend all the time if conditions are right? They haven't extended at all yet that I've noticed. I'd hate to kill my first coral right out of the gate free or not

 

[hobbby3]

A close up pic of one of the branches would be nice. For now i am saying samoensis http://sdmas.com/corals/60.php

Here's with a better camera. I couldnt get it to focus right if i got any closer or used the zoom... POS camera.

 

[Frick]

Looking at the tips i would have to say anthocercis http://sdmas.com/corals/8.php.

 

[hobbby3]

Cool thanks for checking it out Jason.

 

[dzhuo]

My guess would be an Acropora squarrosa:

 

[Whisperer]

Or a verweyi.