Soft coral ID help needed

[funkman262]

Hi everyone I'm still very new to the hobby and I need your help IDing these corals.

I bought this as a Stereonephthya but after researching, I think it might be a Scleronephthya (also, I have no clue what that yellow thing is)

I was told this is a Neospongodes but I think it's a Stereonephthya

I spent a couple hours reading through threads and looking at pictures trying to figure out what exactly these guys are but so many of them look too similar for me to decipher. I think no matter what it is, I'm in trouble. I read that these could be very difficult to keep as they're most likely non-photosynthetic. Any help would be much appreciated so that I can do my best to try to keep them alive. Thank you.

 

[funkman262]

Anyone?

 

[kingfisher62]

The first one looks like a variety of carnation coral. The second one looks like a kenya tree.

 

[kingfisher62]

Oh yeah , the yellow thing is a sponge.

 

[funkman262]

Thanks. I really hope it IS a kenya tree because I might be able to take care of it then.

 

[kingfisher62]

Yeah, on closer inspection, I might be wrong about the kenya. You might have another nonphotosynthetic variety of coral. If that is the case they are both difficult to keep and will need to be fed phytoplankton or such, to survive.
Maybe someone else can chime in.

 

[kingfisher62]

Here are a couple of photos of my kenyas, for comparison.

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[funkman262]

Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I'm fairly certain the first one is scleronephthya and the second one is either neospongodes or stereonephthya but I'd like confirmation on that.

 

[808Rob]

could it be a type of colt coral?

 

[MarkusII]

Hello,

number 2: stereonephthya

regards

Markus

 

[Hormigaquatica]

OP- your 2nd guess IDs are both correct