SPS I'd and help

[moonyrat]

Hi,
I have received a few sps frags from a friend, what are they and how to care about them. I have T5 running for 8 hrs a day and salinity 1.025. Thx

 

[givinggoodwill]

#1 is a birds nest.

 

[moonyrat]

um can someone move this to sps ID forum, thx!

 

[SULLY736]

#2 looks like dijitata to me

 

[puleski]

first one is a ponape birds nest. like light and flow

 

[moonyrat]

first one is a ponape birds nest. like light and flow

Um how can u tell from ponape and pink bird nest?

 

[Frick]

Um how can u tell from ponape and pink bird nest?

I would like to know as well? How do you know if it came from ORA first of all?
http://www.orafarm.com/products/hardcoral/seriatopora/ponape-birdsnest/

To be more specific it is Seriatopora hystrix or Birdsnest.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0342/view#

The second might be Montipora digitata. There are a few other Montis that will branch out like that.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0252/view#

 

[moonyrat]

thx!

I would like to know as well? How do you know if it came from ORA first of all?
http://www.orafarm.com/products/hardcoral/seriatopora/ponape-birdsnest/

To be more specific it is Seriatopora hystrix or Birdsnest.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0342/view#

The second might be Montipora digitata. There are a few other Montis that will branch out like that.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0252/view#

 

[Sever]

First one is seriatopora hystrix (propably rose )
Sec one is montipora digitata. Very easy hard corals