SPS ID please

[dragonfly1972]

I am not a big SPS keeper. This guy came on a polyp frag that I bought.
I'm assuming its an acro of some sort.
If you can't see the colors good, it is pink with bright green polyps.

Thanks!

 

[Frick]

It's an Acropora, but too small to ID any further.

 

[dragonfly1972]

Yeah, that's the same problem I'm having. Too small to compare it to pics to get a positive ID.

 

[Frick]

Some things you will want to look out for as it develops would be the new corallites that grow in. And how it grows in into a colony. Even if it was a little bigger and has developed distinct corallites and color, it could still look like a branch from a table or stage or cluster.

Identifying small Acro frags can be objective, so keep an open mind while it grow. IMO that is most of the fun.

 

[dragonfly1972]

I agree. I find the most joy from buying small frags of things...caring for them and watching them grow.
I guess its the mother in me

 

[dragonfly1972]

I wanted to update with the color change I am seeing in this frag now. It has changed from a very baby pink color to a medium brown color with very bright green polyps.
It has drastically changed color quite quickly. I am enjoying watching the change.....now for more growth!

 

[Frick]

There are a lot of Acropora that can have that color combo, potentially any of them can. Acroora aculeus is pretty common and is usually found with green to yellow tips and polyps.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0006