Sps Id

[johnnybravo234]

Please help me id this coral

 

[Letmegrow]

Montipora capriconris ?

 

[johnnybravo234]

The one in the center right?

 

[NuclearReefs]

looks like a cap or a turbinaria.

 

[bogg]

You might want to remove that little starfish.

 

[JamesJR]

No that can't be a cap, it doesn't even look like a montipora. The polyps just don't look dense enough for it to be a turbinaria.

 

[saltycreefer]

Definately Montipora.

 

[kpk]

Definitly Cap...

 

[Justin/TiV]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8265498#post8265498 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bogg
You might want to remove that little starfish.

wondering why you say that...I have several of those in my tank and never thought them to be harmful

 

[BLKTANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8282089#post8282089 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin/TiV
wondering why you say that...I have several of those in my tank and never thought them to be harmful

me 2. like to know more.

 

[swiseman]

Melev was kind enough to visit our local site a few weeks back and I asked him to comment on the very same thing. I got panicked after reading a section on the GARF site called SPS eating starfish. Scroll down and you will see his response that put me a little more at ease. I still remove them when I see them just in case. They can multiply to plague like proportions if left unchecked.

http://arrg.ca/showthread.php?tid=1101

 

[Mr. Fish Stick]

That is a Turbinaria reniformis. Do a search for that name and you will find several pics that look just like that.

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[johnnybravo234]

Thankyou for the info. My tank is kinda infested with the starfish. I havent had any problems with them attacking anything yet. The only sps corals I have are m. digita, an unidentified encrusting montipora, and the one in this thread. Maybe they prefer to eat acropora.