Stony Coral ID

[ds4x4]

This coral I have had for quite a while and has went through alot between multiple tanks. I have seen parts of the coral skeleton bleach, die and then come back and also seen individual polyps die and come back. I believe it to be a SPS although someone thought it was an LPS. Last pic is an Old one

 

[NVfishman]

how bout a moon coral

on of those tough ones

looks like a favite, but alot of stuff looks like this

 

[Frick]

From the looks of the skeleton on the side i would say a Leptastrea sp. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0763/view#

 

[javimarino]

blastomussa merleti IMO

 

[Frick]

blastomussa merleti IMO

The polyps them self definitely look like merleti but they would be individual polyps if they were.

 

[javimarino]

I just google Leptastrea sp and yes looks like what ds4x4 has. I belive I also have one sold to me as blasto, but now I think is a Leptastrea. I'll try to post a pic tomorrow to compare them. thanks again, Frick, like always.

 

[javimarino]

here's some pics of my coral, what you think leptastrea, blasto of other coral

I see some familiarities with ds4x4's, but not quite the same. like the mouth or center of the polyp are a lot different. What do you think? use your whisper magic :lol2:

 

[javimarino]

bump

 

[Frick]

Javimarinio, yours is looking more like an unusual brain. Maybe Oulastrea http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0374/view#

Or Montastrea curta http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0242/view#

The skeleton will be the best way to ID that one. Or a pic of the colony when the tissue is recessed back (agitated).

 

[javimarino]

Wow! I'll never guess those posibilities. Between those, I have seen tissue recessed back, I'll say Oulastrea crispata...or Montastrea curta :spin2: this is hard, but thanks for the great info/read.