Too small to Id?
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Frick
AZ FRAG President
One and three are Acropora, but way too small to even guess further.
Two might be a birdsnest. Seriatopora guttatus.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0809/view#
Two might be a birdsnest. Seriatopora guttatus.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0809/view#
thelizardkin
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I think one is a garf bonsai
Frick
AZ FRAG President
sigh. I have ranted about this way too much but here it is again. :deadhorse1:
GARF Bonsai will have lineage to GARFs original Bonsai colony. So if the OP is looking for the ID of that coral then it can no longer be a GARF Bonsai Acropora or any named coral. It would be proper to find the species. Every Acropora has the potential to be purple with green polyps. Identifying them all as Bonsai would be foolish when they all require different husbandry.
Flat out, IDing a coral based on color in reference to a show name is a bad idea IMO.
I just wanted species so that I know exact care. I don't mind that I can't call it a special name even if it may or may not be one. The birdsnest I'd was spot on. Thanks! There are tons of different corals called birdsnest so it's nice to know the species. I'll wait until the others grow a little more.
Frick
AZ FRAG President
Well the only thing to go by for now is the color and the tips on the first one, which is trying to identify a car by the number of doors and shape of the bumper.
You can try looking at these Acros to see if yours ends up looking close to. These all commonly found to be purple and sometimes have green polyps. I am not saying any of these are what you have, but they could be a good start to check out while it grows out.
A. secale http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0062/view#
A. nana http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0050/view#
A. valida http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0077/view#
A. kimbeensis http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0444/view#
A. efflorescens http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0827/view#
The third Acro's possibilities, judging by the shape and corallites could be;
A. yongei http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0081/view#
A. striata http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0514/view#
A. pulchra http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0057/view#
A. formosa http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0029/view#
For care the only thing you can do now is give them general Acropora care. Good water flow and start with moderate lighting and go from there.
You can try looking at these Acros to see if yours ends up looking close to. These all commonly found to be purple and sometimes have green polyps. I am not saying any of these are what you have, but they could be a good start to check out while it grows out.
A. secale http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0062/view#
A. nana http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0050/view#
A. valida http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0077/view#
A. kimbeensis http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0444/view#
A. efflorescens http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0827/view#
The third Acro's possibilities, judging by the shape and corallites could be;
A. yongei http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0081/view#
A. striata http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0514/view#
A. pulchra http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0057/view#
A. formosa http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0029/view#
For care the only thing you can do now is give them general Acropora care. Good water flow and start with moderate lighting and go from there.
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