Unknown Coral Information

[shempdevil]

I am trying to find out a bit about a piece of coral before I purchase it.

It is a beautiful piece of coral but I need to know lighting conditions and temperature preferences for it before I buy it.

It has long "arms" that come out and are very soft and long.
When it is disturbed, the arms completely retract into the rock.


The polyp looking things on the end of the "arms" are bright green and the arms are a light brownish color.


Can someone tell me what type of coral this is, and what lighting conditions are optimal for the type?

Thank you so much!!!

 

[ronald7410]

wow. is this guy serious.
do u have any picks?
how big is your tank?
what type of lighting are u using?

 

[dustin323]

Green star polyps?

I dunno if you are going to get it then first you need to know what it is called or at least get a pic so someone can tell you.

 

[syrinx]

gonaporia or avlepora- both prob misspelled. Thankyouverymuch.

 

[syrinx]

Sorry- care! This coral is a frustrater- it tends to need bright light and med current, but has been universally difficult to keep. The bad part about it is that the ones that do seem to do well in captivity are in beginer tanks or tanks with little maint. done. Seems they come from turbid nutrient rich water, not unlike the elegance coral. It also seems that the parameters they like don`t match the ones we need to keep to keep other corals as well as nusience algaes in check. Of course I could be wrong with my ID- and others will have their own opinions on these corals to boot!