What coral can this be? Came on liverock

[tc2007]

Got some gulf live rock which had this on it. There is still some faint life on one of the heads (it's light green in color). Any idea on what this could be and if the remaining portion lives, will it fill up the other dead areas?

 

[rt67ghy]

It looks like a lobophyllia wellsophyllia. The coral can recover from this and probably fill up the skeleton. It'd be nice to see how it turns out.

 

[cloak]

Caribbean Rose coral IMO.

 

[SaltyWalter]

Manicina areolata (carib. rose coral as stated above) or maybe Mycetophyllia danaana or one of the brains in the family mussidae.

Defiantly not a lobo or a wellso if its from the Caribbean.

 

[scooter31707]

IMO, looks like a dead Lobo.

 

[Tweaked]

As stated, Lobos are from the other side of the planet.

Looks spot on to the Manicina areolata from the Caribbean as mentioned.

 

[tc2007]

Caribbean Rose coral IMO.

Looks like it!

http://www.liverocknreef.com/liverock/index.php?l=product_detail&p=9992

 

[rt67ghy]

Looks like it!

http://www.liverocknreef.com/liverock/index.php?l=product_detail&p=9992

+1

I agree that it's probably not lobophyllia.

 

[Tweaked]

He stated the rock came from the gulf. It can't be a lobo lol

 

[tbacon]

looks good

 

[guits]

Got some gulf live rock which had this on it. There is still some faint life on one of the heads (it's light green in color). Any idea on what this could be and if the remaining portion lives, will it fill up the other dead areas?

Do you have any updated pics on how it recovered? I love Manicina!

 

[tc2007]

Do you have any updated pics on how it recovered? I love Manicina!

Sorry it didn't make it. there was not enough tissue to recover.

 

[Sk8r]

Don't totally give up on it. Some stonies can come back from apparent death. I had a maze brain rise from the dead after a whole year being used as structural rock.

 

[tc2007]

Don't totally give up on it. Some stonies can come back from apparent death. I had a maze brain rise from the dead after a whole year being used as structural rock.

hmmm. I have it inverted for the last 2months :blown:

Will try move it up side again.

 

[guits]

Sorry it didn't make it. there was not enough tissue to recover.

Sorry to hear :sad2: