What coral is this?

[tc2007]

What coral is it in the pic?
What type of lighting and flow it needs?
Also is it normal for it to form a "bubble"?

 

[tc2007]

Anyone?

 

[Taahirs]

I'm not sure. But since there are no replies I'll throw my uneducated guess in here.

Some sort of chalice?

 

[lhm nole]

Lps of some sort maybe a gonipora?

 

[dendrite]

+1 chalice

 

[tc2007]

Just FYI it has polyps, small ones. They are closed for a few days. I don't think chalices have polyps. I can try to get a pic if it opens it's polyps or maybe a video.

 

[tc2007]

Here's another pic. hopefully it will help.

 

[TangingOut]

A picture with less blue would be helpful.

 

[Webmanny]

It kind of looks like a dying Goniopora. I hope I am wrong.

 

[tc2007]

This is a slightly better picture. It's green in color and the polyps seem to be fully extended. I don't think it is goniopora. It's about the size of of a nickel.

 

[ryanman1321]

Looks like hydraphora to me. Keep away from other corals it is very aggressive. Also its actually a sps.

 

[ryanman1321]

Edited above post*

 

[Andrewjamessmit]

It resembles a plate coral to me

 

[Andrewjamessmit]

Kinda like the one in this link
http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+1925&pcatid=1925

 

[TangingOut]

Don't know what it is, but definitely not hydraphora or a plate coral.

 

[Tweaked]

Agreed not either. It looks to be a unhealthy leptastrea species. Compare the mouths you actually see

 

[tc2007]

It's definitely not leptastrea or plate coral.

Maybe hydraphora at best.

 

[Tweaked]

anyone else

 

[SaltyWalter]

It's a gonipora. The flesh is very loose on that front part, it is getting hit with flow there too hard? I have one of that species, I'll try and get a picture.

 

[Tweaked]

It's a gonipora. The flesh is very loose on that front part, it is getting hit with flow there too hard? I have one of that species, I'll try and get a picture.

Kris, very interesting.