What is this?

[hansnfrans]

Brett (Splash of Life) gave this to me, said it was acanthastrea. Is that correct? How common is this color pattern? Just curious, thanks.

 

[RRafael]

I dont know what that is but I think you should put it in my tank for futher investigation , for real it looks nice let me know when its ready to frag....
Here is a link about "Acanthastrea"

http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Acanthastrea

 

[mm949]

turning the lights on might help.....acans come in many color morphs....more orange more value...

 

[hansnfrans]

Here's a pic w/ the lights on......

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[hansnfrans]

If I have a 150w MH over the 29gal tank, where should this coral be placed? Right now I have it on the bottom and the polyps seem to have shrunk a little bit since it has been in my tank. Therefore I'm guessin' that these like lower light.

 

[menard]

Big G.
Thats ACANTHASTREA SUBECHINATA
What happen part of it dead ? They are hardy give'em some time it should encrust the dead part.

 

[hansnfrans]

Brett gave this to me. I was digging through the rocks in his tank where his coral were and I came upon this piece. It only had 4 polyps left on it when I got it. The others probably died off b/c this was buried. Glad to hear that these are hardy . Thanks for the species ID menard.

 

[hansnfrans]

Another interesting thing is that there are 2 critters on the skeleton of the old acans and they have 2 white worms coming out of the center of these 1 inch spikes. The spikes look exactly like fiber optic strands. They are clear and really reflect the light. Kinda weird. They look sharp.