Who's that SPS?!

[footballcs12]

I am looking into buying a new SPS that my LFS got in their shipment this week but before I do I would like to know what it is and make sure I don't kill it

In person it is more of a red/pink color than it shows in the picture. On the order sheet all that it was listed as was "Misc Aquacultured pink/red branching SPS"

 

[Frick]

Either Montipora porites.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0734/view#

Or Montipora samarensis.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0453/view#

Or Montipora altasepta.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0456/view#

All of these are more intermediate SPS. So if you've never kept SPS i would try something else first.

 

[footballcs12]

So almost like a montipora digita but not quite from what I am reading?

 

[Frick]

Yes it digitates like M. digitata, but certainly is not. The corallites (polyp houses) are nothing like digitata. But from my experience these species are just a little more sensitive.