Yellow Monti cap? digi?

[Deton8it]

I posted this in another section before I saw this ID page. I picked this up at my local LFS that was going out of business and selling all of their stuff. I picked it up for $50 but I don't know what it is. Is it a digi or a cap. The polyps look like a cap to me but it grows like a digi. Regardless, I have never seen a yellow one. The pics were taken with my Galaxy 3 phone under 14k 150w MH.

 

[Deton8it]

FYI, I learned it is an Elkhorn. You learn something new every day.


John

 

[ajcanale]

I believe "Elkhorn" is Acropora Palmata, which are massive in the wild and are not popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. What you have is likely a Montipora Digata, rather than an Acropora.

 

[Deton8it]

Someone mentioned that it was a Montipora Elkhorn. I googled "Montipora Elkhorn" and there are several that are identical. In fact, ORA sells a green version of this. It is without a doubt an Montiproa Elkhorn.


John

 

[Deton8it]

Montipora Hirsuta is the scientific name.