A couple coral questions

[fishykisses]

First of all, can someone ID this coral?

Next, I got this frag and parts are bleaching out, what would the cause be? And can I reverse it?

Finally I got this other frag and half seems to be doing really well but half is droopy, is this just the way it's supposed to look or is it not going to make it?

Thanks so much!

[ashr]

First one looks like a flower pot or daisy coral to me. (goniopora)

Something the lines of
http://www.freshmarine.com/flower-pot-coral.html
http://www.arkive.org/flowerpot-corals/goniopora-spp/

Edit: These have a low survival rate in a new tank.. It can be done but its not easy.

The 2nd one looks like a Birds Nest SPS.

[paddyob]

The first coral looks like a flower pot. Goniopora(sp)?

Difficult coral to keep.

[fishykisses]

I had it in my nano tank and it never opened up. It was in for 3 ish weeks. My LED's in my nano shorted out so I moved it to my 55g and in a few days it opened up as shown. It looks really happy but I'll research and see what i can do to keep it happy.
Thanks

[George]

The first one looks like Alveopora rather than Gonipora because there are 12 pedals (hard to see from the blurry pictures but you should be able to count the pedals yourself). Fortunately Alveopora has a higher survival rate than Gonipora, but it's still a hard one to keep alive long term.
The second one is a (green) birdsnest although not sure if it's your light but it appears to be brown. That may also explain the dead skin. Give it good light and flow and it should recover. Green birdsnest is a hardy coral.
Third one is some kind of soft coral. Sorry I don't do soft coral can't identify it.

[fishykisses]

The birdsnest is more pink, definitely not green

[ashr]

Originally Posted by George

The first one looks like Alveopora rather than Gonipora because there are 12 pedals (hard to see from the blurry pictures but you should be able to count the pedals yourself). Fortunately Alveopora has a higher survival rate than Gonipora, but it's still a hard one to keep alive long term.
The second one is a (green) birdsnest although not sure if it's your light but it appears to be brown. That may also explain the dead skin. Give it good light and flow and it should recover. Green birdsnest is a hardy coral.
Third one is some kind of soft coral. Sorry I don't do soft coral can't identify it.

I should have counted haha. I know one has 12 and one has 24.. I think

[ScubaSteve]

If your birdsnest is receding, I'd a) frag off the living parts above where it is dying to stop the progression of the disease and b) move it up higher in the tank to get more light and flow. Birdsnests don't often recover once they start to go. You need to frag it to help it recover.

[ashr]

Do most BN's require a lot of light? Mine is growing well but light brown... its about the middle/high in my tank.. It could go higher tho...

[christyf5]

move the birdsnest, it might be getting stung by the mushrooms next door.