What type of coral is this?

[Tarolisol]

Originally Posted by One_Divided

that's an acropora deadasadoornailis

let's not kid ourselves, that thing is gone.. sorry!

Now why would you think that, theres nothing to tell you that, he says its been growing. Maybe its just browned out, i have had a large acro bleach out tottaly white get algea growing on it and then turn right around and brighten up again with nice colors. Lots of the time its not dead until you take it outa the tank.

[Aquattro]

Easy to tell, pull it out and smell it. Acros tissue is very unique in it's odor. If it doesn't smell like anything, it's dead.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Easy to tell, pull it out and smell it. Acros tissue is very unique in it's odor. If it doesn't smell like anything, it's dead.

interesting. but yeah its been growing and looks nice and fuzzy.. short of a macro shot, i'd say its alive. i'll try the smell test though.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by One_Divided

that's an acropora deadasadoornailis

let's not kid ourselves, that thing is gone.. sorry!

um, are you seeing white in that pic at all? I am seeing brown and not algae.

Steve

[Samw]

Let's see another pic of it underwater with polyps extended. The way that coral reflects light in the picture, it didn't look like it has any tissue on it. It had the same texture as the liverock. I thought we were looking at a skeleton.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by Samw

Let's see another pic of it underwater with polyps extended. The way that coral reflects light in the picture, it didn't look like it has any tissue on it. It had the same texture as the liverock. I thought we were looking at a skeleton.

well it has quadroupled in size since i've had it..but i'll try and get underwater pic....

[One_Divided]

that thing has been dead for a long time! let it go! It has no tissue. The brown on it is algae. The same colour as the algae on the rock it's mounted on.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by One_Divided

that thing has been dead for a long time! let it go! It has no tissue. The brown on it is algae. The same colour as the algae on the rock it's mounted on.

omg... its a zombie coral ... Dead, but its still growing

[One_Divided]

I find it very hard to believe that it is alive and growing based on that pic. Sorry.. Maybe you can take a pic of it under water with it's zombie polyps extended?

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by One_Divided

I find it very hard to believe that it is alive and growing based on that pic. Sorry.. Maybe you can take a pic of it under water with it's zombie polyps extended?

Adam, there are places that you can go on the net to properly calibrate the color on your monitor, looks like a brown coral that has been taken out of the water for pics on mine, as in looks like there is flesh on it to me.

Steve