What is this Coral?

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

Did you have a look at the link to JL's pic of the Christmas tree worms?

I have been watching these things for 2 months and I have not seen sweepers once and I do a fair amount of night gazing....

Yeah, thanks for the link. I am waiting until I am sure that my parameters have stabilized until I add any coral. I will be down at the Coast later this week so I will take a peek at that rock if any is in the store.

[Whatigot]

I think I wasn't clear.
I am wondering if you think that the coral you already have, the one that came on your liverock, is a match to the porites that are symbiotic with christmas tree worms as pictured in the link i posted earlier in this thread.
Again, I have the same coral on my LR from Cuba and I was certain it was porites, especially since I have seen no sweepers.
I was wondering if after having a look at the picture you might fathom a guess at if the porites that JL sells with its christmas tree worm rocks might be one and the same with the "mystery" coral you and I both had pop up on our LR...
Just looking for a second opinion, thank you.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

I was wondering if after having a look at the picture you might fathom a guess at if the porites that JL sells with its christmas tree worm rocks might be one and the same with the "mystery" coral you and I both had pop up on our LR...
Just looking for a second opinion, thank you.

I do not have enough experience in coral ID to hazard a guess, hence the reason for my original post.

[Whatigot]

you don't have enough experience to look at one picture and compare it to what you have?

Come on now, how do you think you gain experience in Coral ID?
By identifying corals I'd imagine.....


In any case, based on my experiences and observations; I think it's porites.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

you don't have enough experience to look at one picture and compare it to what you have?

I still check my driver's license to see what my name is, so no I am not going to hazard a guess on sketchy web photos.

[Whatigot]

hahahahaha....
Awesome.
That made my day.

[bv_reefer]

Originally Posted by Oscar

I still check my driver's license to see what my name is, so no I am not going to hazard a guess on sketchy web photos.

lmfao

[Snappy]

I guarantee the coral in that picture is not porites. Also christmas tree worms don't only host with porites. When diving I have seen them in everything from straight rock to acropora as well as porites.