Today's Favorate Coral

Lance · #1 02-22-2009, 02:57 AM

This Acro is changing from pink to white blue after changing from Ushio 250W 10K DE to Hamilton 10K. It's a fairly slow grower but one of my favourites.

And I've always liked this one. Pavona

Jason McK · #2 02-22-2009, 03:05 AM

Nice Lance WOW

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Carmen · #3 02-22-2009, 04:10 AM

OOO love the shape on the pavona Lance!

High tide · #4 02-22-2009, 06:10 AM

And I've always liked this one. Pavona

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I believe that coral is Monastrea, very nice!

Lance · #5 02-22-2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by High tide

And I've always liked this one. Pavona

I believe that coral is Monastrea, very nice![/quote]

Is it? That's the third different ID I've had on this coral.

chandigz · #6 02-22-2009, 06:37 AM

I don't think its a pavona either

High tide · #7 02-22-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Lance

I believe that coral is Monastrea, very nice!

Is it? That's the third different ID I've had on this coral.[/quote]

It very well could be Cyphastrea as well, which I'm leaning towards right now...hard to ID from a photo though. It's not Pavona though, Pavona is is velvety and not very distinct polyps.

Ephraim · #8 02-22-2009, 02:17 PM

it is pavona. it's a green pavona maldivensis, which are more commonly orange.

High tide · #9 02-22-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ephraim

it is pavona. it's a green pavona maldivensis, which are more commonly orange.

I had time to reference some photos this morning and I think your right. It just shows that you cannot categorize based on the common species of a genus!....now how can I get a piece!?

Ephraim · #10 02-22-2009, 03:58 PM

it's not too hard to find, it comes in time to time with aquaculture shipments. And it usually gets passed over by most people. The orange morph is really striking, lights up like a christmas tree under actinics.