ID on SPS please - New one added Oct 7

Nebthet · #1 10-07-2009, 09:18 PM

It looks like a cerealis or secale to me.

Myka · #2 10-07-2009, 10:18 PM

Thanks Nebthet, I will look those up and see if I can ID. (Edit: I don't think either of those are it, the corallites are very rounded, the coral almost appear bulbous and smooth, and the polyps are very small). To my untrained eyes, it almost looks like a branching Monti.)

The frag I got is actually from Fragalot although I noticed Coral Master does seem to have the same piece. There was a group order here (so no shipping fees) and I figured I would give it a shot since there were a few pieces on the $10 frag list that were very tempting. 3 of 5 frags looks great (bigger than expected too), one RTN'd about 60% (it was a huge frag though), and the last one was DOA. Still, I got 3 good frags, and a so so for $50. Not bad.

shrimpchips · #3 10-07-2009, 10:38 PM

At first glance I thought it was an Acropora maryae (the same as the famed purple monster), but I'm not sure of that. Looks kind of like an Acrpora squarrosa too:
http://data.aims.gov.au/coralpages/H...0pages/696.htm

But then again, they're probably both wrong. Damn acropora IDs <_<

Myka · #4 10-07-2009, 10:42 PM

Jeez, I haven't even heard of most of these!!

You might be right with squarrosa...if not, that is very close. Definitely not maryae. After hunting around on that site you linked to above, I think it might be Acropora plantaginea. The color descriptions match too seeing as the base color is yellow-brown. That's a great site! Book marked it.

sphelps · #5 10-07-2009, 10:46 PM

Looks deepwater to me, other than that can't help. You may get better results here

karazy · #6 10-07-2009, 10:51 PM

it looks like a colorful fuzzy stick to me

Atomikk · #7 10-08-2009, 12:36 AM

A. squarrosa is the closest to the picture displayed. The Axial corallites look exactly like its radial corallites.. a big distinction in A. squarrosa.

shrimpchips · #8 10-07-2009, 10:47 PM

Yeah, don't think it's a maryae either.

The AIMS coral pages are probably among the best online place to ID SPS corals - although a bit tricky to navigate. But they have pictures of whole large colonies to close up of bare skeletons, which makes for easier IDing.

And a lot of pretty pictures

noirsphynx · #9 10-07-2009, 10:51 PM

Does the frag you received look like the pic? I'm asking because Ken does have one coming so I think I'll grab it.

Myka · #10 10-08-2009, 01:32 PM

Thanks Atomikk, I think that's the best ID I can get for now. Maybe revisit it in a year when it has grown.

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx

Does the frag you received look like the pic? I'm asking because Ken does have one coming so I think I'll grab it.

Yep, they match.

All the frags I got from Fragalot were correct to the photos.