Coral ID

[stevil]

Can anyone help me identify these corals? I got them in a batch of other buys.

 

Mystery coral#1 The seller said that he got it white, but when he added it to his tank it turned colors. It has been in the bottom of my tank for about 2 weeks. I've recently moved it to the top. I can see tiny polyps extended, they appear to be like a montipora cap, but this coral is definitely encrusting the rock.

 

Mystery coral#2

 

Mystery coral#3

 

Mystery coral#4

 

Mystery coral#5

Edited October 24, 2006 by stevil

[dbartco]

Sure, I'll play and throw my credibilty to the wind. None definite...

 

1 ?

2 blue ridge? break off the dead part and see if blue

3 stag, abrolhensis maybe? forgive spelling

4 lobophyton?

5 monti digitata

[geofloors]

1 looks like an encrusting montipora, 2 looks like fire coral (millipora). The others look like what Doug mentioned.

 

 

George

[davelin315]

Can anyone help me identify these corals? I got them in a batch of other buys.

 

Mystery coral#1 The seller said that he got it white, but when he added it to his tank it turned colors. It has been in the bottom of my tank for about 2 weeks. I've recently moved it to the top. I can see tiny polyps extended, they appear to be like a montipora cap, but this coral is definitely encrusting the rock.

Looks like an encrusting Montipora but it's not a good picture to tell from. Could also be something else, I'm assuming that it's a hard coral/sps?

 

Mystery coral#2

Looks like either heliopora (blue ridge) which is an oxycoral or something like that. The growth pattern, however, looks more like a fire coral. If you can describe the surface a bit better that would help. If it's smooth with little tiny "pin holes" on it, it's heliopora. These sometimes will have polyps extended from them. It also is fairly shiny on the surface. If it has no holes and instead a kind of rough feeling to the surface then it's a fire coral. Watch out, though, they can pack a powerful sting.

 

Mystery coral#3

I was going to say Acropora millepora, but the polyps don't look that much like A. milleporas I have seen and had. The polyps you have seem to be fully extended and are completely out, meaning the entire oral disc is extended and visible. The A. millepora I have seen don't necessarily fully extend but they have long tentacles on the polyps that seem to be kind of hanging out of the coral.

 

Mystery coral#4

Devil's finger leather coral. Variation of sarcophyton I believe. Not exactly sure of the exact type, but it's definitely marketed as a finger leather in most places.

 

Mystery coral#5

M. digitata or possibly a porites. If you can get a close up of the polyps that will help in identifying. The only reason I didn't immediately say M. digitata is that the skeleton appears almost like a beehive with the hexagonal openings, but I can't really tell from the picture.

[squiddly]

#2 looks like a fire coral to me too. They can certainly hurt and blister. If you happen to touch it and it burns, apply vinegar early and often.