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joetekyun
10/22/2007, 12:35 PM
Hey guys, I found this frag on a rock that I brought into my tank with a bunch of other soft coral. What is this? It's growing slowly but surely.

http://www.joeyun.com/images/whatisthiscoral.jpg
skimmerman100
10/22/2007, 12:57 PM
looks like a mushroom to me
matttaylor
10/22/2007, 02:31 PM
It looks like a chalice. Is there a hard skeleton underneath, or is it just tissue? If there is no skeleton than it could be a 'shroom.

Matt
joetekyun
10/22/2007, 02:35 PM
no skeleton underneath. looks almost like its budding like a ricordia right?
aquarius77
10/22/2007, 02:38 PM
I dont think it is a ric but i belive it to be a shroom. It looks very interesting.
crispyreef
10/22/2007, 04:47 PM
I'll go with discosoma.
ReefFreak3652
10/23/2007, 08:46 AM
possibly Rhodactis
coralfarm123
10/23/2007, 05:00 PM
I would guess

Rhodactis sanctithomae

If I'm right you should start to see more bubble like things coming out of the top of it as it grows larger.
FroggyFeet
10/23/2007, 08:40 PM
Nice color to it!
joetekyun
10/23/2007, 09:10 PM
This is kind of fun! =) I'll post pictures as it grows!