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fishmanstan
03/29/2013, 08:52 PM
#1). http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/bballer2221/IMAG0591_zpsd0338f6a.jpg
Some type of montipora.. it is very rigid and rock in structure...not like any average orange/red monti cap
#2). http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/bballer2221/IMAG0593_zps06ec1c7f.jpg
Unknown acro..its green, with blue tips at the ends of its newly formed branches
franklypre
03/29/2013, 10:19 PM
monti could be foliosa or hodgsoni, acro looks like divaricata maybe.
fishmanstan
03/30/2013, 07:19 AM
Thanks. Other opinions?
Frick
03/30/2013, 09:34 PM
monti could be foliosa or hodgsoni, acro looks like divaricata maybe.
i gotta agree with the two Montipora IDs, leaning more towards M. hodgsoni.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0255/view#
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0732/view#
As for the Acro, it is a little more difficult because each branch looks like a different species. it looks like it will need more time to grow out and develop a more definite structure.
fishmanstan
03/31/2013, 07:18 AM
Yea the thing is both were mis Identified by LFS. Monti was bought as 'red montipora', acro was bought as 'green slimer'...I knew they looked unique so I pounced on them. I have had the monti maybe 10 months and it went from half dollar size to about 4-5" diameter.
The acro has gotten blue tips, just from my switch from MH to LEDs...very odd, but cool.
Ptyochromis
04/05/2013, 12:05 AM
The picture of the monti is far too blurry to make any type of accurate guesstimate. Maybe M. folisa or friabilis.
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