Coral ID please

[k2yu]

Hi everyone

I am a newbie in reef.

i bought two pieces of corals a few days ago.
but i have no idea what they are, i've never seen it before.
all i know is that they are hard coral.
Are they by any chance Favia ???????

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/k2yu/9c60c39d.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/k2yu/bb43ac29.jpg

Thanks guys.

[JimW]

You are kidding, right?

[Billy1234]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6517146#post6517146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JimW
You are kidding, right?

The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. :) But, you should do your research first, and at least know what you're buying. :p

[Surfzup2k4]

1st might be echinophyllia?

2nd ones are acans

[Surfzup2k4]

how much did you pay each?

[Dubbin1]

OMG how do you score two nice pieces like that without knowing what they are????? Most people only dream of getting an acan that big.

Oh and

[welcome]

[k2yu]

i paid 40$ CAD each for them.

the LFS told me that they don't get them very often so i got them.

they've said that the second one is called acan, so i did a little bit of research here but according to http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-08/ebac/index.php

the corallites are very random, some are 8 - 15mm and some are less then 8 mm so that's why i came up with the thought of favia/faviats.

as of the the first pic, i really have no idea what it is

Thanks dubbin ^_^

[Paintbug]

im betting your PM box is going to be getting slammed! geezz $40 CAD!!

1. Echinophyllia sp. im thinking as well. they look a little closed up.
2. Acanthastrea lordhowensis sp.