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water`bug
01/29/2006, 04:00 PM
Could you please I.D. this coral for me? (The one to the right of the purple cap)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/89759Coral-ID.jpg

Thank you.
sharkboy
01/29/2006, 04:15 PM
maybe some sort of turbinaria, or porites, not sure though
coralfarmer84
01/29/2006, 04:52 PM
looks like an acan to me..... maybe i'm wrong
joetbs
01/29/2006, 04:55 PM
Montastrea sp.
water`bug
01/29/2006, 04:57 PM
I won this piece at a raffle yesterday at Next Wave 2006 in Dallas. The Vendor said it was an Acan but today was told by a pretty experienced aquarist that he didn't think it was an Acan. (But he couldn't ID it either) lol
ImAFinAddict
01/29/2006, 05:37 PM
Montastrea sp, for sure. is it red/green?
water`bug
01/29/2006, 05:43 PM
Nope, it's more orangey with deep reddish marroon centers. They are almost perfectly round.
water`bug
01/29/2006, 06:07 PM
Need to find out for sure so I'll know how to care for it.

Please help. :)
water`bug
01/29/2006, 06:20 PM
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/89759Coral-ID-2.jpg

Tried to take a better picture of it. Does this help any at all?
joetbs
01/29/2006, 09:11 PM
It's still Montastrea, maybe curta. :)

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/201-300/Species%20pages/242.htm