Acan coral identification please

Saltliquid · 12/19/2014, 03:57 AM

Could you guys positively ID these common, “of what I assume are variations of acans”, please guys.
These are all common around here and the pics are from three days back.
Thanks for any help with this!

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Tweaked · 12/19/2014, 05:59 AM

Common types found are Mircromussa, Lordhowensis, Hillae, and Bowenbanki.

Leaning toward Hillae on 1st image
Second looks more like a favia
Third and fourth lords
Fifth micro

I'll take a frag of the Hillae please. Awesome piece

Puffyluv · 12/19/2014, 08:03 AM

I think the first one is a bowerbanki.

We grow a red morph of that...the heads on the hillae aren't as irregular and large...

Tweaked · 12/19/2014, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puffyluv

I think the first one is a bowerbanki.

We grow a red morph of that...the heads on the hillae aren't as irregular and large...

The hardest two to distinguish for sure.

Puffyluv · 12/19/2014, 09:53 AM

If you have them both together it is a lot easier, lol, yeah...head size is soooo hard to judge in a pic!

My customers get irritated with me sometimes, I think, lol...they ask me do I have any acans while standing next to hillae, echinata, and bower. So, I say "Well, yes, I do...but I think you might be looking for a lord...since there are three types of acans right there..." and point to a spot right beside them.

Lords always sell out first.

I think I also have a...hmmm...NOT hillae...but close...and not a bower...can't figure out what it is!!!

aromano · 12/20/2014, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puffyluv

If you have them both together it is a lot easier, lol, yeah...head size is soooo hard to judge in a pic!

My customers get irritated with me sometimes, I think, lol...they ask me do I have any acans while standing next to hillae, echinata, and bower. So, I say "Well, yes, I do...but I think you might be looking for a lord...since there are three types of acans right there..." and point to a spot right beside them.

Lords always sell out first.

I think I also have a...hmmm...NOT hillae...but close...and not a bower...can't figure out what it is!!!

Maybe the one you're searching for is a rotundiflora, they are sort of halfway between an echinata and an oxypora chalice in appearance.

Puffyluv · 12/20/2014, 07:30 AM

That's the best guess I have had so far, yeah! We are amateurs though, all of us...without a microscope and a piece of skeleton (and probably some other science type items, lol) is always just our best guess!

Funnest guessing game I know, though!

Saltliquid · 12/22/2014, 08:42 PM

Thanks guys.

Puffyluv · 12/22/2014, 11:13 PM

Anytime, I love this game!

snorvich · 12/27/2014, 03:54 PM

The last four seem fairly straight forward. The first one . . . well there are some good guesses above, but I certainly don't know.

Tweaked · 12/28/2014, 06:18 PM

I really just love every single one of them. Awesome.

12/19/2014, 03:57 AM	#1
Saltliquid Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 911	Acan coral identification please Could you guys positively ID these common, “of what I assume are variations of acans”, please guys. These are all common around here and the pics are from three days back. Thanks for any help with this! 1 2 3 4 5

12/19/2014, 05:59 AM	#2
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	Common types found are Mircromussa, Lordhowensis, Hillae, and Bowenbanki. Leaning toward Hillae on 1st image Second looks more like a favia Third and fourth lords Fifth micro I'll take a frag of the Hillae please. Awesome piece __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

12/27/2014, 03:54 PM	#10
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	The last four seem fairly straight forward. The first one . . . well there are some good guesses above, but I certainly don't know. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

12/28/2014, 06:18 PM	#11
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	I really just love every single one of them. Awesome. __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

12/19/2014, 08:03 AM	#3
Puffyluv Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 419	I think the first one is a bowerbanki. We grow a red morph of that...the heads on the hillae aren't as irregular and large...

12/19/2014, 09:53 AM	#5
Puffyluv Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 419	If you have them both together it is a lot easier, lol, yeah...head size is soooo hard to judge in a pic! My customers get irritated with me sometimes, I think, lol...they ask me do I have any acans while standing next to hillae, echinata, and bower. So, I say "Well, yes, I do...but I think you might be looking for a lord...since there are three types of acans right there..." and point to a spot right beside them. Lords always sell out first. I think I also have a...hmmm...NOT hillae...but close...and not a bower...can't figure out what it is!!!

12/20/2014, 07:30 AM	#7
Puffyluv Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 419	That's the best guess I have had so far, yeah! We are amateurs though, all of us...without a microscope and a piece of skeleton (and probably some other science type items, lol) is always just our best guess! Funnest guessing game I know, though!

12/22/2014, 08:42 PM	#8
Saltliquid Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 911	Thanks guys.

12/22/2014, 11:13 PM	#9
Puffyluv Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 419	Anytime, I love this game!