Strange SPS

TXChewy · 03/08/2010, 10:05 PM

I have no idea what this is but I had to buy it. I know it's an Aussie SPS

CMcNeil · 03/10/2010, 06:52 PM

i know one thing,that is a really nice acro.if i had to guess(and i mean a guess)it could possibly be A.granulosa,kind of hard to tell since its still small.whatever it is,you scored a sweeeeeet piece in that one for sure :thummbsup:

dudley moray · 03/15/2010, 12:27 AM

sure is sweet but i don't think it's a granulosa

TXChewy · 03/16/2010, 08:31 PM

Thanks for posting something.

Wish I could post this question in a forum that gets more traffic.

Emailed ST and this is his thought:

Was great meeting you in Houston. That new coral has some potential.
Very nice. Reminds me of some super rare corals we used to see come
in from the Solomons back in the 1990's. Looks kinda like a Robusta.

Reeffarmers

dudley moray · 03/16/2010, 09:31 PM

check here http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/

TXChewy · 03/16/2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dudley moray

check here http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/

I checked out the website and ended up emailing them.

Here is a larger picture:

TXChewy · 03/16/2010, 11:48 PM

From Steve at http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/

It looks like what people are calling "Strawberry cheese cake" out here.
It is impossible to put a taxonomic Id On this until it is fully grown into a colony, and even then you may have 3 or 4 species it could be. Keep it happy and growing and perhaps once it is 6-8" you may get an idea of how it grows (table, stag, bush) then using the corallites structure and types of corallites you can get an idea.

bogg · 03/17/2010, 07:42 PM

almost looks like abrotanoides

k.tran · 03/17/2010, 08:40 PM

NICE! i want a frag!! dang i keep on going back to this thread to stare at the pics. GL with it and hope it grows well for you

TXChewy · 03/26/2010, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k.tran

NICE! i want a frag!! dang i keep on going back to this thread to stare at the pics. GL with it and hope it grows well for you

Thanks

I have posted the picture on an Australian Reef Message Board and their thought is A. Echinata. Which I fully disagree with. All A. Echinata I have seen is very delicate and fragile. This coral can be lifted by one branch and fliped upside down. It has some very strong branches.

Side shots

TXChewy · 03/26/2010, 12:42 AM

You can see more pictures in my build thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1541978

Scooter902 · 03/26/2010, 08:18 PM

I have no idea what it is but is sweet looking.

TXChewy · 03/26/2010, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scooter902

I have no idea what it is but is sweet looking.

Thanks

It is strange looking.

Just wish I knew what the heck it is

kyles 90g reef · 04/19/2010, 11:51 PM

that is a very nice peice of the reef

TXChewy · 04/20/2010, 05:15 PM

Recent Photo - Still no confirmed ID

Atomikk · 04/20/2010, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TXChewy

Recent Photo - Still no confirmed ID

I think the Aussies had it right. It resembles an A. echinata. The radial corallites are very long and are slowly growing laterally.

03/10/2010, 06:52 PM	#2
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	i know one thing,that is a really nice acro.if i had to guess(and i mean a guess)it could possibly be A.granulosa,kind of hard to tell since its still small.whatever it is,you scored a sweeeeeet piece in that one for sure :thummbsup: __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

03/15/2010, 12:27 AM	#3
dudley moray sisternofuselessknowledge Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: orillia ontario Posts: 795	sure is sweet but i don't think it's a granulosa __________________ We urge hobbyists to develop a good 'BS' detector that will allow you to question information presented to you without any experimental evidence to support it. chris Current Tank Info: 90 gal south pacific biotope 40 gal sump/fuge ,65 gal rebuilding

03/16/2010, 09:31 PM	#5
dudley moray sisternofuselessknowledge Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: orillia ontario Posts: 795	check here http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/ __________________ We urge hobbyists to develop a good 'BS' detector that will allow you to question information presented to you without any experimental evidence to support it. chris Current Tank Info: 90 gal south pacific biotope 40 gal sump/fuge ,65 gal rebuilding

03/17/2010, 07:42 PM	#8
bogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,174	almost looks like abrotanoides __________________ And God said let the water teem with living creatures and he saw that it was good. Current Tank Info: Elos 120xl, 2 planet 2's, KZs, wavy sea/Tunze

03/26/2010, 08:18 PM	#12
Scooter902 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: MI Posts: 152	Sps I have no idea what it is but is sweet looking.

03/16/2010, 08:31 PM	#4
TXChewy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 149	Thanks for posting something. Wish I could post this question in a forum that gets more traffic. Emailed ST and this is his thought: Was great meeting you in Houston. That new coral has some potential. Very nice. Reminds me of some super rare corals we used to see come in from the Solomons back in the 1990's. Looks kinda like a Robusta. Reeffarmers

03/16/2010, 11:48 PM	#7
TXChewy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 149	From Steve at http://www.garretts-acropolis.com/ It looks like what people are calling "Strawberry cheese cake" out here. It is impossible to put a taxonomic Id On this until it is fully grown into a colony, and even then you may have 3 or 4 species it could be. Keep it happy and growing and perhaps once it is 6-8" you may get an idea of how it grows (table, stag, bush) then using the corallites structure and types of corallites you can get an idea.

03/17/2010, 08:40 PM	#9
k.tran Un-Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 1,227	NICE! i want a frag!! dang i keep on going back to this thread to stare at the pics. GL with it and hope it grows well for you

03/26/2010, 12:42 AM	#11
TXChewy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 149	You can see more pictures in my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1541978

04/19/2010, 11:51 PM	#14
kyles 90g reef Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Glendale Az Posts: 64	that is a very nice peice of the reef

04/20/2010, 05:15 PM	#15
TXChewy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 149	Recent Photo - Still no confirmed ID