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10/28/2017, 02:42 PM | #1 |
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No idea, maybe montipora of some sort?
I started keeping corals for the first time after doing a good deal of research, and the very first coral that I bought was sold to me as a "misc. Frag" and I don't really have any idea what it is. When I bought it I was under the impression that it was a monti cap (that was the best guess of the guy at the store as well) but now I'm not so sure.
I haven't been able to find pictures of any similar to it. For a while I was thinking that it may actually be a Hollywood stunner chalice rather than a monti, but the polyp area doesn't appear as large and the color is kind of off. I have never witnessed any PE (and haven't seen any sweeper tentacles that I would expect from a chalice at night either), but it has grown a good amount since I first purchased it. It's mostly light brown with green fluorescing spots. Any ID help would be hugely appreciated!!! A few weeks after getting the coral: [IMG]http://i63.*******.com/2u41s1e.jpg[/IMG] Now:[IMG]http://i64.*******.com/313fupt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i68.*******.com/1znyc6h.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i68.*******.com/2czzzx5.jpg[/IMG] Now with actinic T5s and LEDs: [IMG]http://i67.*******.com/2zsmqe1.jpg[/IMG] Now with actinic LEDs only: [IMG]http://i66.*******.com/vebwxz.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i65.*******.com/2iu9npg.jpg[/IMG] |
10/28/2017, 10:46 PM | #2 |
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Im unsure why im unable to post links to my images at this time (I'm a long time lurker but this is my very first time posting) so I'm going to try again through tapatalk this time rather than just a random 3rd party image hosting service.
Here it is a few weeks after purchase: And here it is now: Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk |
10/28/2017, 11:45 PM | #3 |
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Doesn't look like a Monti to me, maybe an Echinopora chalice?
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10/29/2017, 03:55 PM | #4 |
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100 percent not a montipora. Although I detest the made up names, it is what's known as a Hollywood stunner, or at the very least same species.
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10/29/2017, 08:01 PM | #5 |
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The Hollywood stunner has very long clear sweepers at night.
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10/29/2017, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the feedback guys!
I was thinking echinopora chalice/hollywood stunner too for a while, but the outer ring where new growth forms isn't a different color like I usually see in challices. A couple of LFSs and hobbyists around me have hollywood stunner in their display tanks and the colour seems pretty different from what I have, and the polyp areas also seem larger. I have also never once seen any sweeper tentacles from it despite the fact that I do a ton of night viewing, so it makes me a bit uncertain Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk |
11/20/2017, 10:31 AM | #7 |
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Just because one colony has sweepers doesn't mean everyone will. It's all dependent on its environment. Also the corals appearances are very variable due to lighting, flow etc.
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