Ok so since the pic is on my phone, and I cant find the cord to get it OFF my phone Im going to try and describe it...

It LOOKS like GSP, but then again it DOESNT. It doesnt seem to have the "stars" on the tips. But it isnt thick like torch. It is really hard to explain but I see them every LFS I go to. I realllly want to get one when I have my Bryo under control, but Id really like to know what it is because I want to look up more about it. No LFS employee can tell me a name >_>

If you have a phone or something and want me to send you the pic, Id be more than happy to. Just PM me. It really is hard to explain.

so it looks like gsp? clove polyps maybe?

I looked at those too, but still not the same :<

xenia?

Try pipe organ coral

no not those. :< It doesnt have the "star feelers" on the ends

Briarium, encrusting gorgonia?

nope. its like........1 long tenticle from the base up. No "fingers" on the tips. Kinda like a torch coral, only smaller, shorter, and thinner. It SEEMS like it is growing from a mat like GSP but I have never seen one closed

Long tentacled plate coral?

How about a galaxea (tooth) coral?

Tooth (Galaxea) Coral

more bucnched up. I think it is growing on rocks since everytime I see one its a different size and shape. Thats why I THINK it grows on a mat? Lemme try to find someone with a phone link

Whoops wrong link, here is the correct link:

Tooth (Galaxea) Coral

That MIGHT be it! The tenticles seem a tiny bit longer in person by maybe 1/4"-1/2" but with as close as that looks, it might be it!

Yes the tenticles get quite abit longer. I hear them getting to around 8-9" long on small pieces like 3" around.
They are a big no no in the nano world.
They sting everything next to them.

Aw well....fart. I dont wanna take the chance of that lol

I actually was going to buy some today until I did a little research and found out how much of a PITA to have. They will sting anything that they come in contact with the exception of frogspawn, hammer/anchors, and torch corals from what I hear.

bleh forget that then lol. I guess I will stick to maybe a hammer or frogspawn

You may look into a frogspawn or hammer since there tentacles don't get nearly as long as a tooth coral.

Frogspawn

Hammer/anchor



Those tooth corals do look nice! I was so tempted to buy the frag and try to take the chance but finally i heard all the nano-reefers telling me in my head " NO DON'T DO IT!!" lol

ROFL same idea! I saw some ORA Hammer online that was like purple/blue-ish. Im seriously thinkin of baggin one of those instead now

Does it look like this?

yuhp yuhp ;3

no Galaxy coral in nano tanks? darn, there goes my idea as well D:
How bad is that hammer coral? will it destroy everything it touches?

I'm probably not going to bother with hammer coral either...too aggressive

Then what you have is Galaxy Coral.

Galaxea fascicularis
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reef/lg_stony/galaxy.php

Scientific name:
Galaxea fascicularis

Distribution:
Commonly imported from Indonesia but is found in many areas, including Australia, the Red Sea, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the West Atlantic.

Description:
This coral is usually ball or dome shaped in captivity. Shapes that include spires, plates, encrustations, and branches are sometimes found. Galaxea fascicularis can be green, grey, pink or brown, but always with contrasting colored tips. This coral has clear to translucent sweeper tentacles, most often with white tips. The tentacles will be out during the day.

Background:
Galaxea fascicularis was first described by Linnaeus in 1767. The Family Oculinidae of which Galaxea fascicularis belongs was first erected by Gray in 1847. The Genus Galaxea is credited to Oken in 1815.

Aquarium Care:
This is an aggressive coral which will easily damage its neighbors with its stinging sweeper tentacles. The sweeper tentacles are long and deliver a strong sting. Care must be taken in regards to its placement in the tank and the water flow around it as the sweeper tentacles will stretch in strong currents. This coral could do great harm in a small or crowded tank.

Care must be taken in the handling of this coral as it has a fragile skeleton which can easily be broken.

Filter Feeding/Invert food should be offered as well as bits of shrimp, fish, etc.

Propagation has occurred in aquariums by fragmentation.

Lighting:
Medium to High

Water flow:
Low to Medium

Difficulty of Care:
This coral will do well in an aquarium once it is established if you have a healthy specimen. It can be delicate when first introduced because of collection and transportation damage. It is prone to "brown jelly" infections, necrosis, and recession. Be cautious of commensal animals and sponges on the coral as they are commonly found with both in the wild.

Add me to the list of bummed-out nano-reefers who really liked this coral and wanted to have one. Glad to have the info, though - it'll save me trouble now and give me more reason to get a bigger tank in the future!!