Mystery Birdsnest

[rockryno]

Thought it was a Ponape birdsnest, but looking at Ponape's online, im not so sure. It had long slender branches with a yellow/green base with bright pink polyps. Looks more like the Hystrix?

 

mother:

 

just fragged this one:

[Deckoz2302]

looks like a purple polyp birdsnest...esp if it has a pinkish green base...hystrix is just pink w/ no green and has pink polyps

[mndfreeze]

I thought Hystrix was a species, not a brand name and therefore would not have color specific ways to determine.

 

Coloration is a terrible way to ID species of coral.

[C.I._Reefer]

I thought Hystrix was a species, not a brand name and therefore would not have color specific ways to determine.

 

Coloration is a terrible way to ID species of coral.

 

+1. So is the thickness/style of branching, since that is rather relative to flow. Its a birdsnest Who cares beyond that?

[Builder Anthony]

i think hersix or however you spell it is fatter and blunt tiped

[rockryno]

Allright, now were getting somewhere... cant ID by size, shape, or color.... Ill try to get a DNA sample then.

 

Its a birdsnest Who cares beyond that?

 

uh isnt that the point of this forum? for people who care?

[halcyonism]

I've always known the common name to be hyacinth birds nest.

[TinyGiant]

its a regular pink birdsnest. (hystrix)

[Asureef]

its a regular pink birdsnest. (hystrix)

 

+1

 

Seriatopora hystrix

 

Keep it high if you want to maintain that pinkness.

[rockryno]

thanks guys