Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I prefer to try to figure out these things on my own but sometimes I just can't and I'm glad to have this forum to help me learn. I just got a new frag but can not remember what the guy at the LFS told me it was. It was a long name.... I picked it because it reminded me of a pretty blue christmas tree with green flickering lights. What is this? I got a great deal on this frag - one piece of rubble with 3 pieces. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I can't tell what's going on in the pics (kind of dark)... but by your description... Blue Sympodium? Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Very pretty. But this has more of a miss type look than a star polyp type. I'll take another pic. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hmmm. I don't know. The more it opens the more I see the possible similiraty? Link to comment
NorthGaHillbilly Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 looks like galaxia to me, watch out, they have some serious sweepers Link to comment
hey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 looks like galaxia to me, watch out, they have some serious sweepers seconded, the skeleton looks like it, although the polyps seem retracted still Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 My LFS readily identifies galaxiea but that is definitely not what he called it. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 That's not galaxea IMO. Can you get better quality pictures? Galaxea makes small cylindrical tubes of skeleton.. That (IMO) looks nothing like it. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Never had a galaxia but the skeleton doesn't seem right. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'm thinking lepsterosis but I'm on my phone so idk. are there tentacles out or is it all flesh? Never had a galaxia but the skeleton doesn't seem right. I HAVE had it and you're correct. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 It looks like all flesh to me. I will try for better pics. Link to comment
hey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'm thinking lepsterosis but I'm on my phone so idk. are there tentacles out or is it all flesh? I HAVE had it and you're correct. doesn't lepto grow in shelves like monti cap though Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 doesn't lepto grow in shelves like monti cap though Maybe Idk, I thought it was more like chalices, but I've never seen it in person. But the pattern looks correct for lepto... And IMO it's definitely 100% not galaxea. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 It looks like all flesh to me. I will try for better pics. Google lepsterosis and see if that's what it looks like. Link to comment
hey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Google lepsterosis and see if that's what it looks like. leptoseris*... sry lol u get like 5 different things google tries to point you toward if you type that spelling in Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 I did. But that looks more like a mushroom. I don't think that's it. Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 leptoseris*... sry lol u get like 5 different things google tries to point you toward if you type that spelling inAlcohol* Lol yes leptoseris.. I did. But that looks more like a mushroom. I don't think that's it.Yours looks like a mushroom or the Google image does? Lepto from what I understand is a stony coral similar to chalice coral. Link to comment
hey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 srsly when I look at it all I am seeing is a favia like skeleton circles with what looks to be covered in metallic variety GSP lol Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yes. Maybe it's the alcohol but I don't think its leptermosis Link to comment
hey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yes. Maybe it's the alcohol but I don't think its leptermosis Alcohol should be involved with all identification games Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yes. And church also I say! Link to comment
GHill762 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Lol agree with no alcohol for identification. However I do think I'm close, not dead on, but close. Maybe it's because I'm on a phone but I don't see why it doesn't look like lepto. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'm gonna shut off the lights and let the little guy have some peace. I'll post more pics tomorrow and maybe he will show more then. Thanks. This is fun and u all are funny too! so - mr. hey. Ashland, ky here. Where in WV? Link to comment
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