GobyMan Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Any ideas.... Not the button polyps but the two green frags in these two pictures... Link to comment
Crakeur Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 pics are pretty blurry but the second one looks like some kind of open brain or meat coral. The first one looks like it might be a bali slimer acropora. Of course I am squinting to clear up the image so I might be way off. Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 I know, I'm trying to get a clearer image, but so far, those are the best I can get. Thanks for the help Link to comment
cal3v Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Is the first one a stony sps coral? If so it looks to be a hydnophora. If the second is also a sps, then it could be a montipora. Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 Yes, they are both supposed to be SPS, I am trying to get a close up picture, I think it will be easier to id.... Link to comment
Toyfreek Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I believe the second to be this montipora? The first one looks to be a Pavona But I can't tell if it's blades or Branches for its morphology got a better pic yet? HTH, Toy Link to comment
cal3v Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Ok, then I am farely sure the first is a hydnophora, and the second some type of montipora, possibly some sort of plating/whorling type. Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 I hope this is a better picture of the second one... Link to comment
Lunchbucket Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 i say 2nd is a povona, almost certain. look at how grooved it is. 1st is too blurry could be a pavona or a hydno, heck could be a lot of things.. better pic please also, just so you know most ID'ing specially sps corals is all just a GUESS!!! you cannot really tell unless you take a sample to a lab and anilize it. many coral can look exactly alike (to us) and could be 2 different things Lunchbucket Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 Thanks everyone. Lunchbucket, I realize that, but I was looking for people like you who had more experience with SPS than me. I appreciate everyone trying to help and I will try my best to get a clearer picture of the first one Link to comment
Lunchbucket Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 i just wanted to make sure that you knew that hope we could help Lunchbucket Link to comment
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