TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 -the polyps are barely noticeable -its neon orange under Actinic Lighting -Its smooth (sand papery feeling) -Seems be an encruster i've kept tanks for a long time and never run into this coral... any ideas? Link to comment
qwiksilver711 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 -the polyps are barely noticeable -its neon orange under Actinic Lighting -Its smooth (sand papery feeling) -Seems be an encruster i've kept tanks for a long time and never run into this coral... any ideas? it looks similar to some montipora setosa (encrusting) that i have seen, but that is a shot in the dark Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 a lot of people are point in the monti direction .. but it doesnt have any polyps like a monti. nor does it have any ridges Link to comment
Squared Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 It still could be a monti. There are probaly a lot of species of monti...other than that I have no idea what it could be. Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 i keep searching and cant find an answer lol i just blew 41 bux on amazon... ordered one o the books i wish i never sold.. Hands down the best coral ID and Taxonomy book you can get.. back when i was a teen i sold it for about $100 bux. lol it was hard to keep it with a price tag like that.. just got it for 41 shipped J.E.N. Verons Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific http://www.amazon.com/Corals-Australia-Ind..._pr_product_top Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 maybe someday i will spring for this book set http://www.amazon.com/Corals-World-Vol-Sli.../ref=pd_sim_b_5 lol $840 Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I would say a setosa too Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 ah.. i finally found it (95% sure) Psammocora superficialis Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 can anyyone confirm this? anyone have that coral? Link to comment
Natural71 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 psammacora contigua ... maybe Link to comment
danielmparker Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 looks exactly like my hollywood stunner chalic after someone dumped a beer in my tank Link to comment
gabe_j Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 ah.. i finally found it (95% sure) Psammocora superficialis this is what you've got they arent very common but you can get big pieces of it at a reasonable price. Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 psammacora contigua ... maybe this looks likely too Link to comment
animaloverer Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If its not encrusting it could be a Mycedium Here are some pictures of some.... they come in many colors and what not. Hope it helps! Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 nope. I've had that bfore too. There is no flesh to this piece.. I'm leaning toward the psammocoa Link to comment
Reef Goddess Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I agree on the psammocora, maybe leptoseris, but I doubt it. Psammocora has a velvety appearance to it. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 looks exactly like my hollywood stunner chalic after someone dumped a beer in my tank hahaha that blows Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 got my veron book. Definitely Psammocora superficialis i love this book. shows not only the full color open shot but a bleached skeleton showing coralite structure.. cant beat it! Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 maybe someday i will spring for this book set http://www.amazon.com/Corals-World-Vol-Sli.../ref=pd_sim_b_5 lol $840 Look around... I bought that set for an eighth of that price brand new and I have seen it elsewhere for the price I got it for. Link to comment
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