anemone fan Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Get a nice macro of an indvidual polyp and I'll break out Corals of the World. Link to comment
c-bskt Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 could it be an Acan. Bowerbanki? Link to comment
RussianBoy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 i dont have a macro lens Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I looked through Corals of the World for ya and I almost want to say it looks kind of like Montastrea multipunctata: http://www.arkive.org/montastrea-coral/mon...-multipunctata/ Although without a really close up pic it is hard to id 100%. As I was going through I saw a scolymia species and acanthastrea species that looked close. Link to comment
chumcrazy Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 What about this http://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/5064404980/ Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 What about this http://www.flickr.com/photos/cas_docents/5064404980/ That was another one I saw in the book... Link to comment
RussianBoy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 it's the tentacles that have me stumped, I have never seen a favia with 1-2" long tentacles like this does and it open day and night... Link to comment
Kool-cat Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I would like a frag of that. Link to comment
RussianBoy Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 still have no clue, nothing seems to fit correctly Link to comment
RussianBoy Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 anyone have anything that shows the tentacles on these potential corals? Link to comment
Oceanus Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 looks like an acan echinata frag Link to comment
nyckeeandnate6 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Kinda looks like the thing we have been attempting to ID for months. We received this at a fragging workshop and still have no clue what it is. The coloring isn't very good in this pic, but we just moved so its the best I am gonna get. At least you have multiple heads. Link to comment
Kazooie Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 If it doesn't fit into a group, it might not have a group yet. Link to comment
Coastie Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It looks like it belongs in my tank. Mods you may now close this thread Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Didn't read through, so I don't know if it was suggested. The coral looks very similar to Acan Bowerbanki both in flesh and growth. Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Favia maxima "Colonies are massive corallites are circular, large, with calices 10-30mm in diameter. septa are very regular , thickened at the wall and with well-developed paliform lobes forming a crown around the columella" its very possible its Scolymia australis too.. "usually solitary , sometimes with two to four centers in one or more separate corallites. Corallites are less than 60mm in diameter ans saucer-shaped. Septo-costae are sturdy with blunt saw-like teeth" skeletal structure pics would help.. but if the skeleton on the side was once another corallite i would guess it was scolymia. the favia usually dont have seperate lobes and they connect with tissue in the valleys. the scolymia dont. if they are scolymia I would seperate them all to give them room to grow.. and feed them regularly. they will grow quickly with good feeding Link to comment
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