revance Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I found this piece of SPS in a colony of zoos someone gave me. It was pretty messed up and probably stung pretty bad at first. I removed a dead part and put it at the very top of my tank about 4" away from my lights. It appears to be healing and growing new polyps. Does anybody know what kind it is? I have a hard time telling the difference between various SPS (I don't know much about them). I was going to get rid of it because I figured it would die in my tank, but since it appears to be healing I might give it a chance. I know the picture is poor quality, but does it look alright? All the polyps are fully extended. Link to comment
revance Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 I did some more searching around and I think it might be monti digis... anybody agree/disagree with this guess??? Here is a picture I found on a forum that looks kind of like it. The polyps look the same, but mine is more brown (probably because mine is under PC lighting). Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 montipora and porite polyps look very similar. both are readily available, so could be either. all the porites i've come across go for cheap, so if it were a freebe i'd lean more towards porite. Link to comment
zzpw3x Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 yes, your ID is correct. Glue it to a rock high as possible (but not too high since it will need some room to grow). Monti's are a lower light SPS so it may have a chance. Dale Link to comment
revance Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 It wasn't free on purpose... someone was giving me some zoos he didn't want and this piece obviously broke off one of his corals and he didn't know it was there. Turns out he does have some montipora in the tank I got the zoos from (right above where the zoos were) so if you think it is either montipora or porite, I think it is probably monti. I will go ahead and research both anyway though. Thanks a lot! Link to comment
2muchreef4u Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 might also be a bali slimer without the polyp extensions Link to comment
revance Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 No, I don't think that is what it is. The polyps are extended and look just like the 2nd pic I posted. Thanks everybody! Link to comment
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