Noodle Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Hello everyone! I'm looking for an ID on the coral in the middle. I have suspicions as to what the coral is... but just wanted to get other insight from other SPSer's. I bought this frag about half a year ago with only 2 branches - the dude I bought it from said it was a Stylophora. As it grew in, it started to look less and less like one - and now I'm thinking its a Pocillopora (maybe P. damicornis)? What do ya'll think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph9123 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Its a regular green bird nest but not ORA Green Birdnest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hmmm... I hope I get some more opinions on this coral. Thanks Joseph for chiming in! I posted this thread up on maast too, and so far the ID count is: Pocillopora - 1 (Texreefer on maast) Pocillopora/maybe non-pointy birdsnest - 1 (bigbird on maast) Birdsnest - 1 (joseph) Either way, it's been cool just watching it grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph9123 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Your right ,it's a pocillapora. It's the same one i have a large colony. Here is the pic I took of one of the frags. -Joseph Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Looks like a stylophora to me. It doesn't have the right branch structure or polyps to be a birdsnest (seriatopora hystrix) but could possibly be seriatopora stellata? The fact that the coralites are spread out lead my to believe it isn't a pocillopora. Stylophora subseriata gets my vote http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/95/57.../subseriata.htm For reference: Pocillopora: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/95/58.../damicornis.htm Birdsnest: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/95/57...ora/hystrix.htm Seriatopora stellata: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/95/57...ra/stellata.htm John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Yeah what he said ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Tell me about it! Nice use of the ghost emoticon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I would guestimate stylophora also, unless you have the frag right next to a powerhead or something... birdsnest grows a lot like that if it's kept in very high flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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