Coral identity

[TonyEnr]

Is this a monti or an acro...it's so tiny it's still less than an inch big. I've been waiting for it to reach a descent size to see what it is.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Look up Hollywood stunner.

 

[mr_X]

It looks like acropora to me. you can see it starting to branch right now, and branching montipora have much closer polyps.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Is the coral thin? If so I would say a Hollywood stunner chalice.

 

[TonyEnr]

Is the coral thin? If so I would say a Hollywood stunner chalice.

Nah I have a stunner..this something different. I was under the impression that it was an acro...I just can't find out like what kind or if its definitely an acro

 

[mr_X]

It's definitely not LPS. It's acropora.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Idk then but it's a nice peice.

 

[TonyEnr]

Idk then but it's a nice peice.

Yeah it's been taking forever to grow...it's starting to slowly show signs of encrust meant over the frag plug but that's it...the branches haven't grown or anything

 

[Jcj0033]

It might be a l.a. Lakers scroll

 

[Dav3]

Based on polyp placement and shape I'd say cyphastrea.

 

[mr_X]

Look at the size of the frag plug people, it's not LPS. It's clearly growing branches at the top. Certainly not indicative of an encrusting coral.

 

[Dav3]

I have cyphastrea that is branching just like that in addition to encrusting elsewhere. And that clearly looks like it has encrusted a price of rock. Granted the polyps are a little small in relation to the plug that could be cause of a number of factors. To me it screams cyphastrea. More growth will show us more.

 

[TonyEnr]

Yeah I also have cyphastrea and its definitely diffrent...I know there's only so much one can see from the picture

 

[Sniperhank]

When I look at the picture it reminds me of my Marshall Island Latana. Obviously not for the color, but for the part where it is a montipora.