My Jesus coral

[saltcreep1025]

I call it that because I don't know what it actually is and it came back from the dead! Got some uncured gulf live rock and assumed this guy was long gone. It was out of water for two days during shippingonly wrapped in wet paper towel. Here is a picture of when I first got it on 5/31....

And here is a picture of it tonight...

Also, the tank was only half way through cycling when I put it in, so it's been through some rough times. Looking like it will bounce back just fine though. Im excited to see what it looks like fully recovered. Anyone know what it is?

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Atlantic zoos grow in shallow water. If you touch them there soft and close up? Usually found in 1 to ten feet of water will turn brown if lighting is not strong enough. Go hawks

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Atlantic zoos they grow in shallow water one to ten feet . Usually need high light to maintain color.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Double post watching hockey!

 

[saltcreep1025]

You mean zoos like zoanthids? Definetly not those. Its kind of hard to see in the first picture because I wasn't intending to photograph it, but it started out as just a white skeleton. Its definetly an LPS of some sort.

 

[Rosseg]

I have something similar on mine, would love to know what it is.

 

[Darylb]

I have something like that in my tank to but mine os a flouresant green colour

 

[aadair22]

In the first picture, I assume its the purple chunk a little off to the right and not the white thing in the middle? If your sure its not zoas, which it does look a lot like, my best good would be a favite with all its feeders out? I don't though, thats seems like way to much growth for a favite in such a short period of time.

 

[saltcreep1025]

aadair22, it is indeed the white area in the middle. Just to the right of the yellow sponge. The same thing is actually on a couple other pieces of rock, but not grown back quite as well. Still showing skeleton in places. I could get a picture later if you'd like.

 

[aadair22]

yeah try another picture or two.. Does it look like it had feeders out?

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

Google leptastrea. Doesn't seem exactly like it but its hard to tell from the pics. The color just looks wrong to me but check it out anyway.

 

[saltcreep1025]

Ooh la la I think you may have nailed it! I just took some pictures of the other two so I may as well post them. Here is the one that has recovered the least...

And this one is recovering just a wee bit slower than the first one I posted...

And as a bonus here is another hitchhiker coral I got. Looks a lot like a sun coral...

I couldn't fine a website that said where Leptastrea comes from. If it grows in the gulf I'm pretty sure that's what it is.Thanks for the help guys!

 

[AbsoluteFaye]

It also could be favia. Hard to tell how big each head is.

 

[Sniperhank]

The polyps are too small. Looks more like a blasto. Your other new coral is a trumpet coral, not a sun. That's a good thing because trumpets are at least photosynthetic. What kind of lighting do you have?

 

[saltcreep1025]

Hmm from the pictures i quickly looked at the blasto polyps looked bigger than these. It might be impossible to id until it grows out more i guess. The other coral isnt a trumpet, or at least not what i bought as a trumpet. The trumped skeletons ive seen have more rigid skeletons, where this one is smoother and doesny seem to branch the same way.

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Look under Caribbean or SE corals. If the rock is from the gulf you will see it.