Coral ID

[Readingexcalibur]

What is this. When I bought it I didn't see the super long tentacles coming out of it. Hoping this isn't a stinging type of tenticals.

 

[cosmo]

looks like a branching frogspawn or torch to me and they do have stinging tentacles, but mine don't seem to bug anything.

 

[Reefpete]

Looks more like metallic green star polyps

 

[Readingexcalibur]

I think it may be a tooth coral after searching lps corals. What do you think?

 

[Reefpete]

Looks more like metallic green star polyps

Pretty sure that's them ... Grassy like and different shades of green called grassy green polyps

 

[Reefpete]

I think it may be a tooth coral after searching lps corals. What do you think?

You may be right I didn't zoom in on original picture looks like that's it after close up

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Thank, either way, it's trying to reach my Duncan. Looks like its going to live in a corner as to not attach my other frags. Lol. Got it for 30 bucks so figure it was a steal.

 

[Mrc8858]

It's either galaxea or goniopora a better picture of the tenticles and polyp head could help

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Trying, using my iPhone. Hope this helps

 

[Mrc8858]

Galaxea

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Alright thank, off to google I go.

 

[Flreefer]

+1, Galaxia. Couldn't really tell with the blues on, daylight pic confirms!

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Galaxea

After more research looks like your spot on! Do you know if the tentacles are of the sting nature?

 

[Flreefer]

Galaxia have sweeper tentacles that typically come out at night to feed. These will def sting anything in their path. It's best to give this coral some space, 5-6" buffer zone between it and it's neighbors. Galaxea have a pretty potent sting.

 

[Mrc8858]

Galaxia have sweeper tentacles that typically come out at night to feed. These will def sting anything in their path. It's best to give this coral some space, 5-6" buffer zone between it and it's neighbors. Galaxea have a pretty potent sting.

+1 galaxea is considered "aggressive" and will kill or overgrow pretty much anything it its path but it sure is beautiful lol

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Cool, thanks, the coral has made it to a nice sandy spot in the corner of my tank. It was trying to reach my Duncan, so I moved it.