Identification Help

[Kaugustine]

I just bought a tank from a friend and I was hoping you guys could help me to identify the names of what I have.

Thanks,

Ken

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[lance]

Un happy corals.....?

 

[melosu58]

Moved to the ID forum.

 

[Kaugustine]

Any advice?

 

[lance]

1st pic unkown , 2nd pic are sun corals and third is a star.

This may help. http://www.asira.org/caresheets


TO many reasons for this.
Tanks age?
Water readings?

 

[melosu58]

1. Maybe this

2. Orange sun polyps

3. Some kind of Xenia

4. serpant star

Just my guesses. Others will confirm.

 

[Fluff]

The only coral that looks unhappy to me is the xenia and they are pretty finicky and may just be adjusting if you've recently moved them.
I agree with melosu....
The first looks like a Caulastrea. Maybe Caulastrea curvata aka trumpet coral.
The second is definately Tubastrea aurea aka orange sun or orange tube coral
The third xenia
The fourth a serpent star

 

[Kaugustine]

thanks.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

The only coral that looks unhappy to me is the xenia and they are pretty finicky and may just be adjusting if you've recently moved them.
I agree with melosu....
The first looks like a Caulastrea. Maybe Caulastrea curvata aka trumpet coral.
The second is definately Tubastrea aurea aka orange sun or orange tube coral
The third xenia
The fourth a serpent star

What she said!

Also agree that except for #3, they don't really seem unhappy seeing that they've just been moved. Regarding #2, those don't get their food from the lights - they're totally dependant on being fed small meaty bits of food like mysis, chopped clams, squid, etc. Do some research on that guy and you'll be rewarded with a beautiful coral.

 

[Kaugustine]

In regards to number two I remember him telling me it was native to the atlantic ocean. The Tubastrea aurea is from the pacific ocean..

 

[Fluff]

Really, rather it's tubastrea aurea, faulkneri, micrantha, coccinea or diaphena it's care would be the pretty much the same. Here is an article worth reading....

http://www.reefs.org/library/aquarium_net/0797/0797_3.html