Misc. Coral ID

[Macscale]

Got this from an LFS as a misc coral. It does unleash some long feeder tentacles but it's not aggressive.

 

[bribo12]

It's a hard pic but maybe orange galaxea?


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[Macscale]

That's it... Better move it away from everyone else. Thanks bribo.

 

[Darylb]

Yea I agree galaxea got a nasty sting and can have massive sweepers I found the higher the flow the longer the sweepers iv got a green one

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[gchesko99]

Looks like a torch coral to me.


30g cube
Pair of Flurry Clowns
Picasso clown
Pair of nearly naked clowns
Wide-bar clown.

 

[bribo12]

Skeleton isn't big enough for a torch and torches don't encrust like that


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[Sniperhank]

Almost looks like a gonipora, just really hard to make things out for an ID. Could still easily be a galaxea.

 

[Darylb]

I'm gonna go all out and say 100% galaxea

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[Macscale]

Almost looks like a gonipora, just really hard to make things out for an ID. Could still easily be a galaxea.

That was actually my first though, but the actually polyps aren't as thick.

 

[mr_X]

Galaxia doesn't come orange or brown...just green. It's possible if it is so, that it was in poor conditions and will turn green eventually though. I need a better pic for an I.D.

 

[Macscale]

He's in a tough spot to photograph with my IPhone.

 

[mr_X]

Can you bump it so it retracts and we can see the skeleton?

 

[Macscale]

When I return home in about an hour or two I can.

 

[bribo12]

Galaxia doesn't come orange or brown...just green. It's possible if it is so, that it was in poor conditions and will turn green eventually though. I need a better pic for an I.D.

It actually does come in an orangeish color. http://www.thatpetplace.com/galaxea-frag-262390


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[mr_X]

That's just not under enough light. A coral's default color is brown.

 

[bribo12]

That's just not under enough light. A coral's default color is brown.

I understand that and that's a bad pic but I've definitely seen the orangeish streaked galaxea before.


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[mr_X]

Ok then.

 

[bribo12]

Ok then.

Lol


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[Macscale]

Just so you guys know, it's not brown in person. The iPhone just can't process the lights, I'll break out the DSLR later and show it to you. It's translucent sweepers with pink tipped orangeish tentacles.

 

[mr_X]

Please take it under daylights and let me see the skeleton if possible.