Need help with coral ID

[TampaBC]

My friend gave this to me because he said he couldn't get it to grow and thought it may be dead. An hour after putting it in my tank it opened up as you can see. I have no idea what it is or the care it requires. Any thought would be great, thanks!

 

[tilton.s11]

Flowerpot ?? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+464&pcatid=464

 

[TampaBC]

Hmmm .. very well could be. Thanks!

 

[czwicky]

Yup goniopora not aleveopora. Good luck with it they are notoriously hard to keep for any period of time.

 

[TampaBC]

Yup goniopora not aleveopora. Good luck with it they are notoriously hard to keep for any period of time.

Cool, thanks. After reading about these I'm starting to think I should trade it at the LFS for something else. Do LFS's even want these because they may be hard to sell?