Is this a Favia Coral? - Needs some help

[CBRGuy]

I got this Coral Attached to my Rock from lr.com. It has some bleaching and a little bit of damage, but other then that I think it still may be alive. I feed my tank spray dried plankton and I use seachem reefbuilder. Do you think it will live. My tank is just about done it's cycle,but I got a small amonia spike when I put the rock in <.05, but from what I have been reading about this coral if it is truly a favia coral is that they live in low quality water and medium light.


Do you think it will be ok. How should I go about feeeding it.

TIA

--Steve

 

[ccCapt]

That looks more like some type of sponge. Favia.sp is a LPS (brain)coral and from that pic I can't see any polyps. Did it ever show any open polyps?

 

[CBRGuy]

I looks like it has some growth since I got it.. skeleton looks similar to this one like up close.

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species pages/155.htm

 

[Brisc0]

It is Siderastrea Radians (lesser starlet coral) One of the hardiest corals there is, and frequently found on liverock. Look it up in "Aquarium Corals" page 246 I have tons of it on my LR that survived shipping.

 

[CBRGuy]

Thanks thats it! . I was reading that they bleach easy then their color comes back.. Should I feed it anything special, since I don't have fish it the tank yet there is not that much nutrients.

 

[Brisc0]

just see that it gets some light and I bet it will be fine.