Questions about Stylophora (pic included)

[Brisc0]

Hey everyone, Just picked up this Stylo about six hours ago and finally got him in there. I know a good bit about the species, however I have no hands on experience with them. The coral right now (20 min after adding to tank) has a relatively smooth and almost plastic look with a few areas, maybe 2% showing bumpy polyps. Is this smooth plastic look normal when polyps are not extended?

 

[cmor1701d]

So, where's the pic? Please don't tell teh site is broken again.

 

[Brisc0]

I can see it

 

[reefrunner69]

I can see the pic too.

What species of stylophora is it supposed to be, doesn't really look like pistellata to me. Is it a hard coral? My sylophora had that quality when the plyps were retracted, so if it is stylo, that would be consistant.

 

[Brisc0]

The actual classification is unknown to me, I just know that its a more rare "flat" stylo opposed to the usual knobby thicker stylo. Im working on finding exactly what it is now. It is definately a hard coral. I'll post back when I have the exact name just to put the mystery to rest.

My sylophora had that quality when the plyps were retracted, so if it is stylo, that would be consistant.

Thanks, thats good to know, if you need to bump me to the ID forum go for it, I guess I should have posted there instead of general. Thanks again RR.