Coral Id

[Emperor559]

Not that I'll be getting it due to my recent disaster but since I was posting I figured I'd ask. I saw a coral at lfs and it looked like a brain but it was shaped like a pectinia almost. The store owner said it was a butterprint brain but I haven't been able to find any info on these guys except for in one book and it didn't really have any good pictures to id with.

 

[mps9506]

Gonna be pretty much impossible for us to help id without a photo.

 

[tippMANn98]

does it look like this? without the Xmas tree worms

if so...thats what I know as a "old fashioned BRAIN CORAL"

 

[Frankie]

Butterprint brain! LOL! LFS story's! we need a thread on just this topic!

 

[tippMANn98]

or try this?

butterprint rose coral (brain coral) pictures from diving & snorkeling photos on webshots

 

[Frankie]

Thats a pretty cool picture Daniel! My goodness! There really is a common name like that!

 

[tippMANn98]

its not mine though...but it does say "butterprint" ????

 

[BigAl07]

try this link and see what you can figure out. It's funny but when I searched it came back with lots of cool pics.

Google Image Search

Daniel I LOVE that first pic. I want some of the Christmas Tree Worms

 

[tippMANn98]

i know a guy that gets that porites (spelling) rock with the Xmas trees...$29.99...thats how we used to get them in S. Florida at the store I managed.

 

[Emperor559]

I know it's almost impossible to id without a picture so I'll try to get one if they still have it. Thanks for trying though.

 

[Emperor559]

Ok I got a picture it doesn't show the detail I want but it's a start

 

[mps9506]

Hyndophora sp. would be my intial guess. Hard to tell from the photo though.

 

[SubRosa]

Merulina

 

[Emperor559]

Here is another pic. This one I think is a little better.

 

[mps9506]

Merulina

Agreed.

 

[Frankie]

I have one in my tank also. Cool coral. I found it does best in low light. In my tank at least.

 

[Emperor559]

Frank do you have any pics of yours? I would love to see it.

 

[Frankie]

I did. My computer crashed and i have lost everything. I think. I did look up that coral and found it is a high light coral so i cannot recommend keeping in in the shade like i do. It just does well there for me. The shade in my tank it pretty well lit up though compared to a lot of tanks. This could very well be why it is doing well. Mine is bigger then your though

 

[Emperor559]

Frank did you ever get your pictures off your computer I would love to see your merulina