ID please... pink, purple with green thing.

Reef Raft · 05-04-2006, 03:08 PM

Just wanted some help on id'ing this coral. I'm think its a micromussa minuta but i could be wrong.

Thanks in advance

ReefLady · 05-04-2006, 05:13 PM

Is it encrusting the rock, or a separate piece? Looks like a Favites sp. ("Moon Coral").

Do you have a picture of the coral from further away (so we can see the whole thing)?

Nice colors!

Frankie · 05-04-2006, 05:38 PM

I only know it as a moon coral. Not easy to keep. It dose well on the bottom of the tank in a lower lite area if im not mistaken. I'd feed it with direct target doses. I was happy with Marine Snow by Kent for that purpose but it wasn't cheap. Good luck!

mps9506 · 05-05-2006, 12:31 AM

Perhaps a picture closer up of the corallite and maybe with the flesh sucked in a bit to help bring out the skeletal detail.
Or if there are any dead polyps on there, take a pic of those too.

Vanquish · 05-05-2006, 04:34 PM

It's a favia...

jumpincactus · 05-19-2006, 01:35 AM

Ditto on the favia

Reef Raft · 09-03-2006, 03:45 PM

Thanks all for the help.

How about this one....

Reef_Guy · 11-02-2006, 02:40 AM

It looks as if you have, and it's difficlut to see from the pic, but it looks more like a Cynarina, but could be a Blastomussa Welsi. The bottome pic also resembles a Blasto Welsi. But it's difficult for me to determine because I can't seem them up close.

I'll tell you what, just go ahead and ship them to me, and I'll tell you what they are when they get here!

hawkeye · 11-03-2006, 05:34 AM

I was thinking maybe a acan myself but what do i know

Zeppelin · 11-27-2006, 07:44 PM

First one looks like a lobophyllia. When the flesh is retracted, are there little 'spines' of skeleton showing? 2nd is a blasto wellsii.

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ReefLady Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 2,029 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. Is it encrusting the rock, or a separate piece? Looks like a Favites sp. ("Moon Coral"). Do you have a picture of the coral from further away (so we can see the whole thing)? Nice colors! __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice."

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Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 7,119 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. I only know it as a moon coral. Not easy to keep. It dose well on the bottom of the tank in a lower lite area if im not mistaken. I'd feed it with direct target doses. I was happy with Marine Snow by Kent for that purpose but it wasn't cheap. Good luck!

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mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. Perhaps a picture closer up of the corallite and maybe with the flesh sucked in a bit to help bring out the skeletal detail. Or if there are any dead polyps on there, take a pic of those too. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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Vanquish Neon dottyback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 645 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. It's a favia... __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My love affair with reef-gardening...

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jumpincactus Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 17 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. Ditto on the favia __________________ Look on wifes face as she sees me standing looking at our 500,000 gallon man made lake figuring out how much salt I need to order........ Priceless

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Reef_Guy Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. It looks as if you have, and it's difficlut to see from the pic, but it looks more like a Cynarina, but could be a Blastomussa Welsi. The bottome pic also resembles a Blasto Welsi. But it's difficult for me to determine because I can't seem them up close. I'll tell you what, just go ahead and ship them to me, and I'll tell you what they are when they get here!

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hawkeye Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. I was thinking maybe a acan myself but what do i know

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Zeppelin Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pickerington, OHIO, USA Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ID please... pink, purple with green thing. First one looks like a lobophyllia. When the flesh is retracted, are there little 'spines' of skeleton showing? 2nd is a blasto wellsii. __________________ PEACE....from Zeppelin

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