Coral ID

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by BDEW1988, May 20, 2010.

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  1. BDEW1988

    BDEW1988 Plankton

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    What kind of Coral is this?
     

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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Pic is pretty blurry but it looks like it might be a sun coral.
     
  4. Craft kid21

    Craft kid21 Banned

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    looks like some type of polyp, but it might be a Suncoral, or a type of palythoas..
     
  5. BDEW1988

    BDEW1988 Plankton

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    Its hard and stony. little polyps come out of it. SPS may be?
     
  6. 2in10

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    That makes sound like a suncoral. It is non-photosynthetic so you will need to feed it every day when the tentacles come out, usually after the lights are out.
     
  7. Toronto_Guy

    Toronto_Guy Fire Shrimp

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    +1 for sun coral. among the most beautiful corals, but they can also be hard to coax out. I use Reef Roids to feed mine and get them out, but mysis will also do the trick.
     
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  9. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Sun coral. I have the black sun coral. Cool little creatures!
     

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  10. anpgp

    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    If the polyps are clear, then they are cup corals. I have a golf ball sized piece of them in my tank. I think the same family as sun polyps and such, not 100% though.