LPS Id Help?!

So I got this frag from one of the LFS in my area and I thought it was a very interesting looking candy cane and for $5 I could not pass it up. The outer edge is a light purple and the inner portion is almost neon green.

The guy at the LFS knew nothing about everything so he was no help. So I need the help of 3reef to let me know what this is.

The first pic is more true to color than the second. I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, they are from my cell phone.

Thanks for any input.

 

Well it looks like a CC. They do come in purple/green combos. I can't see the stalks, so I can't be sure it isn't a blasto.

Blasto example:

 

They look like trumpets or candycanes to me, but good call on the blastomussa wellsi, it could be that, but it's more likely just a trumpet.

 

So either way it is a LPS that should be target fed small pieces of krill/brine/mysis? That pic of the Blasto looks dead on as well! Thanks guys.

 

if you got 4 blasto heads for 5 bucks you are an extremely lucky person!

 

How do you tell the difference from Blasto and Candy Canes and Trumpets? I know Candy canes and trumpets are similar, but have not seen any Blasto's as of yet.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge, I knew it was a good deal and they seem to be happy in my tank as they eat what I feed them. ;D

 

candy canes look pillowy and blastos look kinda hairy. Look like blastos to me great buy!!

 

It's hard to tell from the pictures but it should be easy to tell once you know what to look for, steve had a pretty good basic description of how to tell them apart but I would look at pictures on some online retailers websites like:
www.liveaquaria.com
www.vividaquariums.com
www.bluezooaquatics.com
www.reefhotspot.com
www.asira.org

 

Thanks for the links! This helped my immensely. I have decided, due to the links and pictures, that they are definitely blastos. They do appear to have the "hairy" like edges. Thanks everyone.

 

That would be a great deal.

The coloration on the pics makes it look like a blastomussa to me. Whether it is a wellsi or a merletti is another question, but merlettis are usually smaller.