Anybody know what this coral is?

Merulina Coral

Thank you Curtis

1st hit was google images, none of which resembled mine
2nd hit was Live Aquaria
this looks exactly like my piece

 

aww Curt beat me to it
ive only seen one of these before and the green on it was gorgeous!

Also worth noting, another coral that I just saw about 2 weeks ago for the first time was an odd one... it was an SPS and simply called "table coral". On first thought i thought it was meaning a tabling acropora but after closer inspection the coral grows in just a straight cylinder about the diameter of your forearm
sorry to side track but this new coral was something ive never seen!

 

did you have a camera with you?

Steve

 

did you have a camera with you?

Steve

 

Oh I love that piece they show on liveaquaria. It has caught my eye on several occassions. I do not believe I have ever seen it for sale locally hmmmm. I wonder if it aggressive.

Well done Curt.

 

Its a good 6 inches away from nearest coral in my tank
it turns out it is an SPS and likes high flow and good lighting
so I have luckily positioned it correctly I feel

Ill definitely report its progress, as I have never seen one before

Steve

 

Congrats Steve, I have seen those online and found them to be interesting. Can't wait to see it colored up.

 

Did you find out its name?

 

Yes , Blackraven
its almost certainly a Merulina

 

You ought to see the Merulina spp that Schackmel bought. Even browned out with a little tissue recession on it's left side (from sitting too close to a bubble at the store), it's about a foot across and 9 inches from top to bottom. Chad sold it to her for $40. OMG....even browned out I would have priced it at $120 at a minimum. She got a very large Pectinia spp too for $4o.

Corailline....they are definitely aggressive for an SPS. They are nothing like a Hydonphora but they certainly aren't a Montipora either. (In other words, give them a little space.