Coral ID?

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  1. sloppyhammer

    sloppyhammer Plankton

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    Hi so I ordered a mystery box from saltcritters.com last week and there were a few corals I needed ID's on. The first picture I thought might be an aleveopora. Is that right? The coral in the second picture I'm not really sure on. Thanks in advance for any help with these.
     

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  3. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    The first one looks to be a goniapora,beautiful but can be difficult to keep for some.The second is pretty much a guess as i'm not sure but looks like a lobo/open brain of some type.Both are lps corals.
     
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    I had it down to either an aleveopora or a goniapora but I wasn't sure. I read something on here about aleveopora having 12 extensions per polyp while goniapora have 24 per polyp. From the picture I couldn't count 24 so I assumed it was an aleveopora. I'll have to double check when i get home later though.
     
  5. norg.

    norg. Kole Tang

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    Aleveopora for the first one I believe and I would say lobo for the second. But the second really is a shot in the dark judging by the size of it. As it starts to grow it will be easier to ID.
     
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    It's about 3" across. It was a dark green color when i first put it in the tank last night. I don't know if any of that helps at all.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Agree on Aleveopora an a lobo.
     
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  9. sloppyhammer

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    Thanks for all the help everybody :)
     
  10. cuteNfishy88

    cuteNfishy88 Astrea Snail

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    1st is deff goni i have one they are fairly hard to keep happy and the second i have no clue.good luck with the goni mine was huge and lived a lot longer than i was told it would
     
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