Forest Green Pocillopora or Green Stylophora

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by nanomania, Jan 19, 2013.

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  1. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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  3. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    I vote stylophora very high flow high light and it will be happy and grow quickly and encrust anything it touches
     
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    Hard to tell from the photo. I am leaning to Pocillopora is I am seeing the start to a couple of branches.
     
  5. ingtar_shinowa

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    Hard to tell for certain with a small frag like that, but both corals require about the same moderate light, moderate flow, stable alkalinity, and less GHA/bryopsis.
     
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  6. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    on the 2 links, they both look the same....
     
  7. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    iv bought 6 half inch frags on 1 frag disc, one of which i placed it on rock (moderate flow and medium to high light), rest are on high light and high flow level.....
     
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  9. Corailline

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I am leaning towards Pocillopora as well. They tend to shine at the tips of the polyps in images.

    Nice easy Sps, that grows fast.
     
  10. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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    one of the frag kept near high flow has streached its polyps/tentacles really far...... is it a good sign or bad?
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    That is normal especially for Pocillopora.
     
  12. nanomania

    nanomania Vagabond Butterfly

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