New Coral Id

Hi I just got a coral frag from my LFS, the tag on the glass said Tri Marshel island coral frag. I can't find anything on this coral does anyone have any ideas on the scientific name? or what it is?

 

It is a type of coral known as Acropora. It is a small polyped stony and if fairly difficult to keep due to lighting intensity and water parameters. The one you have is more successful however, since the carbonate skeleton is a more fragile build as oppossed to some of the elkhorns and solid bigger tipped kinds.
One of the best novice Acropora is the Millipora Acropora and green slimmer!

 

Can you please take a close up picture of that coral? It doesn't look right to me for some reason.

 

From the picture...it doesn't look to healthy though. Looks like bleaching and algae growth on it, plus I don't see any polyp extension!
I could be wrong though!

 

I just blew the pic up, and it looks like there is a lot of bleaching. Even looks like there is some dieing tissue as well. Didnt see any polyps either.

 

I don't think there is any polyps on it will the polyps ever come back?
I tried to load bigger pics but the limit was 93k so i had to reduce them
I'll try to get a closer one.I put it as high up in the tank as I could
my lights are about 4 watts per gallon.

 

I'll make it easy for you.

Go to www.photobucket.com and set up a free picture hosting account. Upload the bigger picture there. The copy and paste the link in the thread here.

 

We have a nice colony of that same coral really pretty when colored up properly.. What lighting are you using ? and your water parameters.. Maybe I can get the boss to post a pic to show you what its will look like with proper care its a rather fast growing species..

 

Looks dead to me. Is that algae growing on the tips?
I hope not

J