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  1. artur

    artur Fire Shrimp

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    I'm not sure of the name thouse corals I have. Please help.:)
     

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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    First pic is a birdsnest with Montipora capricornis in the background and the right side.
    Second pic is an Acropora, with a Montipora to the lower right, a dead bordsnest in the upper right, button polyps upper left, candy cane to the left and another Montipora on the lower left.
    Third pic looks like possibly a Psammacora.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Agree with all of the above, with the exception that the 3rd picture looks like pavona to me.
     
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    kstafford003 Feather Star

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    Knows his stuff.
     
  6. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I was thinking that too. There might be one other coral that is similar to the two but I can't think of the name.
     
  7. mithelmit

    mithelmit Astrea Snail

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    Just a question, observation. How do you have them but don't know what they are?

    Every person that I have seen with sucessful reef tanks did tons of research about every coral in their tank, and could tell you everything about them.

    The number 1 rule with coral is to do all the reasearch you can handle and then do more.

    Not trying to scold you but I'm just not sure how this happened...
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    I have both a psammocora and a pavona in my tank, and the psammocora looks completely uniform in its tissue, whereas the polyps are very distinct on the pavona. Looking at this picture, I see polyps on the front edge in the foreground of the photo, and they look very pavona like to me.
     
  10. 2in10

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    I agree that it looks more like a pavona, specially with the polyps near the front.
     
  11. artur

    artur Fire Shrimp

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    O.K. First thing as you can see even the experts have some doubts with some of them. Second I was asking not for all of them <but I appreciate help> Just the one in the centers. Witch is birdsnest in first, acropora in the second < I new that but looking for something more specific>. And I have been not sure of the third one witch is Pavona as some experts sad. And it is hard to be sure when people in the store do not know too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My tank <125 reef looks good>The only coral doing not good is pink birdsnest witch I bought dead from store but was hoping to cure her. <any tips please or it is to late> I do a lot of reaserch on internet , belive me.
     

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