what kind of coral is this

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  1. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    hello i reacently bought a new coral. the guy at my LFS told me it was a kenya tree coral, but after some reserch i noticed mine does not look like a kenya tree coral it looks more like a cauliflower colt coral what could it be.

    sorry, i dont know how to put a photo in a thread but i have a photo of the coral on my profile page album
    thanks for your imput
     
    ferretfish, Aug 9, 2011
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  2. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    It would be hard if not impossible to make a positive ID w/o a picture . . .
     
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  3. Pastey

    Pastey Ritteri Anemone

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    [​IMG]
     
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  4. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    thank you
     
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  5. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Looks like a Kenya to me. Definitely not Carnation. It does look a litle bit more red then normal Kenya trees.
     
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  6. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    My guess would be a colt coral.

    [ crazy long image url you added has removed - please link to proper URL before you sink the ship. :) ]
     
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  7. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    Whoa
    You win the longest post award.
     
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  8. jimmy_beaner

    jimmy_beaner Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    hahaha HOLY COW!
     
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  9. hengy

    hengy Plankton

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    can anyone tell me what this is???

    /Users/ryanhengy/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified/2011/Aug 9, 2011/IMG_0031.jpg



    anyone know what this is....
     
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  10. jimmy_beaner

    jimmy_beaner Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    a failed linking to a picture that is on Ryan Hengy's computer?
     
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