I bought this frag for $20 from my LFS. He said that his distributor sent it to him but he didnt order it nor did he know what it was. If anyone could please id it for me so I know what it is and where to place it as far as flow and light I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
Can someone help me id this coral please.
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IKD
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If I had to guess, I would say it's some type of Lithophyllon coral, but defer to other experts that are smarter than me...
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Kiwi Litho - Lithophyllon - Lithophyllon sp | Tank Facts
In general, corals coming from the genus Lithophyllon have colonies that may take the form of plates, encrusting or flat laminae and usually has a lobed m...
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Red and Gold Litho
So I bought this frag under the name Red Litho (Lithophyllon), but I highly doubt it is truly a litho. However, I have been unable to figure out what it is at all. I can't find anything like it. I mean it kinda looks like a litho but the colors are nothing like anyone has ever seen or heard...
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Whatever it is its cool looking!I bought this frag for $20 from my LFS. He said that his distributor sent it to him but he didnt order it nor did he know what it was. If anyone could please id it for me so I know what it is and where to place it as far as flow and light I would greatly appreciate it.Thanks in advance!
C. Eymann
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Thats the problem with comic book names and some vendors, the "species" at the end of the= "rainbow watermelon blah, blah blah" is sometimes incorrect.
This is not pavona, its likely psammocora.
BMW 540i eh? I used to own a 2002 e39 540i M-sport
loved it! I sold my old STi to buy a Chevy SS sedan (holden commadore) simply because many car reviewers/ test drivers said it reminded them of the e39 M5.
Seems like many, if not most, reefers are also car fanatics.
sinfulreefer
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This is for sure a pavonna . This is a jf freak hair pavonna . I own a pretty nice sized chunk of this coral !
sinfulreefer
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Jf Freak hair pavonna got some myself!I bought this frag for $20 from my LFS. He said that his distributor sent it to him but he didnt order it nor did he know what it was. If anyone could please id it for me so I know what it is and where to place it as far as flow and light I would greatly appreciate it.Thanks in advance!
PeterErc
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I am with you on the litho, just as I am certain JFFH isn’t a pavona.If I had to guess, I would say it's some type of Lithophyllon coral, but defer to other experts that are smarter than me...
Kiwi Litho - Lithophyllon - Lithophyllon sp | Tank Facts
In general, corals coming from the genus Lithophyllon have colonies that may take the form of plates, encrusting or flat laminae and usually has a lobed m...www.tankfacts.com
Red and Gold Litho
So I bought this frag under the name Red Litho (Lithophyllon), but I highly doubt it is truly a litho. However, I have been unable to figure out what it is at all. I can't find anything like it. I mean it kinda looks like a litho but the colors are nothing like anyone has ever seen or heard...
Maybe it’s orange star polyps
encrustingacro
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Cycloseris wellsi/explanulata
PeterErc
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Using time at work very efficiently.
Did some searching around the web. Cycloseris explanata is the best match with the pictures. The freak hair I posted above is my reference. It did look different under lower lighting.
I will post the link I borrowed the pic and info from.
So yea, vendors, hobbyists and scientists can say a coral is a (blank). Then later the same coral gets reclassified by some other scientists under a different name.
Wait!! Are we sure that the scientists aren’t the ones making up all the silly names for the same coral?
Off topic but I have had a coral for years, not pretty or bright, just different. Haven’t see one around like it, again not pretty or bright may be why. Anyway it most likely is Lithophyllon undulatum.
Fig. 4. A, Cycloseris explanulata at Porter Patch; B, Cycloseris wellsi at Abana Rock, north; C, Cycloseris mokai at Littledale Shoal, south; D, Lithophyllon scabra at Hornet Reef (Brunei Patches); E, Lithophyllon concinna at Abana Rock, south; F, Lithophyllon repanda at Abana Rock, north; G, Lithophyllon undulatum at Abana Rock, south; H, Halomitra pileus at Abana Rock, south; I, Danafungia horrida at Pelong Rocks, northeast; J, Danafungia scruposa at Pelong Rocks, southwest; K, Fungia fungites at Abana Rock, south.
Fig. 4. A in The mushroom coral fauna (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) of Brunei Darussalam (South China Sea) and its relation to the Coral Triangle
Fig. 4. A, Cycloseris explanulata at Porter Patch; B, Cycloseris wellsi at Abana Rock, north; C, Cycloseris mokai at Littledale Shoal, south; D, Lithophyllon scabra at Hornet Reef (Brunei Patches); E, Lithophyllon concinna at Abana Rock, south; F, Lithophyllon repanda at Abana Rock, north; G...
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