coral id

[zappbrannigan]

hey i got some corals at the store today, but of course they dont have the english names so i have no idea what they are, (in chinese corals are named after the food they resemble..)

the light green and the pink what are those

and what is this flowery thingie
thanks for your help,, the pink is a frag that fell of by accident, the store owner didnt want it so he gave it to me for free. i hope it can grow.

 

[abeandlulu]

top pic looks like ducanopsammia and the little pink piece looks like a chilli coral. and the second on looks like alveopora. dont quote me on it JMO. Maybe someone will say for sure.

 

[zappbrannigan]

ohh, you say aveopora, when i research it i found it says aveopora has 12 tentacles per polyp, but its relative goniopora(spelling) has 24. well i found mine has 24 so i think its that one.. but it also says this coral is extremely hard to care for. uh oh somebody have some experience please.

 

[snookedsteve]

If it is a Goniopora and you don't have much experience with coral husbandry I would suggest returning it and getting something easier to maintain. Do some research first.

 

[cherylann]

!st pic is an elegance coral, Euphyllia. This coral should be placed away from other corals secondary to stinging sweaper tentacles. The second coral looks like a flower pot, Goniopora. This coral is hard to keep alive for any length of time unless you have experience with this corals specfic needs. Hope that helps, both look like good specimans.

 

[junglejeff1]

1st is an elegance with a chili. 2nd is clover. Clover is easier to keep than the elegance and the chili. I would suggest doing your coral feeding for these guys about an hour before the lights go out. Keep that calcium level up there and add iodine on a regular basis.

 

[btldreef]

The first picture is Elegance Coral (sp. Catalaphyllia jardinei) it is most definitely not Duncanopsammia (aka Duncans) (you can easily google image search both and see for yourself) and the tiny pink coral that's hitch hiking on the rock is probably Chili Coral (sp. Nephthyigorgia). The second picture is Encrusting Goniopora.
You should not have a problem with the Elegance (moderate care level, IMO) or the Chili corals, BUT Goniopora is not easy. If it's not fragged properly, it may not survive. They're skeleton is very fragile, so don't handle it too much. Ours is purple and does really well in low lighting. We try to handle it as little as possible and feed it mainly Marine Snow. You need to try to feed it before the "flowers" appear. Once the flowers are out, it's expended all of it's energy and can not take in any food, or very little, not enough to thrive. Luckily you got it for free, so if it dies (which it very well might) it isn't the end of the world, and if it thrives, then, YAY to you.
Here's the issue with that Elegance and Chili coral. Chili corals require little to no light and are a non-photosynthetic coral that rely on feedings of marine snow. Elegance coral on the other hand is a fairly aggressive coral that requires a little more light and can also benefit from feedings (like mysis shrimp). It will probably sting the other coral is it extends it's tentacles, so I'd frag it, if at all possible.
Good luck

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by junglejeff1
http:///forum/post/3143396
1st is an elegance with a chili. 2nd is clover. Clover is easier to keep than the elegance and the chili. I would suggest doing your coral feeding for these guys about an hour before the lights go out. Keep that calcium level up there and add iodine on a regular basis.
Clover does not have as thick of a stalk or as many "petals" on the flowers/polyps. If you counted, and there are exactly 24, it's Goniopora, and since yours is not in an egg, or golf ball shape, it's encrusting rather than the more common variety.
Hope this and my other reply help.

 

[junglejeff1]

You would be correct. I guess I scrolled down to quick on this new laptop. My apologies.

 

[btldreef]

no problem. I was told my Goniopora was Clover when I was new to the hobby and did not know any better. For the record, I had no clue what I was doing with my Goniopora and everyone told me it would die, it's alive and thriving, so who knows?