Green Pectinia?

sistrmary

Member
I rescued (I'm hoping) a green pectinia from my LFS today (It was labelled "Misc. Green Hard Coral" I'm wondering if anyone has any experience or has ever read anything on them? It was five dollars, so if it dies, I'll be a bit sad, but not too much out of pocket...and as horrible as it sounds, I'll have a decorative skeletal structure. I'm curious as to what kind of lighting it requires. It was put into a well established tank with good water quality...I put it rather high up on the rock and I'm hoping that I've done right by it.
Picture (In case you're not familiar with the "Misc. Green" coral species :D):
http://www.ffexpress.com/inverts/ult...ls/AP91335.jpg
 

nm reef

Active Member
I added a small colony of what I think is Pectinia sp. a few months ago....I'm still not 100% positive on the ID. The speciman I added was about 2" across when I got it...it is now nearly double its origional size...mine is in moderate/high light and a decent current....I don't target feed it but I do dose DT's phytoplankton on a regular basis. So far its done well.....here is a pic. Correct my ID if its wrong.
 

shadow678

Member
Hmmm....I can't really tell if that is a pectinia or a pavona...can you get a pic a little further back than that? lol I know, most people ask for pics closer.
 

sistrmary

Member
Does yours have polyps NM? Mine doesn't look like yours...of course mine is dying. Stupid LFS's anyway. I don't know if it's going to make it, but I got a free hermit with it. (and since they charge 3.98 for the little suckers anyways I only paid a dollar to give it a chance)
They're related though. Skeletal structure is nearly identical except that yours is rounded and mine are pointy. (for lack of a better word that doesn't make me sound dumb :D )
 
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