help id please

[row]

I bought this coral on Sunday. My LFS told me it was a type of goniopora. But I have been looking all over the internet and cant find anything in the goni family that looks like this. The closest thing i see is stypholora (dont know about spelling). Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[spanko]

Does not look like a stylaphora to me but the pic is pretty blurry. Can you get a better close up?

 

[row]

unfortunatley my camera is a piece of crap. I will try to get another pic tommorow.

 

[viper_930]

Looks like it could be blue clavularia. Google blue snowflake polyps.

 

[keri]

purple encrusting montipora? (see how "thin" it is?)

 

[paintballer768]

It looks a bit fuzzy to even be montipora polyps. Im thinking like some type of goniopora as well, but we cant say for sure. Try to get a clearer shot, if that means backing up a little.

 

[row]

I looked up blue snowflake polyps, and that is exactly what they look like.

 

[bang guy]

There is a Goniopora that resembles that. There's also a Porites species, a Montipora, and an Alveopora species that match your picture.
If it's Goniopora each polyp will have 24 tentacles. I obviously can't count them from the picture but perhaps you can count them from where you are.

 

[row]

ok i will try to count them. The LFS told me it was a goniopora, if it is then its requirements are the same as other gonioporas right?

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by ROW
http:///forum/post/2518861
ok i will try to count them. The LFS told me it was a goniopora, if it is then its requirements are the same as other gonioporas right?

If it's the small polyped Goni I'm familiar with then, luckily, it's a lot easier to care for than the others.

 

[row]

Actually after looking at the polyps it is a blue snowflake polyp.

 

[goober_hunter]

i was going to say blue clove polyps. i have them.. does it look like this?

 

[lizzy]

I waaaaaant some!!!! my lfs has some of those in one of thier nano display tanks but they are not for sale

 

[row]

Yes that is exactly what they look like, with a little better camera. LOL