ID help needed? is it a colt?

[seannmelly]

yea i dont think its a carnation

 

[bruck]

Originally Posted by patandlace
Looks like a finger leather to me.(Cladiella spp.) Sometimes called colt.
i think that it is one of these though, after going threw many pics on google. thanks

 

[pontius]

yes, it is Cladiella spp (I checked Sprung's book) remember there are many different species under this one genus, so they all don't necessarily look the same.
common name: finger leather, colt coral, cauliflower coral, blushing coral
region: red sea, Indian Ocean, Western Pacific to Polynesia
description: brown polyps contrasting with strinkingly paler tissue. when the polyps are expanded the colony looks bushy and brown. when disturbed, the polyps contract and the colony blanches white. slippery, like a wet bar of soap
similar corals: Alcyonium, Sinularia
moderate to high lighting and water flow needs. moderate to high aggressiveness. hardy.
I have had them before and found they are similar in needs to most leather corals. they are hardy unless you subject them to sudden changes in water quality.

 

[bang guy]

Cladiella sp. if it's slippery to the touch, Nepthia sp. if it's not.
For some reason I think of Nepthia when I see those randon directional sclerites at the surface of the trunk.

 

[bruck]

wow,thank guys,its not really slippery to the touch so nepthia sp.probably then. again thanks all

 

[puffer32]

Here is a pic of my white (also have a green) kenya, looks like your coral to me, i believe they are in same family as a colt.