ID of this coral please.

[dshin1]

i just got this coral today from saltwaterfish.com's mystery coral and have no idea what it is and what it needs. can someone id this for me so i can give it what it needs(position in the tank and spot feeding , stuff like that)
thanks

 

[paintballer768]

Pic?

 

[spanko]

Yeah kind of hard to tell right now!

 

[paintballer768]

Text coral?

Sorry, it just hit me

 

[dshin1]

sorry it didn't take the first time had to shrink it down

 

[loy brown]

looks like Goniopora

 

[yosemite sam]

Yeah, it's a goniopora, and unfortunately it doesn't look like it's doing very well. That's not something they should have shipped to you.

 

[dshin1]

its the 15 dollar mystery coral. the pic was taken an hour after it arrived. its doing really well now

 

[yosemite sam]

How long ago did you get it? It's showing a lot of exposed skeleton, which is never good, and gonioporas are not particularly hardy corals. That color is also suspicious, and makes me think it's dyed.

 

[dshin1]

it arrived yesterday and it arrived that way with some exposed skeleton. i think it looks like its doing well. here is another pic

 

[dshin1]

can one actually dye a coral and have it still survive? do you think this colt may be dyed as well? will they "pollute" my water? do i need to take them out?

 

[yosemite sam]

I'm not saying that they are for sure dyed, but the color is both of those corals is suspicious. I've never dealt with dyed corals, so I'm not sure what to tell you in terms of survival or what they will do to your tank. Sometimes, the dye just fades and the coral returns to it's normal color. If the corals start to die or melt away, I would take them out.

 

[dshin1]

ok will do. i have never heard of dying a coral before. thanks for the heads up.

 

[yosemite sam]

Yeah, it unfortunately does happen. If you see a really brightly colored coral, particularly one that isn't often seen in that color, you should be suspicious. Price is can also be an indication. Normally, corals with rare color morphs are very expensive and are marketed as such, but if you're getting it as the $15 mystery coral, that may not be a good sign.

 

[dshin1]

thanks again. will try my best to keep them alive. i wrote to the administrator and they have put a note saying that they are not of natural color.

 

[yosemite sam]

Yeah, I posted on that thread as well. I don't think you were treated very fairly....

 

[dshin1]

i think its just plane wrong and cruel to dye these corals just for profit knowing most will die. they should at least make it know to the customers what they are actually purchasing. just my opinion.

 

[nacl freak]

Originally Posted by dshin1
http:///forum/post/2779807
i think its just plane wrong and cruel to dye these corals just for profit knowing most will die. they should at least make it know to the customers what they are actually purchasing. just my opinion.
+1. You take a risk with buying mysteries. Information about what your shipped and the care it requires would be ideal. Receiving a dyed coral from a reputable sorce

 

[mr_x]

i once purchased a purple long tentacle anemone that i suspected was dyed. it didn't last very long.
here he was-