Need help identifying these corals

chessapeke

New Member
So I bought some Coral off a guy on Craigslist (last time I do that), and he sent me a bunch of stuff, but its not the stuff I ordered. It would be too much of a pain to return it, so I'm just gonna keep it, but I don't know what some of them are. There were also some little starfish hitch hikers, if anyone knows what they are too. Much appreciated!!
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Coral #1

Coral #2

Coral #3

Coral #4
 

chessapeke

New Member
Well he was supposed to send me some various zoa's, mushrooms, devil's hand, pulsating xenia's, and some sponges. The sponges, xenia's, zoa's and mushrooms I got, those are good. But the rest of these I have no idea.
 

btldreef

Moderator
is coral #2 hard or soft. It's hard to identify these guys because the colors aren't all that great.
 

chessapeke

New Member
They are all hard. The colors in the pictures are exactly how they look, the colors aren't distorted at all.
 

chessapeke

New Member
I think Coral #2 is a Birdsnest, or a Bird of Paradise
Coral #4 is a Staghorn
The other 2 I haven't got a clue.
 

chessapeke

New Member
Here's what he listed in his ad.
I have 9 Astrualian duncans a whole coloney its not the branching one
3 Frags of ORA Greens birds nest frags
Frags of Zoas blueish teal color
Frags of pink and gold
Frag of a Deivl's Hand about 2 inches tall when open,
 

btldreef

Moderator
I'll take some guesses:
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Asterina starfish
Okay, I'm looking at these on my phone. I'll take some guesses, but honestly, you should try to get in touch with him and ask what the extras are just so you know how to care for them, etc
Coral #1


Birdsnest - color is poor, but judging by the way the polyps look, it's possible that it is a green or birds of paradise birdsnest.
Coral #2


I'm going to guess it's a stylophora
Coral #3


Encrusting montipora
Coral #4


This one is tough. There's no polyp extension to even go by for a guess
 
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