Need help IDing this CORAL!
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tizzo
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I just came across a pic of a coral and as soon as I saw it, I remembered your post. To me it looks the same, but you gotta remember that your pic is kinda blurry, but anyway... Check out a Galaxia fascicularis or a galaxia astreata and compare pics...
fishieness
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
I just came across a pic of a coral and as soon as I saw it, I remembered your post. To me it looks the same, but you gotta remember that your pic is kinda blurry, but anyway... Check out a Galaxia fascicularis or a galaxia astreata and compare pics...
hmmm.... the polyps look too small to me to be any type of galaxia that ive seen..... and if it were a galaxia, youd see the 7 inch sweeper tenticals
I just came across a pic of a coral and as soon as I saw it, I remembered your post. To me it looks the same, but you gotta remember that your pic is kinda blurry, but anyway... Check out a Galaxia fascicularis or a galaxia astreata and compare pics...
hmmm.... the polyps look too small to me to be any type of galaxia that ive seen..... and if it were a galaxia, youd see the 7 inch sweeper tenticals
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tizzo
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You are crrect, but when the sweepers are withdrawn, it looks like little clusters of LPS's... Lemme see if I can find a good pic...
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tizzo
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This one is bleached I guess, but the shape remains the same. The ones I have seen have brown polyps in the backround and green or blue on the tops of the skeleton. Admittedly they are much more interesting with the tenticles all the way out, therefore it's harder to find a pic of a retracted galaxea, but I did manage to find this one.
If it looks like the hitch-hiker lemme know and I can take some shots myself this upcoming weekend if you wanna see a full color one...
If it looks like the hitch-hiker lemme know and I can take some shots myself this upcoming weekend if you wanna see a full color one...
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tizzo
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Couple other [pics of the galaxea...
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Star Coral
(Galaxea fascicularis)
The Star Coral one of the hard coral species that contains a stone-like calcium skeleton. Small, oval stubs rise from the yellowish-tan central core, each containing a delicate white star-shaped polyp. The Star Coral is commonly found throughout the Caribbean and the West Indies, and usually grows to about 12 inches in height.
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Star Coral
(Galaxea fascicularis)
The Star Coral one of the hard coral species that contains a stone-like calcium skeleton. Small, oval stubs rise from the yellowish-tan central core, each containing a delicate white star-shaped polyp. The Star Coral is commonly found throughout the Caribbean and the West Indies, and usually grows to about 12 inches in height.
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
Couple other [pics of the galaxea...
info...
Star Coral
(Galaxea fascicularis)
The Star Coral one of the hard coral species that contains a stone-like calcium skeleton. Small, oval stubs rise from the yellowish-tan central core, each containing a delicate white star-shaped polyp. The Star Coral is commonly found throughout the Caribbean and the West Indies, and usually grows to about 12 inches in height.
That almost looks like it.... what are its lighting requirements?
Couple other [pics of the galaxea...
info...
Star Coral
(Galaxea fascicularis)
The Star Coral one of the hard coral species that contains a stone-like calcium skeleton. Small, oval stubs rise from the yellowish-tan central core, each containing a delicate white star-shaped polyp. The Star Coral is commonly found throughout the Caribbean and the West Indies, and usually grows to about 12 inches in height.
That almost looks like it.... what are its lighting requirements?
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tizzo
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Saysthat if they are healthy, they are fairly tolerant of water conditions and prefer brightly illuminated area of the tank with low to moderate flow that helps reduce their tendancy to form sweeper tenticles.
Critters and sponge and all kinds of things house in between the corallites.
Critters and sponge and all kinds of things house in between the corallites.
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
Saysthat if they are healthy, they are fairly tolerant of water conditions and prefer brightly illuminated area of the tank with low to moderate flow that helps reduce their tendancy to form sweeper tenticles.
Critters and sponge and all kinds of things house in between the corallites.
any sites you can direct me to so I can do some reading on him??? I am all excited!!! THX TIZZO!!!!!
Saysthat if they are healthy, they are fairly tolerant of water conditions and prefer brightly illuminated area of the tank with low to moderate flow that helps reduce their tendancy to form sweeper tenticles.
Critters and sponge and all kinds of things house in between the corallites.
any sites you can direct me to so I can do some reading on him??? I am all excited!!! THX TIZZO!!!!!
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tizzo
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Actually I just put "galaxea coral" in my search engine and that's what came up with the most results.
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tizzo
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Now we are still at the guessing stages so if tat's not it, then we'll continue to look for another ID. Keep us posted.
jerth6932
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
Now we are still at the guessing stages so if tat's not it, then we'll continue to look for another ID. Keep us posted.
WELL I will keep ya posted..... I understand that it might not be that ..... but I will keep looking to see if I see one similar!!
Now we are still at the guessing stages so if tat's not it, then we'll continue to look for another ID. Keep us posted.
WELL I will keep ya posted..... I understand that it might not be that ..... but I will keep looking to see if I see one similar!!