Need ID on Coral please

[bms]

hello all,
i recently bought a few corals the other week and i cant remember if i got a name of this one and if so i cant remember the name of it. any help would be greatly appreciated! here is a photo.
its the one that is purple with the green spots on the inner side. it has long stony tubes that open on the top and have a fleshy almost mushroom like top piece. thanks, brian.
p.s. i know in the photo it kind of looks like a candy cane coral but its not by any means anything similar.

 

[spanko]

Like to see clearer closer picture but it could be Blastomussa sp.
Here is a picture of one from another reefer.

 

[fretfreak13]

It's a blastos, I have one the same coor. =)

 

[fretfreak13]

I think it's a Trumpet Coral, which is either a relitive or a synonem for Candy Cane. From what I've seen, Blastos group together like a ball while yours seems to have stalks that are seperated slightly. I don't know how to explain that better, but it sounds right to me. lol

 

[fretfreak13]

Here's a pic. There are also many different color variations, mine are bight flourescent green with blue centers. The picture below is not mine.

 

[spanko]

Yup clearer picture. Candy cane coral. Caulastrea furcata
Here is a picture from Google image

 

[fretfreak13]

lol spanko I'm not the OP. I found that pic on google and was using it to give a possible ID. xD Still don't know what it is.

 

[mx#28]

It's Blastomussa merletti
...the second is Blastomussa wellsi

 

[bms]

no its definately not a candy cane coral. i have two candy canes in my tank and thins is waay different. doesnt inflate like a candy cane it expands like a mushroom. and it has long tubes (about 2 inches) that each expandale top sits a top. it even deflates and shrivels just like a mushroom, it looks a lot like the coral in pic number one in this post in the reply sections but not as bulbous. the ones i have inflate paper thin and expand about a 1/4 inch to a half inch.

 

[mx#28]

Originally Posted by bms
http:///forum/post/3186331
no its definately not a candy cane coral. i have two candy canes in my tank and thins is waay different. doesnt inflate like a candy cane it expands like a mushroom. and it has long tubes (about 2 inches) that each expandale top sits a top. it even deflates and shrivels just like a mushroom, it looks a lot like the coral in pic number one in this post in the reply sections but not as bulbous. the ones i have inflate paper thin and expand about a 1/4 inch to a half inch.
Yes, that's right - it's not a candy cane: It's Blastomussa merletti...
And, again, the 'coral in pic number one in this post' is Blastomussa wellsi.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/3186472
Yes, that's right - it's not a candy cane: It's Blastomussa merletti...
And, again, the 'coral in pic number one in this post' is Blastomussa wellsi.
HEYYYY...MX#28 HOW YA BEEN????
Have not seen you here in a long time

 

[mx#28]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3186473
HEYYYY...MX#28 HOW YA BEEN????
Have not seen you here in a long time

Hey Meowzer - thanks for the greeting! Yeah, it's been quite a while since I've been on SWF. A little busy (really busy, actually) and a touch distracted, but I logged on last night, saw this thread, and I just couldn't let an ID thread go without my assistance

I believe you were working on a seahorse tank the last time I was online, how has that gone for you?

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/3186559
Hey Meowzer - thanks for the greeting! Yeah, it's been quite a while since I've been on SWF. A little busy (really busy, actually) and a touch distracted, but I logged on last night, saw this thread, and I just couldn't let an ID thread go without my assistance

I believe you were working on a seahorse tank the last time I was online, how has that gone for you?
Not too good...I got 2 seahorses, and after 6 months I lost one (from what???) and then about a week later the other.
It was heartbreaking so I am staying away from them for now....

I am busy enough with the 225G, 54G and now I have a 29G

 

[spanko]

 

[mx#28]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3186566
Not too good...I got 2 seahorses, and after 6 months I lost one (from what???) and then about a week later the other.
It was heartbreaking so I am staying away from them for now....

I am busy enough with the 225G, 54G and now I have a 29G

Sorry to hear that - seahorses are hard and they take a lot of knowledge, care, and luck. I'm up to 3 tanks now, too, and I agree - that's enough!