Please ID this coral.....
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9supratt4
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/3099539
well i look up elkhorn coral and this is what it gave me. But IMO i dont think thats what it is.
Those are the same pics I found for Elkhorn....that's why i'm trying to ID it
http:///forum/post/3099539
well i look up elkhorn coral and this is what it gave me. But IMO i dont think thats what it is.
Those are the same pics I found for Elkhorn....that's why i'm trying to ID it
9supratt4
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Originally Posted by aquaguy24
http:///forum/post/3099637
Hydnophora? Very aggressive
Nope...but I do have one of them too....this is my Hydnophora:
The coral in question is very fragile....and has very small polyps at night....very hard to see, but it is going like crazy.
http:///forum/post/3099637
Hydnophora? Very aggressive
Nope...but I do have one of them too....this is my Hydnophora:
The coral in question is very fragile....and has very small polyps at night....very hard to see, but it is going like crazy.
dempseyjosh
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is it stag horn? i don't know the proper name for it though. i just got some too, but a very small piece
9supratt4
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Originally Posted by dempseyjosh
http:///forum/post/3099734
is it stag horn? i don't know the proper name for it though. i just got some too, but a very small piece
I don't think so....all the pictures i've ever seen of Staghorn the branches are much thicker.
The piece in question has very thin and almost flat branches.
http:///forum/post/3099734
is it stag horn? i don't know the proper name for it though. i just got some too, but a very small piece
I don't think so....all the pictures i've ever seen of Staghorn the branches are much thicker.
The piece in question has very thin and almost flat branches.
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tizzo
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You have to remember that if that coral was in Low flow, it will have spindly branches... To tell if it's truly an elkhorn, you'd have to study the polyp placement and structure as best as possible. I think it is an elkhorn...
We have some in our local aquarium, with most likely less flow than the ocean, but more flow than where yours came from and here's it's pic...
We have some in our local aquarium, with most likely less flow than the ocean, but more flow than where yours came from and here's it's pic...
9supratt4
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/3099766
You have to remember that if that coral was in Low flow, it will have spindly branches... To tell if it's truly an elkhorn, you'd have to study the polyp placement and structure as best as possible. I think it is an elkhorn...
We have some in our local aquarium, with most likely less flow than the ocean, but more flow than where yours came from and here's it's pic...
Hmmmmm....that picture does sort of look like the piece I have, but just bigger thicker branches.
It's hard to tell the polyp placement as the polyps are quite small....I can barely see them, but my gf says she can.
http:///forum/post/3099766
You have to remember that if that coral was in Low flow, it will have spindly branches... To tell if it's truly an elkhorn, you'd have to study the polyp placement and structure as best as possible. I think it is an elkhorn...
We have some in our local aquarium, with most likely less flow than the ocean, but more flow than where yours came from and here's it's pic...
Hmmmmm....that picture does sort of look like the piece I have, but just bigger thicker branches.
It's hard to tell the polyp placement as the polyps are quite small....I can barely see them, but my gf says she can.
yosemite sam
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It looks like a branching montipora, but I'd need a closer photo to tell for sure.
9supratt4
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Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam
http:///forum/post/3100199
It looks like a branching montipora, but I'd need a closer photo to tell for sure.
Hmmmmm....I wish I could get a closer picture. I don't have a camera with a macro lens. But i'm still leaning towards a thinner version of the Elkhorn.
http:///forum/post/3100199
It looks like a branching montipora, but I'd need a closer photo to tell for sure.
Hmmmmm....I wish I could get a closer picture. I don't have a camera with a macro lens. But i'm still leaning towards a thinner version of the Elkhorn.
yosemite sam
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"Elkhorn" is a vernacular name used for species of both Acropora and Montipora. Do a search for Montipora hirsuta (also sometimes spelled hirisuta), one of the 'Elkhorn' montiporas. It looks very similar to what you have.