Originally Posted by
NM reef
Sort of sounds like a blue ridge coral to me....and looks like one in the pic. The color changes you mentioned doesn't sound right for a blue ridge...but the appearence seems to fit. Is it hard .. does the outside surface have a redish...smooth texture. Have you ever seen small polyps extend from the surface? If a piece breaks off underneath you should see a bluish tint.
Then again ... I may be totally wrong.... :thinking:
Seems to me that I remember my step-son telling me that he did see polyps at times, but I have never seen them in the time he has had it here (the tank was his and I didn't look very often). If it is not "happy" would this cause the color changes and lack of polyps? It is hard, with the exception of the edges, which are brittle. It usually had a redish brown smooth surface, now it is light pink/orangish (it has done this in the past). It has really overgrown the piece of rock, so I was able to take a photo of the underside. It does have a blue appearance where I can see. I haven't figured out how to take good photos of anything in the tank yet, so I hope you can see it. If this is an "unhappy" Blue Ridge coral, what would you recommend to perk it up? Does the additional info change what you think it may be? Could it be a sponge?
Thanks again!