Chalice ID Please
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Tab28
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Most likely it does not have a name or if it did it can not be traced. But with a better picture it may have a common name group given to chalices that have similar looks.
It looks like you may have gotten a gem. If it continues to color up it will be a really nice piece. Could you get a better clear picture with less blue lighting?
It looks like you may have gotten a gem. If it continues to color up it will be a really nice piece. Could you get a better clear picture with less blue lighting?
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Unfortunately, All I have is a crappy iPhone camera but I'll try to take a pic without blues tonight. The LFS that I got this from gets all his livestock from top vendors like Cornbred ASD and such. I am hoping this turns out to be a really nice piece.
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Beautiful!
Looks like an alien eye on steroids!
Looks like an alien eye on steroids!
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That is why i think it may be an echinata. The white markings, color pattern and size of the eye. If it is an echinata you do not want to place it near your other chalices.
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Looks like a acan echinata to me also.
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MioReefer
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Thanks guys, I've also thought it could be an echinata but I haven't found any that look like mine. I guess I'll just have to let it grow out more to find out. If you have any pics that you think might look like mine please post them here just for comparison.
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Tab28
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Acan enchanata come in dozens of colors. Is one of my favorite corals when it comes to color. They are often mis-taken for chalices, especially when in frag stage like yours. I think the original Goku is really an enchanata however it was thought to be sold as a chalice. Enchanata is very aggressive and growth fast so placement is key.
I hope it was not sold to you had a chalice with a price tag of being from one of the high end growers you mentioned.
I hope it was not sold to you had a chalice with a price tag of being from one of the high end growers you mentioned.
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It was acutely a freebie on a shipped order from a LFS in Orlando. I never paid much attention to it until I started to see the color pattern. I've search on the difference between an echinata and a chalice but it is hard to get a clear answer.
Tab28
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Orlando, i am sure i have visited that store. Maybe even know owners or workers.
Differences can be subtle. The raised bumps on the skin look like they radiate from the eye, chalice if bumps are present are more of a random look. Also the eye itself. The eye on enchanata are more pronounced not quite like its cousin the acan lord. When it gets bigger with more eyes the differences should be more evident. It will not take long like all acans they eat like pigs.
Differences can be subtle. The raised bumps on the skin look like they radiate from the eye, chalice if bumps are present are more of a random look. Also the eye itself. The eye on enchanata are more pronounced not quite like its cousin the acan lord. When it gets bigger with more eyes the differences should be more evident. It will not take long like all acans they eat like pigs.
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It's an Acanthastrea echinata; not a chalice.
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