Can anyone help me determine what kind of acro this is? Any info is appreciated. Gets crazy polyp extension, but only at night.
Thanks
CR
Thanks
CR
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Looks like a bonsai. Ours like medium light, high flow.
Another species to mix up with A. nana and A. validaLooks like A. secale to me ("bonsai").
Another species to mix up with A. nana and A. valida
Thanks!
Thanks!The color (that "tri-color" look) can be exhibited in all three, but the corallite structure and growth forms are distinct. The nana has more delicate, longer, thinner branches than the secale. Typically the valida corallite structure looks more "swollen" than the nana. The secale is known for those tubular shaped corallites.
A valida and secale would be much easier to confuse, whereas the nana may have similar color scheme but the branches and corallites are distinct enough. The trouble in captive tanks is that odd flow/light/chemistry can make for some unusual physiological response in appearance.
I have all three in my tank and they do look very similar.
Here's a pic of the corallite structure of each. (nana, secale, valida)
The color (that "tri-color" look) can be exhibited in all three, but the corallite structure and growth forms are distinct. The nana has more delicate, longer, thinner branches than the secale. Typically the valida corallite structure looks more "swollen" than the nana. The secale is known for those tubular shaped corallites.
A valida and secale would be much easier to confuse, whereas the nana may have similar color scheme but the branches and corallites are distinct enough. The trouble in captive tanks is that odd flow/light/chemistry can make for some unusual physiological response in appearance.
I have all three in my tank and they do look very similar.
Here's a pic of the corallite structure of each. (nana, secale, valida)