Acropora Deswalli?

flyfish4trout · Jul 10, 2011

I am wondering if any of you acro experts out there can positively identify this as A. Deswalli. I bought it as that several months ago when it was brown and green and covered in algae. It has developed purple tips and a white body. It looks a lot like a plana to me. Thanks in advance.

Battlecorals · Jul 10, 2011

If I had to guess I'd say a plana rather than a desalwii as well. Nice juicy polyps.

Znut Reefer · Jul 10, 2011

2nd vote plana. Very nice one too.

Troylee · Jul 10, 2011

Znut Reefer said:
2nd vote plana. Very nice one too.

Agreed....1smile1

Reef Pets · Jul 10, 2011

Plana. From the looks of it I would say it will turn to a Crayola Plana with a little more time.

darryl_v · Jul 10, 2011

I looked that the aims for plan and deswalli and I still can't distinguish between the two....does anyone have deswalli pictures? Whats the difference.

cmcneil · Jul 10, 2011

They are very similar,almost can't tell them apart.I have a good desalwii pic I'll post in a few.

cmcneil · Jul 10, 2011

this was sold to me as a.desalwii

flyfish4trout · Jul 10, 2011

Very nice piece that you have. The piece that you have does appear to have more branch thickness than the one that I have.

cmcneil said:
this was sold to me as a.desalwii

wakeboardgeek · Jul 11, 2011

I lost my desalwii colony and was only able to save a small frag. But my desalwii looked almost identical to a chips...it just tables out.

Your piece is very nice!