Acropora ID

[mrbee2828]

Looking for a species. This is a maricultured frag from an older colony. The colors could be better but it's a light green overall.

 

[Diesel]

How long do you have this in your system?
If it's light green overall it can be as many SPS types.
One can call it Ice Forest as another Gambit or chesterfieldensis.
It's hard to say sometimes.
Most cases just ask the person you got it from.
Sometimes ppl buy a $50 acro on ebay and google it to make it come close to a UC, SC, BC, JF lineage corals.
I bought high $$$$ SPS and they not looking even close to the picture from the grower I had it from but some other corals turned out even better.
That's the beauty of this hobby, surprises I like.

 

[mrbee2828]

It was a mariculture piece. I'm not really looking for the street name so to speak. I'm just trying to classify it honestly. I've had it over 6 months and it's the same color as the colony it was clipped from which was about a year old.

 

[EW_Fish]

If anyone has a link please post it I would like it also. (Not hijacking the thread just curious)

 

[mrbee2828]

Desalwii or Bellina possibly? I'm looking mostly at the more tube like / blunt tips.

 

[EW_Fish]

Not a desalwii

 

[saltyhog]

Tenius?

 

[mrbee2828]

Possibly, any other suggestions. Tenius seems to be a default for many acros but it very well looks like it could be.

 

[Frick]

I hate taking Acropora tenius as the comp out anwser but I think it is A. tenius this time.
"Axial corallites are long and tubular. Radial corallites are arranged in a neat rosette and have slightly flaring lips."
Acropora tenuis. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

 

[bct15]

So finally my guess of A. tenuis would be right!!