Acropora......what?

[LPS Hunter]

Picked this up as a throw in on a recent LFS purchase....$10, completely brown at pick up with no PE at all.

Been in the tank 3 weeks and is coloring up nicely. Purple tips with greenish/yellow polyps...not much PE yet, a little, more after lights out.

Any idea on a species.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Diesel]

Might turn Into a Garf bonsai.

 

[Eric B]

I was thinking exactly what Diesel said, but you will have to give it time to see how the color changes and it develops.

 

[jackson6745]

Looks like it can be an acropora valida. It can't be a GARF Bonsai unless it has lineage from GARF :)

 

[LPS Hunter]

Thanks for the replies. The valida part was what I was concerned with, I hope it continues to color up. I moved it down about 12 inches today to see if less light will help it color up some more.

Thanks again.

 

[Diesel]

Looks like it can be an acropora valida. It can't be a GARF Bonsai unless it has lineage from GARF :)

Correct!
Purple Bonsia for that matter.

 

[birdmandan]

Looks just like my valida before it colored up.

 

[darylb94]

Sorta looks like mine when I got it and this is mine now