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I'm guessing its could be A. kimbeensis as it sometimes grows in compact form like this, some of the colonies I have seen pictures of also share some latistella and clathrata traits. A. donei does share some characteristics too.
^^ That growth form screams clathrata or latistella at me initially, but looking at the radial corallites towards the growth tips, I start to see that tapering tubular pocketed/immersed radial corallite structure that makes me want to say kimbeensis.Yes I believe that's the one I'm talking about. I've been leaning towards A. kimbeensis as well, but not totally certain. I think this is a colony pic of it when it first came in.
To my knowledge A. Kimbeensis has finer branches, and fuzzier PE. Where A. Donei and the firework type acros never really get crazy fuzzy polyps. Could be wrong though..
To my knowledge A. Kimbeensis has finer branches, and fuzzier PE. Where A. Donei and the firework type acros never really get crazy fuzzy polyps. Could be wrong though..
I'm not familiar with A. donei so I can't really say much other than I do see the similarities there.
Here are some more pics of ARC fireworks or lookalikes:
These are identified as A. kimbeensis on divers den:
Yeah I agree it's difficult and there are no certainties. Guess I'll never know for sure unless a biologist compares their skeletal structure under a microscope lol. Thank you for giving it a try though.
Interesting discussion, here in oz we get a. Donei which could be these, coral aims doesn't show a. Kimbeensis in our waters. What do you think these are?
Haha join the rest of us here who have been trying to identify this coral. Either way it's a nice coral, hope my pale one colours up eventually. Has the red poly pigment under blue light but beige with normal light. I think once these wild one grow in our tanks they will change depending on light and flow. That first one gets way too much light from what others keep it at