Caribbean SPS

[Doctor Derp]

We probably have 350lb of KP Aquatics rock from the Florida keys between all of our systems. There are three or four varieties of this coral on a few of the rocks. Most are just a basic brown color, but a few show brighter colors, greens and reds mostly.

This one here has probably doubled in size since arrival six months ago. I love having oddball stuff like this.. anyone got an idea of what species it might be? Thanks in advance!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

that is so neat!!

 

[VintageReefer]

Alveopora?

 

[Dogeatbird]

It is hard to speculate without a photo of the skeleton, or at least a photo of colony with polyp retracted.

I would not say it is Alveopora spp. As for this genus is Indo/Pacific, has usually 12 tentacle per polyp. I would also say no to Goniopora spp. Again it is not found native to the Caribbean.

If a photo can be taken showing the corallite,(with polyp closed)and a more detailed accounting of the rock history I could possibly identify family/genus

 

[Dogeatbird]

Do you ever see sweeper tentacles(at night)?maybe in the Family Favidae which do have genus in Caribbean

 

[VintageReefer]

It is hard to speculate without a photo of the skeleton, or at least a photo of colony with polyp retracted.

I would not say it is Alveopora spp. As for this genus is Indo/Pacific, has usually 12 tentacle per polyp. I would also say no to Goniopora spp. Again it is not found native to the Caribbean.

If a photo can be taken showing the corallite,(with polyp closed)and a more detailed accounting of the rock history I could possibly identify family/genus

It has 12

Use my line as a starting point and count in a circle

 

[VintageReefer]

Alveopora is not native to that region but could have been artificially introduced.

Can you use a baster and get it to retract so we can see the base / skeleton?

 

[386reeftrader]

It’s Porites I have some also that came on LR

 

[Doctor Derp]

It is hard to speculate without a photo of the skeleton, or at least a photo of colony with polyp retracted.

I would not say it is Alveopora spp. As for this genus is Indo/Pacific, has usually 12 tentacle per polyp. I would also say no to Goniopora spp. Again it is not found native to the Caribbean.

If a photo can be taken showing the corallite,(with polyp closed)and a more detailed accounting of the rock history I could possibly identify family/genus

What do you mean? The rock came from KP Aquatics in the Florida Keys. The coral was on the rock when I received it. Was this not clear from the initial posting?

 

[Doctor Derp]

Do you ever see sweeper tentacles(at night)?maybe in the Family Favidae which do have genus in Caribbean

No change in tentacles from night to day.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Alveopora?

Dont think so, Alveopora is not a carribean species.
@thamnasteroid might know

 

[VintageReefer]

Dont think so, Alveopora is not a carribean species.
@thamnasteroid might know

Understood. I mean artificial introduced. In the kp holding tank or somewhere along the line

 

[thamnasteroid]

Alveopora?

Dont think so, Alveopora is not a carribean species.
@thamnasteroid might know

Porites

 

[386reeftrader]

Porites Furcata to be exact. Not as cool as some of the other Caribbean/Atlantic varieties but still a rare coral to have.

 

[Doctor Derp]

I'll try to get a shot of one of the colored up colonies later today.

 

[386reeftrader]

One of my colonies has turned a greenish color under my radions. I’ll see if I can get a photo when lights come on.

 

[386reeftrader]

This one is in about 500 par directly under a radion. I’ve had this for about 3 yrs now from quarter size

 

[Doctor Derp]

Just about impossible to get a decent photo of. This one has a yellow base and red polyps. Going to be stunning once it grows out some.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Just about impossible to get a decent photo of. This one has a yellow base and red polyps. Going to be stunning once it grows out some.

You should frag it sometime

 

[Doctor Derp]

You should frag it sometime

I need to get it cut free from that base rock so it can melt under 8000 par up top :D