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Looks like a goniastrea to meNice! Also, that’s not a favia, but probably a dipsastraea.
Nice! Also, that’s not a favia, but probably a dipsastraea.
I am pretty sure it's a dragon soul faviaLooks like a goniastrea to me
lol yeah they are hilarious!Clowns have such great personality and its great to see the Favia doing well with it.
True favias are in the atlantic, and the collection and sale of atlantic corals is illegal and has been illegal since the 70s. Most favias in the hobby these days are actually dipsastraea, with the rest being favites, coelastrea, goniastrea, astrea, etc.I am pretty sure it's a dragon soul favia
I think you got that from Jake Adams saying that dragon soul favias are actually goniastrea palauensis (now coelastrea palauensis). However, there are other species of corals that look similar to dragon souls, such as dipsastraea rosaria and favites paraflexuosus.Looks like a goniastrea to me
Fair enough! I remember reading something about this reclassification. Why do all the coral distributors still call them favia?True favias are in the atlantic, and the collection and sale of atlantic corals is illegal and has been illegal since the 70s. Most favias in the hobby these days are actually dipsastraea, with the rest being favites, coelastrea, goniastrea, astrea, etc.
I think you got that from Jake Adams saying that dragon soul favias are actually goniastrea palauensis (now coelastrea palauensis). However, there are other species of corals that look similar to dragon souls, such as dipsastraea rosaria and favites paraflexuosus.
Coral vendors still call them favia because not many people know about the change (including some of the vendors). If they started calling them dipsastraeas, favites, etc, people would not know what the vendors are talking about. My solution to this is to call them dipsastraea/favites/etc but have the word favia in parenthesis next to it.Fair enough! I remember reading something about this reclassification. Why do all the coral distributors still call them favia?
True favias are in the atlantic, and the collection and sale of atlantic corals is illegal and has been illegal since the 70s. Most favias in the hobby these days are actually dipsastraea, with the rest being favites, coelastrea, goniastrea, astrea, etc.
I think you got that from Jake Adams saying that dragon soul favias are actually goniastrea palauensis (now coelastrea palauensis). However, there are other species of corals that look similar to dragon souls, such as dipsastraea rosaria and favites paraflexuosus.
Neither of them are correct. There are 3 possible species it could be: coelastrea palauensis (formerly goniastrea), dipsastraea rosaria (formerly favia), or favites paraflexuosus. I do not believe dragon soul favias are coelastrea, because coelastreas have shared walls. They could be favites as those sometimes don't have shared walls, but the best guess would be dipsastraea rosaria.Half the vendors are calling it Dragon Soul Favia and the other half are calling it Goniastrea these days.