Coral ID help

[Foxy-88]

I have 2 corals I need help identifying. The blue and orange one is supposedly a brain coral. I can't really tell and the the pink and blue is a favia but it looks like an acan to me. The both kind of do. Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[Foxy-88]

Bump. Thanks

 

[AcroNem]

Acanthastrea echinata, and a Favites or perhaps Dipsastraea(formerly Favia) species that I can't seem to fully rememeber. Can't get em all right I guess (;

 

[Foxy-88]

So the blue one is an acan then?

 

[AcroNem]

A. echinata yes.

 

[Foxy-88]

A. echinata yes.

That's interesting thanks. I have 2 other acans that look nothing like that[emoji38]

 

[AcroNem]

Are they what used to be called A. lordhowensis? Where the corallites are separated?

 

[Foxy-88]

Are they what used to be called A. lordhowensis? Where the corallites are separated?

Yes they are separate. Here's some pics of them.

 

[AcroNem]

Yep those are Micromussa lordhowensis, what used to be called Acanthastrea lordhowensis. Used to be in the same Genus before. But yeah they're different species.

 

[Foxy-88]

Yep those are Micromussa lordhowensis, what used to be called Acanthastrea lordhowensis. Used to be in the same Genus before. But yeah they're different species.

Sweet! Thanks. Now another question can I put all three of those acans on the same rock. Currently I have the 2 genus separated

 

[rc8t6353]

Sweet! Thanks. Now another question can I put all three of those acans on the same rock. Currently I have the 2 genus separated

No. I thought I could put the enchinata with other acans and woke up to the enchinata covering the acan Lord with filaments. Almost lost the lord.

 

[rc8t6353]

Its a bad picture because the blues are on but you can still see what's left of the upper acan after the coral warfare with the enchinata. They are nice looking, but the enchinata is very aggressive.

 

[Foxy-88]

No. I thought I could put the enchinata with other acans and woke up to the enchinata covering the acan Lord with filaments. Almost lost the lord.

I kind of figured as much. Luckily I've always had them spaced apart!!!

 

[AcroNem]

If they grow together you'll run into aggression problems, with same species a lot of corals are fine, with different Genera you should keep them from getting too close.

 

[Foxy-88]

Its a bad picture because the blues are on but you can still see what's left of the upper acan after the coral warfare with the enchinata. They are nice looking, but the enchinata is very aggressive.

Good to know!! The enchinata is on a separate island all by itself

photo bombing fish!!

 

[Foxy-88]

If they grow together you'll run into aggression problems, with same species a lot of corals are fine, with different Genera you should keep them from getting too close.

I will do that. For the most part all my species of coral that are the same are near each other but I definitely have them all spaced out well. I watch this tank like a hawk

 

[Foxy-88]

Thank you for all the help everyone!!