Coral id- LPS

[ilikefish69]

Anyone know what kind of coral this is and what it requires?

 

[Neuratox]

I'm not an expert in these types of LPS, but it looks like an Acanthastrea to me. I don't have any of these in my tank, so I'd look up more info on this class.

 

[EakTheFreak]

Sort of looks like a LOBO to me but hard to tell for sure.

 

[Lavey29]

Looks like blastomousa to me

 

[FishPureLuck]

Favia?

 

[shakacuz]

@encrustingacro might be able to help with the ID

 

[ilikefish69]

Another pic

 

[EakTheFreak]

I’m changing my vote to Favia after this last pic.

 

[MaxTremors]

It’s either a Goniastrea, Dipsastrea, or Coelastrea. These are typically sold as ‘Favias’ but there are no true Favias in the hobby, there are only two species left in the genus and they’re both Caribbean species, there is no stony coral collection in the Caribbean. It can be very difficult to narrow down the exact species of these types of brain corals, but if I had to guess, I’d say it’s a Goniastrea. It is most definitely not a Lobophyllia, Acanthestrea, or Blastomussa.

 

[Nano sapiens]

Could possibly be Barabattoia amicorum, too. With so many of these types of LPS looking similar, it's really tough to make a positive ID.

Good news is that care requirements are quite similar for all these.

 

[encrustingacro]

Dipsastraea I think, however, astrea also can have that color morph.

Could possibly be Barabattoia amicorum, too. With so many of these types of LPS looking similar, it's really tough to make a positive ID.

Good news is that care requirements are quite similar for all these.

Barabattoia has been reclassified as dipsastraea.

It’s either a Goniastrea, Dipsastrea, or Coelastrea. These are typically sold as ‘Favias’ but there are no true Favias in the hobby, there are only two species left in the genus and they’re both Caribbean species, there is no stony coral collection in the Caribbean. It can be very difficult to narrow down the exact species of these types of brain corals, but if I had to guess, I’d say it’s a Goniastrea. It is most definitely not a Lobophyllia, Acanthestrea, or Blastomussa.

The only plocoid goniastrea species is g. stelligera, and those have smaller corallites and pale flesh. Most goniastreas also have pronounced paliform lobes.