Coral id. Pink sinularia or nepthea?

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Had a bunch of these growing all over my rock when I got the tank second hand. Pruned all but one away a year ago. Now wondering if it’s actually sinularia like I assumed. Is it Japanese pink mepthea? I love the color and growth pattern. The id would decide if I frag it or not. (Note this is my quarantine tank so rarely maintained well except for the clowns.)

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Yeah looks like a Kenya tree. Pink Nephtheas like the ones in my main tank have visible sclerites (looks like white lines) on the stems and they also don't shed branches like Kenya trees. I have to periodically trim them down my Nephthea. Here's a picture of a small piece of mine...my mother colony is about 16 inches tall.

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Why flush it if you like it :p It looks nice.
 

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Yeah looks like a Kenya tree. Pink Nephtheas like the ones in my main tank have visible sclerites (looks like white lines) on the stems and they also don't shed branches like Kenya trees. I have to periodically trim them down my Nephthea. Here's a picture of a small piece of mine...my mother colony is about 16 inches tall.

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