Coral ID please? It grew out of my live rock

[Badblackdog]

I bought some aquacultured live rock from my LFS. This beautiful coral started to grow out of it. I also have about 12 Zoas and some other unknown very small coral polyps I have never seen before. If anyone can ID these corals I would appreciate it.

 

[cdemoss01]

First welcome to Reef2Reef! these are zoanthids a perfect begginer coral! Free too!

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I bought some aquacultured live rock from my LFS. This beautiful coral started to grow out of it. I also have about 12 Zoas and some other unknown very small coral polyps I have never seen before. If anyone can ID these corals I would appreciate it.

The top ones look like some sort of favia or favite, the rest are as another said zoa's.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

That's a sweet bargain getting live rock and it happens to come with coral as well!

 

[Badblackdog]

The top ones look like some sort of favia or favite, the rest are as another said zoa's.

Thanks, I am going to google them. They are near the bottom but growing slow and steady.

 

[nereefpat]

Where did the rock comes from?

 

[Badblackdog]

First welcome to Reef2Reef! these are zoanthids a perfect begginer coral! Free too!

Thank you, my LFS rocks. Pun not intended. Ok a little bit.

 

[Badblackdog]

Where did the rock comes from?

My LFS “Coral Connection”. They make their own rock in awesome shapes then mature it in giant tubs. Excluding the Zoa garden up front there are only two pieces of rock in the tank. I bought the tank used in mid march and I am slowly adding corals.

 

[softiesplease]

I think the zoanthid are eagle eyes

 

[Badblackdog]

I think the zoanthid are eagle eyes

Thanks

 

[encrustingacro]

1. Favites pentagona
2. cf Acroporidae sp.
3. Zoanthus sansibaricus

 

[Cell]

1. Favites pentagona
2. cf Acroporidae sp.
3. Zoanthus sansibaricus

First looks like an echinata. You sure about favites?

 

[encrustingacro]

First looks like an echinata. You sure about favites?

Flesh texture isn't right and corallites too small to be Acanthastrea. The coral is just deformed from captivity

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Something similar to the OP that was left to its own in the system, favites. Been a min.

 

[Badblackdog]

First looks like an echinata. You sure about favites?

1. Favites pentagona
2. cf Acroporidae sp.
3. Zoanthus sansibaricus

Awesome thanks a lot.