Coral ID, please

[zbrusko]

 

[BristleWormHater]

Banana coral, Trachyphyllia sp. I've heard they can be tricky, good luck!

 

[zbrusko]

I Googled Banana coral and only torches came up. That does not look like my other trachy. Are you sure?

 

[dwest]

Trachyphyllia species. I’d call it open brain coral

https://tidalgardens.com/articles/coral-care-articles/trachyphyllia-coral-care.html

 

[zbrusko]

I agree it has that look, but it does not puff up like the others, which is why I was confused. It’s not particularly “meaty”.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

I agree it has that look, but it does not puff up like the others, which is why I was confused. It’s not particularly “meaty”.

completely normal; most corals in the wild are not as "puffed-up" as in captivity. Aquarium corals tend to have more polyp inflation/extension

Compare:
Batangas, Philippines | Credit: Josy Lai

Noumea, New Caledonia | Credit: Pauline Fey

Noumea, New Caledonia | Credit: Claire Goiran

 

[BristleWormHater]

I Googled Banana coral and only torches came up. That does not look like my other trachy. Are you sure?

Banana coral is the common name for trachyphyllia, although it is not used in the hobby. This is T. geoffroyi like @thamnasteroid said.

Banana Coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi)

The open brain corals, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, are just one of thousands of classifications of coral. They are named as such due to their resemblance to an inverted animal brain as seen by the human eye. As the name also suggests, the open brain corals are related to the many other species of...

www.inaturalist.org

 

[Staghorn]

It’s funny how most of these common names are not very common. There’s a bunch of them that I’ve only heard once or twice. He definitely looks like a trachyphilia