Coral ID please

[PowChickaPowPow]

Got this frag in a bundle deal. Can someone ID this for me? Thanks!

 

[Fish Styx]

Looks like a JF Freak Hair Pavona to me. Hard to tell, though.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Any way you can get a top-down photo of it?

 

[PowChickaPowPow]

Any way you can get a top-down photo of it?

Sure, here is my best attempt. Thanks

 

[PowChickaPowPow]

I'm also curious about these two.

 

[Fish Styx]

Sure, here is my best attempt. Thanks

I stand by my initial ID.

 

[Fish Styx]

I'm also curious about these two.

Zoa and blasto.

 

[Tahoe61]

Curious, why would anyone purchase fairly common corals without definitely IDing?

 

[Sdoutreefer]

Curious, why would anyone purchase fairly common corals without definitely IDing?

Could be new to the hobby. We've all been there! Cut the guy some slack.

 

[StartingATank]

I'm also curious about these two.

Specifically, the zoa seems to be an everlasting gobstopper zoa and the two blastos seem to be superman merlettis

 

[Tahoe61]

Could be new to the hobby. We've all been there! Cut the guy some slack.

So you're the one purchasing tad poles ? If you don't know the animal you're purchasing how do you care for it? It's not asking too much is it really?

 

[StartingATank]

Could be new to the hobby. We've all been there! Cut the guy some slack.

So you're the one purchasing tad poles ? If you don't know the animal you're purchasing how do you care for it? It's not asking too much is it really?

Well, to be fair, some lfs’ don’t provide ids, because there is a really good lfs that seeks nice fish that is terrible with coral ids but has a good amount of corals.

 

[IceNein]

Curious, why would anyone purchase fairly common corals without definitely IDing?

Occasionally people get corals as freebies along with other stuff. I got a leptastrea that way.

 

[Tahoe61]

Well, to be fair, some lfs’ don’t provide ids, because there is a really good lfs that seeks nice fish that is terrible with coral ids but has a good amount of corals.

Again why would you pay good money for a living coral or invert and then get home and go try to ID that coral or invert?

 

[Tahoe61]

Occasionally people get corals as freebies along with other stuff. I got a leptastrea that way.

That obviously didn't happen.

 

[StartingATank]

Well, to be fair, some lfs’ don’t provide ids, because there is a really good lfs that seeks nice fish that is terrible with coral ids but has a good amount of corals.

Again why would you pay good money for a living coral or invert and then get home and go try to ID that coral or invert?

That is true. I’m not saying I would, and I don’t think they didn’t either. They say they got it in a bundle deal, so my guess is that they got a 5 mystery frags from an online store.

 

[PowChickaPowPow]

So you're the one purchasing tad poles ? If you don't know the animal you're purchasing how do you care for it? It's not asking too much is it really?

Having a bad day over there? Thanks for your input.

 

[PowChickaPowPow]

Specifically, the zoa seems to be an everlasting gobstopper zoa and the two blastos seem to be superman merlettis

Thank you!

 

[Tahoe61]

Having a bad day over there? Thanks for your input.

No why?

Why would anyone expect the hobbyist to have a ball park identication for the animals they acquired and be the stewards of their care?