Coral ID please

[DeNovice]

Can someone help me identify this please? I think I did a bad thing. My LFS is in the process of transitioning management so they’re a bit disorganized at the moment. The guy didn’t know what this was. I assumed since it was soft and branching it looked like some type of leather which are supposed to be good beginners.. I bought it for a good price and got home to look it up and was pretty discouraged to find I may have gotten a notoriously difficult flower tree coral... can someone confirm this for me?

 

[MERKEY]

@sp1187 @najer Any idea the name on this?

 

[sp1187]

@sp1187 @najer Any idea the name on this?

Dendronephthya
carnation coral
non photosynthetic

 

[footgal]

Agreed, carnation coral. Aka flower tree coral

 

[sp1187]

@Dr. Dendrostein
help in care

 

[F i s h y]

Dendronephthya
carnation coral
non photosynthetic

This...

 

[UnderseaOddities]

Looks like a pink sinularia or nepthea hard to tell from pic

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Looks like an orange fire coral.
Aka carnation.
D

 

[DeNovice]

Whelp. Looks like I did a bad thing. I’ll give the little guy my best shot. Thanks everyone. Wish me luck!

 

[sp1187]

I'm 5 hours away if you want to drive it up.
I can hook you up with some beginner corals.

 

[DeNovice]

I'm 5 hours away if you want to drive it up.
I can hook you up with some beginner corals.

If you were closer I’d make that happen.

 

[sp1187]

cinnamon grandi colony (at least 5 polyps)
pandora zoas
cabbage leather
sinularia
kenya tree
shrooms

might be worth the trip.

 

[DeNovice]

cinnamon grandi colony (at least 5 polyps)
pandora zoas
cabbage leather
sinularia
kenya tree
shrooms

might be worth the trip.

It certainly would and if I were a bachelor I’d take you up on it but my wife is already fed up with how much time I spend at my LFS and it’s only 15 minutes away... lol. I’d get home 10 hours later to my tank on the front porch and keys that don’t fit the locks anymore. I do appreciate the offer. I’m not sure how they hold up shipping but I’m willing to explore that if you’re interested?

 

[sp1187]

It certainly would and if I were a bachelor I’d take you up on it but my wife is already fed up with how much time I spend at my LFS and it’s only 15 minutes away... lol. I’d get home 10 hours later to my tank on the front porch and keys that don’t fit the locks anymore. I do appreciate the offer. I’m not sure how they hold up shipping but I’m willing to explore that if you’re interested?

I haven't figured out the whole shipping thing yet.
working on it.

 

[Rmckoy]

It certainly would and if I were a bachelor I’d take you up on it but my wife is already fed up with how much time I spend at my LFS and it’s only 15 minutes away... lol. I’d get home 10 hours later to my tank on the front porch and keys that don’t fit the locks anymore. I do appreciate the offer. I’m not sure how they hold up shipping but I’m willing to explore that if you’re interested?

Get a bigger tank .

if she can’t move it , she can’t put it on the front porch .

230 gal is a nice setup

 

[DeNovice]

I haven't figured out the whole shipping thing yet.
working on it.

Me neither. I have some phytoplankton on the way so I’ll be doing what I can to keep it going. If you decide you want to try shipping just shoot me a message and we’ll figure something out.

 

[Rmckoy]

Get a bigger tank .

if she can’t move it , she can’t put it on the front porch .

230 gal is a nice setup

Is all fairness and no disrespect .
include her and she might tolerate it . Possibly even show interest .
Let her pick a few fish and corals

 

[DeNovice]

Get a bigger tank .

if she can’t move it , she can’t put it on the front porch .

230 gal is a nice setup

Wise words. Haha

 

[DeNovice]

Is all fairness and no disrespect .
include her and she might tolerate it . Possibly even show interest .
Let her pick a few fish and corals

I’m trying to get her into it. It’s a delicate thing. She likes my watchman so she’s come a long way from “I don’t want a fish tank in our living room.” to “You have to name the little guy.” Progress

 

[Rmckoy]

I’m trying to get her into it. It’s a delicate thing. She likes my watchman so she’s come a long way from “I don’t want a fish tank in our living room.” to “You have to name the little guy.” Progress

That little watchman might be the start of another reefing addiction .