Coral ID this please

[Afreed1]

Bought this sps coral I think. Guy at the LFS didnt know what it was. Just wondering if someone could ID it for me.

 

[Afreed1]

Bump

 

[shakacuz]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank :)

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

 

[Afreed1]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank :)

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

Ik this coral looks a little on the bad side atm but it is my 5th sps dk what it is but when im home from work I will get you a picture in white light.

Nitrates - 16.6 PPM
Phosphates .05 PPM
Calcium 470-480
Magnesium -1400
Alk 9.6
Ph 8.1

 

[shakacuz]

wild guess: poccilopora or stylophora

 

[Afreed1]

wild guess: poccilopora or stylophora

I was thinking stylophora to, but im hoping its poccilopora. Either way id be happy with either though, they both look very cool.

 

[Afreed1]

pictures under white light would help. all i see is blue with some faint colors likely from being new to this tank :)

how new is the tank? what lights? water parameters?

Heres some pictures with better light ik they arent the best.

 

[shakacuz]

Heres some pictures with better light ik they arent the best.

my initial guess stands. either poccilopora or stylophora

 

[Afreed1]

my initial guess stands. either poccilopora or stylophora

Well thank you for helping me the guy at the fish store told me it was a acropra. I knew it wasnt a acropora, I just thought it looked cool so I bought it.

 

[crazyfishmom]

Green Montipora digitata would be my guess.

 

[Afreed1]

Bump

Bump. Anyone else got a answer. Did some more research on pocillopora and if that is what it is I do not want it in my tank anymore.

 

[Rjukan]

Bump. Anyone else got a answer. Did some more research on pocillopora and if that is what it is I do not want it in my tank anymore.

Lol may I ask why?

 

[Afreed1]

Lol may I ask why?

I was reading about it, and people say it can reproduce very quickly and make colonies and sting your other corals. Kinda like aiptaisia but not as bad.

 

[Rjukan]

Wild! I didn't realize that.. but it's a branching sps, is it that hard to keep under control? It's not like an encrusting Monti, which can become a real problem imo. I do still love them tho lol

 

[Afreed1]

Wild! I didn't realize that.. but it's a branching sps, is it that hard to keep under control? It's not like an encrusting Monti, which can become a real problem imo. I do still love them tho lol

I’ve read that they can do polyp bailout or produce asexually, and other corals can do polyp bailout also. pocillopora apparently has a very high chance of surviving and colonizing again though. The way i was reading on how people control it is they either glue or epoxy over the new colonies that form.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree, look to be digita

 

[Afreed1]

Agree, look to be digita

I got some more picture of the digis i have now, and tried to get some close ups of the polyps. I know youve helped me in the past and seem to know a lot. Just trying to be sure its not pocillopora. Hoping its either stylo or digi thought.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I got some more picture of the digis i have now, and tried to get some close ups of the polyps. I know youve helped me in the past and seem to know a lot. Just trying to be sure its not pocillopora. Hoping its either stylo or digi thought.

Digita - Here is one of mine

 

[Afreed1]

Digita - Here is one of mine

Looks awesome, your nem doesn’t sting it? Kinda worried nout my nems theyve been moving quite a bit recently.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks awesome, your nem doesn’t sting it? Kinda worried nout my nems theyve been moving quite a bit recently.

Nem did not go near it and all nems moved