Coral ID

[Heres_doe_]

I got this coral for free from LFS. Just wanted to see if someone can id. Looks kinda like some kind of monti. I'm not sure as i just got into SPS few months ago. What do you guys think it is.

 

[sculpin01]

It's Acropora. As to what type, you're going to have to wait until it branches. Could be a A. efflorescens (maybe).

 

[Utubereefer]

Nice pick up!

 

[Heres_doe_]

Nice pick up!

If it's free it's for me lol

 

[tbrown]

I got this coral for free from LFS. Just wanted to see if someone can id. Looks kinda like some kind of monti. I'm not sure as i just got into SPS few months ago. What do you guys think it is.

True colors help. Can you put your camera into Manual mode and increase the white balance as high as it'll go and take another picture?

 

[Heres_doe_]

True colors help. Can you put your camera into Manual mode and increase the white balance as high as it'll go and take another picture?

I don't have manual mode on my phone and that's the colors as true as possible

 

[vetteguy53081]

May be porites coral

 

[Heres_doe_]

True colors help. Can you put your camera into Manual mode and increase the white balance as high as it'll go and take another picture?

It's such a weird color

 

[Heres_doe_]

May be porites coral

I don't think so looks nothing like that

 

[tbrown]

It's such a weird color

Kinda tealish? I agree it looks very montipora ish - almost setosa, but the tips of the branches definitely make it look more acropora as mentioned above.

 

[Heres_doe_]

Kinda tealish? I agree it looks very montipora ish - almost setosa, but the tips of the branches definitely make it look more acropora as mentioned above.

Yea kinda teal color very odd color

 

[Heres_doe_]

Yea kinda teal color very odd color

Exactly what i thought kinda like a setosa but it's branching like acro. Just gonna have to grow out some more i guess. The polyps are very monti like that's why I was leaning towards that.

 

[Heres_doe_]

They didn't know what it was just an SPS that's been sitting for about 8 months so they said take it

 

[vetteguy53081]

I don't think so looks nothing like that

Looking at a very difficult photo again , only other it can be is Montipora undata

 

[Heres_doe_]

Looking at a very difficult photo again , only other it can be is Montipora undata

 

[tbrown]

Yeah, pretty sure it's an Acro of some sort based on the tips. Setosa can grow similarly but those tips.... And the color is wrong for most Setosa.