Cyphastrea id?

[mushy coral]

I was given this small coral frag and the guy said its a cyphastrea but to me it seems not similar to those cyphastrea with large gap between polyps. This one’s polyps stay very close which made me doubt its not a cyphastrea. And if its truely a cyphastrea, can it touch with other cyphastrea or other encrusting corals like the sunset montis?

 

[mushy coral]

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[Saltyreef]

Looks like cyphastrea. I would put it on its own island and not let it encrust near other encrusting corals. Should be fine to grow along side other cyphastrea though.
usually its a fast and agressive growing coral.

 

[mushy coral]

Looks like cyphastrea. I would put it on its own island and not let it encrust near other encrusting corals. Should be fine to grow along side other cyphastrea though.
usually its a fast and agressive growing coral.

Thanks! I do put it on an isolated rock, might get another cyphastrea and put with it so I can make a bicolor rock. Other cyphastrea that I saw people selling at my place are these and they have that gap between each polyps.

 

[Saltyreef]

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Hmmm. Now not so sure its cyphastrea....

 

[mushy coral]

Hmmm. Now not so sure its cyphastrea....

Lol XD Could it be that one coral that looks like the short polyp version of goniopora? I forgot the name

 

[Saltyreef]

Galaxea. But its not giving me complete galaxea vibes.....

 

[mushy coral]

Galaxea. But its not giving me complete galaxea vibes.....

Lol I think I found it, Leptastrea…

 

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John Deere or Rogue Leptastrea is my vote

 

[mushy coral]

John Deere or Rogue Leptastrea is my vote

Yep def that one, could Lep and Cyph touch? I don’t think I can find another Lep here cause they all came under one commond name “meteor coral”

 

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Yep def that one, could Lep and Cyph touch? I don’t think I can find another Lep here cause they all came under one commond name “meteor coral”

I wouldn't put them too close together as they are different species and eventually one will try and take over the other.

 

[thamnasteroid]

+1 on Leptastrea

 

[upnorth77]

Lol XD Could it be that one coral that looks like the short polyp version of goniopora? I forgot the name

I think you're referring to Bernardopora, aka micro goniopora.

 

[mushy coral]

I wouldn't put them too close together as they are different species and eventually one will try and take over the other.

Guess I have to get another rock for the Cyphastrea lol

 

[thamnasteroid]

I think you're referring to Bernardopora, aka micro goniopora.

Micro gonis aren't actually Bernardpora, the hobby's conception of Bernardpora comes from a misidentification by Jake Adams. Micro gonis are really just Goniopora cf minor

Compare with actual Bernardpora in the wild:
Bernardpora stutchburyi | Java Sea, Indonesia | Credit: Febrianne Sukiato

Bernardpora stutchburyi | Northeastern Fiji | Credit: Debra Baker

That being said tho, OP's coral isn't a micro goni