Did I hit jackpot with 6 head scolymia or it's just a another regular lobo or acan.

[SR Reefing]

Hi. I recently got a scolymia that has crazy number of heads, but is very uncommon to see a double head, triple head....let alone 6 heads...

I have read a post by reef builder about a 4 head scolymia a while back. It does exist.

Wild 4-Way Homophyllia coral is four times the Scoly | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

What you are seeing here is a very peculiar coral, both in color, pattern, and especially the fact that there are four corallites growing closely into a mini colony. This head-scratching and head…

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What do u guys think, is it a scolymia? Or it's something else.

Please common on why u think it is what it is...thank you for all your input in advance.

Feeding video


Photo at night under White light when tentacles are out.

 

[homer1475]

While I am certainly no coral expert, it looks like 4 heads of scoly to me. But I've never seen them in groups, always one head with one mouth.

 

[Brendan Reeves]

Acans.

 

[Brendan Reeves]

One way to tell would be to feed them, they eat differently.

 

[SR Reefing]

One way to tell would be to feed them, they eat differently.

Just feed it. Probably going to video the next feed 2 days from now. Maybe some close up photos in the meantime.

 

[Kal93]

Looks like an acan. Those mouths are distinct heads, whereas (in the attached link for the 4-headed scoly), the mouths appear to belong to a single head

 

[SR Reefing]

Looks like an acan. Those mouths are distinct heads, whereas (in the attached link for the 4-headed scoly), the mouths appear to belong to a single head

Well I do think acan and scolymia feed differently, but I think once spllitted they don't share a single head. This example should be a double header scolymia which heads are distanced as well, or maybe this is another acan?

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I don't think that's an acan, the heads are far too distinct. I don't know what multi-headed scolies you guys have seen, but they always have distinct heads due to the way they grow.
A video of feeding would be helpful too, if the tentacles are thick and chunky then you may have yourself a multi-headed scoly.

 

[SR Reefing]

Another reason I think it's scolymia is the size. It's same size as the other scolymia I had. If it's acan, which it could have been, it's the largest acan that I ever encountered.

I actually realized one head didn't eat yet, the other head just eat and it's full...let me see if I can video it..

 

[Brendan Reeves]

It looks like a scoly eating, did the feeder tentacles come out yet?

 

[pgravis]

Bowerbanki?

 

[SR Reefing]

Bowerbanki?

Could be but...its just too round...and full circle.

 

[miyags]

Looks like a acan maxima

 

[Phildago]

That looks like a lobo to me

 

[SR Reefing]

Looks like a acan maxima

It looks close to acan maxia. I found feeding pictures here.

Pics of my Acan Maxima when eating

This guy is amazing, and I caught a couple pics this morning after feeding. The polyps get wicked extended (full tummy) and you can see some of the coloration I don't normally catch. The angle through the glass is a little severe so the pics are a little blurry, but still kinda cool. A...

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which feeding tentacle is outside of the mouth, not directly at the center. I just video a feeding time video. Uploading in 5 minutes.

 

[Adamantium]

Looks like a acan maxima

I think this is right.

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[SR Reefing]

One way to tell would be to feed them, they eat differently.

I don't think that's an acan, the heads are far too distinct. I don't know what multi-headed scolies you guys have seen, but they always have distinct heads due to the way they grow.
A video of feeding would be helpful too, if the tentacles are thick and chunky then you may have yourself a multi-headed scoly.

I think this is right.

Micromussa pacifica finally gives Indonesian ‘Acan Maxima’ a real name | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Micromussa pacifica is a name that we’ve all been waiting for to identify an undescribed coral for nearly a decade. Ever since the small ‘Indonesian Scolymia’ popped up on the radar of reefers…

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Feeding video...2x speed. Wish my phone could do 5x speed.

 

[imchuco]

looks like acan but not to sure

 

[Adamantium]

Feeding video...2x speed. Wish my phone could do 5x speed.

Cool video. I’m sticking with Acan Maxima. It’s missing the telltale Scoly tentacles.

 

[homer1475]

Cool video. I’m sticking with Acan Maxima. It’s missing the telltale Scoly tentacles.

I would agree after seeing it feeding.

I rescind my early comment, certainly not a scoly.