Help ID couple frags

[CivicDemon]

Ok guys so I got these 2 frags yesterday with my salt only paid 15 for both so yeah. anyways im not 100% sure what they are and I forgot what the guy said they where called. im trying to figure it out so I know where to place them.

One is Purple with orange spots and the other is green with orange, There both encrusting corals I think the green with orange is a meteor shower but not 100% sure can you guys help ID them and help me figure out where to place them. Thanks.

Here the pics.

 

[turbo21]

the green one looks like a chypastrea and the other looks like a lepto

 

[Tab28]

1+ on the bottom being a cyphastrea but when i saw the top i thought a chalice not a leptoseris. The yellow eyes.

 

[turbo21]

1+ on the bottom being a cyphastrea but when i saw the top i thought a chalice not a leptoseris. The yellow eyes.

I have seen a few leptos look exactly like that. But I think we need a better pic to be sure. Also judging by the price. A chalice would be a lot more money. For a orang with yellow eye piece

Bob

 

[Tab28]

I have seen a few leptos look exactly like that. But I think we need a better pic to be sure. Also judging by the price. A chalice would be a lot more money. For a orang with yellow eye piece

Bob

You are right a better pix is needed. I do not know what the frag cost but i would think a red leptoseris with that contrast in eyes would be more rare than a red chalice is yellow/orange eyes.

 

[turbo21]

He paid $15 total for both frags

I have seen other leptos similar in coloration for under $40

Here is an example

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2317455

 

[turbo21]

Another

http://www.premiercoral.com/products/detail.php?id=172

 

[PaulKreider]

Clearer pic is needed, cant judge a coral by price, some LFS refuse to put names to anything and sell stuff dirt cheap.

 

[Tab28]

Another

http://www.premiercoral.com/products/detail.php?id=172

That is a lapastrea not a leptoseris. Lapastrea is furry looking with evenly spaced eyes more like a checker board evenly spaced. A leptoseris with different colored eyes is more like the famous jack o lantern. It could be a lapastrea same price as a no name chalice but the piece did not look furry.

 

[turbo21]

I think we just need a better pic to end all the discussion lol

 

[Chameleon]

i'm on board with the lepto and cyph id

 

[TarHeelReefer22]

How can anyone make any kind of assessment on these with the photo quality are we just guessing here? I mean I can look at the general pix-elated outline of no. 2 and indeed it looks like a cyphastrea but the other one I mean it is so blurry how are you out ruling monti, chalice or any other encrusting coral?

 

[turbo21]

Color and price. He paid $7.50 for each frag. The only monti that fits those colors is the the reef tech monti that isn't widely distributed and definitely not under $10. Could be a chalice. But IMO. A piece that size would not have that many eyes. And then it's just experience. After doing this for
11 years there aren't that many pieces that are hard to identify

 

[Tab28]

Agree it could be a number of frags. But at that price any coral frag of that size would be a good deal. A better picture for the reddish one is needed . But every time i look at it another coral comes to mind. There was one time i asked could it be a favia? It could be a laptastrea or chalice. Still say it is not a leptoseris. Very few have eyes that contrast that much and if they do not that large.

 

[CivicDemon]

Ok guys sorry for those.pics they where with my cell. Ill take out the slr tomorrow and get some better pics. On the second.one do it is kinda fuzy looking. Ill get those pics up asap.