mustseefish
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Can anyone help identify this coral?
Help identify coral
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If I had to guess, I'd say montipora
Those are candy canes (CAULASTREA FURCATA). LPS coral. Unhealthy, I might add.Can anyone help identify this coral?
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Really? Why unhealthy?
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They don't look unhealthy, it just looks like they're upset cause you just dipped them/they're out of water
Because the calcified structure is piercing through the flesh.
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Its not piercing through, the coral is just very retracted, likely because it was moved out of water/dipped
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yes I just bought it I’m acclimating it now. Do you suggest taking it off the frag plug and glueing it directly to a rock?
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You could, it will look better though isn't necessary. Though it may be a good idea to keep unwanted pests out.
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Looks like Caulastrea furcata
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looks like a dead candy cane coral, sorry for the loss
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Not dead, just deflated. All the flesh is still there, actually
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Candy cane and likely stressed from possibilities:Can anyone help identify this coral?
location
too much flow
insufficient light
Low salinity
high phosphates
Some things to check
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They were acclimating it when they took the photo, it's just unhappy from the move
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