Help Identifying SPS frag

[RedSeaMark]

Hi all!

I am new to SPS! I picked up a frag pack from a LFS and they were all labeled which was awesome! I then picked up a small frag from a local hobbiest and both him and myself were at a loss of what this frag is.

Any guesses/help identifying would be awesome! I tried taking pics with different filters to show colors the best I can.

 

[Hugster78]

Garf Bonsai

 

[RedSeaMark]

Garf Bonsai

You are the best! I was driving myself mad lol

 

[Hugster78]

You are the best! I was driving myself mad lol

That’s my best guess. I am sure there are 10 different names out there though lol.

 

[RedSeaMark]

That’s my best guess. I am sure there are 10 different names out there though lol.

I looked at images I could find and it appears you are right! It was confusing me as mine started as encrusting blob on a frag plug. But after about a month it’s been growing up the beginning of branches so I was lost. Thanks again!

 

[Hugster78]

I looked at images I could find and it appears you are right! It was confusing me as mine started as encrusting blob on a frag plug. But after about a month it’s been growing up the beginning of branches so I was lost. Thanks again!

Happy reefing. My Garf grew like weeds once it was established

 

[CBonito]

That’s my best guess. I am sure there are 10 different names out there though lol.

Yeah, it's like every time someone puts something in their tank and it changes, it's suddenly their creation. :rolleyes:

Very nice looking frag. Hopefully it does well. If I see one somewhere I'd buy it too.

 

[jda]

It is some sort of Bonsai. Unless it has lineage back to GARF, then I would not call it a Garf Bonsai. There are many others that are not as purple that are just generic bonsai corals. Real Garf, but also some of the others, will usually encrust for a long while before it send up branches. Some of the knockoffs are quite beautiful and branch more quickly.