Help me identify this coral please

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Hi all, this coral was a hitchhiker on my Australian live rock. I have a better pic of it now .
Can someone help me identify it.

Thanks!

 

[bradleym]

It looks like a fungia (plate coral). It will eventually disconnect from the rock as it grows bigger, and the base on the rock may try to grow another one.

 

[jabberwock]

Awesomous Freebious

 

[Ransom]

Nice! I had 3 on my Australian rock. One looked dead, was just a skeleton the size of my pinky nail, it is now a little bit bigger than the diameter of a soda can. The other 2 came from out of nowhere, just a speck of green when the blues were on. Keep an eye out, you may end up with more.

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

So it's a good coral to have I take it. Will it eventually have some more color too it as it matures?

 

[Ransom]

Yes, good coral. I suppose it will, how long have you had the rock? Mine colored up to green and purple, i feed it mysis 3 times a week.

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Yes, good coral. I suppose it will, how long have you had the rock? Mine colored up to green and purple, i feed it mysis 3 times a week.

I've had the rock a little over a year and 4 months. I first noticed it maybe 6-8 months or so ago

 

[DJC]

Hi all, this coral was a hitchhiker on my Australian live rock. I have a better pic of it now .
Can someone help me identify it.

Thanks!

Where did you buy your rock from
I live in Australia and cannot find locally any great places that sell good seeded live rock
It’s all dry rock

 

[Ransom]

I've had the rock a little over a year and 4 months. I first noticed it maybe 6-8 months or so ago

How much light does it get? The one i have that went from tiny skeleton to soda can diameter, took about 6-8 months and receives a good amount of light. My other 2 are in the shade and grow very slow, have grown to maybe the size of a quarter.

 

[Ransom]

Where did you buy your rock from
I live in Australia and cannot find locally any great places that sell good seeded live rock
It’s all dry rock

I got mine from Eric Cohen on here. Tankstop.com

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Where did you buy your rock from
I live in Australia and cannot find locally any great places that sell good seeded live rock
It’s all dry rock

I bought it from @Eric Cohen reach out to him I think he still gets it? He is located in Los Angeles and maybe can hook you up with who he gets it from there in Australia??

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

How much light does it get? The one i have that went from tiny skeleton to soda can diameter, took about 6-8 months and receives a good amount of light. My other 2 are in the shade and grow very slow, have grown to maybe the size of a quarter.

I haven't measured the PAR yet but guessing peak and it's a little lower than mid tank probably 120-140 PAR I just left it on the rock and never moved it . It only moved from my 30 gal tank to my new 220.

 

[encrustingacro]

Some sort of Fungiid, not necessarily a Fungia

 

[DJC]

I bought it from @Eric Cohen reach out to him I think he still gets it? He is located in Los Angeles and maybe can hook you up with who he gets it from there in Australia??

Amazing

Thank you