help with sps ID

[icemountain]

Under just blues

Full lights

 

[coral reeftank]

acropora loripes maybe?

 

[icemountain]

I know its a granulosa, not sure what kind. Is granulosa in the acropora family? I actually wanted to know the common name over the scientific name.

 

[coral reeftank]

yes granulosa is in the acropora family.

 

[icemountain]

Do you think this is the ice age granulosa? Was looking on google and they look very similar.

Google Image Result for http://www.rockymountainfrags.com/images/IMG_0997.jpg

 

[returnofsid]

I have my doubts that it's a granulosa. Either way, it's not an "Ice Age Granulosa" unless you purchased it as that. Otherwise, it looks like a mariculted colony of some type of Acropora.

 

[slapshot]

I believe is a granulosa. I have the same coral. Mine was wild caught:

 

[Frick]

I have my doubts that it's a granulosa. Either way, it's not an "Ice Age Granulosa" unless you purchased it as that. Otherwise, it looks like a mariculted colony of some type of Acropora.

It could be a granulosa, but i totally agree that it can't be a named coral or you would already would know it is. If you pass it along (sell/trade) as "Ice Age Granulosa" you are passing an impostor. IMO

So for a species ID, if it tables it's probably granulosa. Or "Acropora cf. granulosa" would be the proper identification.
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora granulosa

OR! if it keeps branching like it is then growing into a bush. Then i'd say Acropora cf. loripes.
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora loripes

 

[icemountain]

Was told it could be "northern lights granulosa".

 

[Frick]

Was told it could be "northern lights granulosa".

Well you can call it what ever you want. With out lineage it doesn't matter. If you don't know for sure it came from the Northern Lights Granulosa colony from Vivid then you are passing it as a fake. IMO

 

[icemountain]

I am not 100% sure on lineage. Picked it up at a local lfs a month ago. Just might stick with what it was sold to me as, Acropora granulosa. That's what it was listed as.

 

[Mstansbery]

It's a very nice mini colony icemountain!!

 

[icemountain]

It's a very nice mini colony icemountain!!

Thanks! :)

 

[Frick]

I am not 100% sure on lineage. Picked it up at a local lfs a month ago. Just might stick with what it was sold to me as, Acropora granulosa. That's what it was listed as.

Then the lineage starts with you. It's a sweet Acro. If it keeps a good color and adapts to your aquarium as it would anyone else's. Then I would want "Icemountians Granulsoa" just as much as I would want Vivid's "Northern Lights Granulosa".

 

[icemountain]

Icemountain's granulosa it is. The color has only been getting better in the month I have had it.

 

[Isoprene]

Very cool, grow that sucker out..nice find man!