hitchhiking coral?

[JohnMzreef]

Interesting red coral(?) growing on the side of this plug.. the polyps resemble montipora but there is no skin between polyps.. what is it?

 

[sfin52]

monti would be plate of encrusting. Polyps would be small and a different color. Looks like a shroom to me. Any way to get a pic from the side with white lights.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Hard to see any details of the polyps . I was going to say a zoa till you said looked like montipora polyp. There are some anemone like polyps similar to a ball anemone that can have polyps like a monti. But if can get a clearer shot of the polyps, preferably under white light :)

 

[sfin52]

Mojo is one that's got some nice colors. Too bad it's a pest.

 

[JohnMzreef]

If it wasn't clear I'm talking about the red thing, not the (micro) zoanthid growing on top. I'll try for a better pic tomorrow.

 

[sfin52]

If it wasn't clear I'm talking about the red thing, not the (micro) zoanthid growing on top. I'll try for a better pic tomorrow.

I knew what you were talking about.

 

[Rakie]

Not 100% sure -- But I'd put my money on Cyphastrea. Encrusting LPS.

 

[sfin52]

Not 100% sure -- But I'd put my money on Cyphastrea. Encrusting LPS.

That's a pretty cool lps

 

[JohnMzreef]

better pic

 

[JohnMzreef]

 

[sfin52]

I do declare Rakie right.

 

[JohnMzreef]

interesting.. I have cyphastrea elsewhere in my tank and the polyps are much more widely spaced and there is a green skin between. When this thing closes up at night there is a coral skeleton visible with septae etc..