ID: is this an echinata?

[sps4mytank]

Had this for about 3 months...got it brown..then it turned green now its a blue color. Whats the scientific name.

Thanks in advance

jay

 

[inactive]

Not an enchilada.

 

[sps4mytank]

figures...i thought enchinatas had more of a tube type appearance....but i dont know what it is...not to mention its so delicate.

 

[iani]

horrida?

 

[sps4mytank]

thanks for your response ian, but i dont think its a horrida. The coral is real branchy as it is and is more similiar in structure to a echinata. Not a solid branch like typical acros and such

 

[jam3s]

Looks like a Horrida to me too. The top part does look more branchy but that might be because of the water flow. The base looks like the Horridas that's been coming in. I'd say more similar to speciosa because they both have multi secondary branching.

 

[inactive]

The coral is real branchy as it is and is more similiar in structure to a echinata.

I thought you were the one asking about it's ID... Its not an echinata.

 

[Braves Fan]

Its pretty, thats all I know.

 

[FaviaFreak]

very nice, I thought Horrida as well but after looking again not 100% sure

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

looks like a speciosa I used to have.

 

[sps4mytank]

I thought you were the one asking about it's ID... Its not an echinata.

i know its not an echinata now and accepted that. I am still trying to decifer it out myself exactly what it is. I just compare it to my aussie horridas and they are drastically different. Let me take another angle today and you can see what i am talking about.


by the way Merry Xmas ALL

 

[sps4mytank]

Wanted to share some structure pictures. Not the best, but its what i can do in the meantime.

 

[waxy]

Looks like a Loripes to me.

 

[Sikryd]

Secale?

 

[iani]

Yup, that second picture doesn't look like a horrida. Not sure what it is but it doesn't look like a loripes to me.

 

[snk713]

Horrida to me too

 

[Tanked]

Definately not horrida.At least does not look like the horridas I have been getting.Almost like a turaki kinda

 

[sps4mytank]

i thought it was a turaki as well, but too lazy to look through my book i got for xmas.

 

[itachi]

maybe this is an acropora aculeus? , not a turaki or loripes , it's defiantly not an echinata

 

[lhcorals]

Secale?

I think you got it Chad. I have a secale that looks like that.