ID please? Great hitchhiker!

[wesleyclement85]

I bought a mushroom from my local lfs. He put the rock in the bag. When I got home I noticed this. In the 1st picture so I carefully removed the mushroom so I could set the rock appropriately for this guy. Now today 4 days later it's looking like this 2nd picture. What is it?

 

[Salty1962]

Looks like another mushroom.

 

[wesleyclement85]

Looks like another mushroom.

It's flat on the rock not raised (like any mushroom I'm used to seeing ) but u am asking because I don't know lol. Someone said possibly an acan of some sort

 

[reef lover]

I see tentacles in first pic so I'd say some sort of small brain coral.

 

[wesleyclement85]

I see tentacles in first pic so I'd say some sort of small brain coral.

Lol I'm sure you know the frustration. I wanna know so bad. It's growing well as it wasn't much noticeable 4 days ago and it looks to be something interesting

 

[reef lover]

I do know...lol...feed it and watch it grow into something maybe magnificant!!

 

[Reefapprentice]

I have to agree with a brain or other type of lps coral. Looks like it has a calcium skeleton under the tissue in the second picture.

 

[Tahoe61]

Manicina areolata/Rose coral a common hitch-hiker, LPS coral to rock from the Caribbean, it's a cool hitch-hiker.

 

[wesleyclement85]

Manicina areolata/Rose coral a common hitch-hiker, LPS coral to rock from the Caribbean, it's a cool hitch-hiker.

Can you find a picture or what you are thinking? I looked and none seem to match this. Mine has purplish putter with green center. All the manicina areolata seem to be tan or brown.

 

[wesleyclement85]

you can see where it's forming a second green center

 

[Tahoe61]

I have seen green ones, and reddish ones.

To nail down the ID squirt some water at the unknown as it withdraws look for a skeletal structure, then it is an LPS and that looks like a classic Rose coral to me.

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Not my images:

 

[wesleyclement85]

I have seen green ones, and reddish ones.

To nail down the ID squirt some water at the unknown as it withdraws look for a skeletal structure, then it is an LPS and that looks like a classic Rose coral to me.

:-)
Not my images:

Cool. Time will tell it's growing nicely so I'll have better pictures before too long

 

[DeniseAndy]

Cool whatever it turns out to be! I was guessing a chalice of some sort, but not an expert of identifying those tiny corals unless I have had them. Coloring up nicely. Great score!

 

[wesleyclement85]

Cool whatever it turns out to be! I was guessing a chalice of some sort, but not an expert of identifying those tiny corals unless I have had them. Coloring up nicely. Great score!

I have a Hollywood stunner chalice frag I purchased it's pretty cool gonna be nice. Nice score also for about $10

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[UConnMel]

I have had a gorgeous rose coral hitchhiker that was very big (for a hitchhiker) and had the purple rim and green center. Top right in this pic - although hard to see the green center here. It was an awesome "bonus" coral :)

 

[wesleyclement85]

Update on this guy. Looking better everyday!