ID please?

[piscesgirl]

Can someone help me ID this beauty? I need to know how to make him happy and healthy :) he’s a purplish color with a green center.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Caulastraea or Astraeosmilia, @encrustingacro can tell you exactly which one

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Pretty straightforward care. Pretty easy of an LPS, low-low-moderate flow if I remember correctly and low-moderate light

 

[Reefing102]

Based on this article, my guess would be Caulastrea or trumpet coral

https://reefbuilders.com/2021/03/04/astraeosmilia-is-a-new-genus-that-splits-up-the-candy-corals/

 

[piscesgirl]

Based on this article, my guess would be Caulastrea or trumpet coral

https://reefbuilders.com/2021/03/04/astraeosmilia-is-a-new-genus-that-splits-up-the-candy-corals/

Thank you! This is great

 

[piscesgirl]

Pretty straightforward care. Pretty easy of an LPS, low-low-moderate flow if I remember correctly and low-moderate light

Do you think I can place him closer to the green candy canes to the left of him?

 

[TX_REEF]

yes, it is Caulastrea. It's fine to place next to other Caulastrea of different colors.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Do you think I can place him closer to the green candy canes to the left of him?

Yes, though not touching of course

Caulastraea/Astraeosmilia = candy canes

They are the same coral after all

 

[piscesgirl]

Thank you everyone, I appreciate you!

 

[piscesgirl]

Yes, though not touching of course

Caulastraea/Astraeosmilia = candy canes

They are the same coral after all

Y'all actually helped me with another candy cane I have that I bought from Corals Anonymous. I couldn’t figure out why one was so much bigger and fluffier than the other, even though they were the same neon green :face-with-hand-over-mouth: I’m in my first year and I’m obsessed with my tank :star-struck: but still soaking up as much education as I can. Thanks again.

 

[thamnasteroid]

The purple one is Caulastrea furcata; the teal one is Astraeosmilia curvata

yes, it is Caulastrea. It's fine to place next to other Caulastrea of different colors.

Both of those are Astraeosmilia curvata. Caulastrea (furcata) are the purple/pinwheel ones.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Do you think I can place him closer to the green candy canes to the left of him?

From what I know, neither Caulastrea nor Astraeosmilia are particularly aggressive, so you should be able to place them close to each other.