is forest fire montipora or digitata or are there 2 types?

[pelagic]

are there 2 types of forest fire montipora?

are there 2 types of forest fire montipora?

i edited the question.. so I don't look so silly. lol

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Digitata's are montipora's, just like there are montipora capricornis and montipora danae, etc.

 

[ToXIc]

i think there is a encrusting monti and a branching digi versions..

 

[shred5]

my forest fire looks like montipora.. are there 2 types or are they all digitata?

They are two differnent corals.
The first one (forest fire monti) you listed is a encrusting monti... The second is a branching digitata (forest fire montipora digitata).

Both Have orange to red polyps with the tissue between polyps being green...

Dave Polzin

 

[pelagic]

thanks guys, now I feel silly. lol for some reason I kept thinking montipora doesn't have branches. but now I think about it.. some of them actually do. lol

 

[SaltWaterDave]

thanks guys, now I feel silly. lol for some reason I kept thinking montipora doesn't have branches. but now I think about it.. some of them actually do. lol

No reason to feel silly. We all need to ask questions to learn. Glad we were able to help you out.

 

[myzislow]

The forest fire "digi" is actually a Montipora samarensis and not a true digitata.

 

[pickupman66]

:beated:
OH good lord... lol

The forest fire "digi" is actually a Montipora samarensis and not a true digitata.

 

[H@rry]

Anybody got any pics of the branching one. M@ry Ruth bought something in Knoxville without asking what it was and I have been wondering if it is Forest Fire. It fits the description of orange polyps with green base.

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Here's a pic of my Forest Fire frag. The green base is a little faded, but that pic was taken a few months ago.

 

[H@rry]

Yeah, that looks like it, thanx.

 

[Troylee]

Mine is bone white with orange/reddish polyps...:cry: my branching digi

 

[orthokardia]

sorry for the OT, but what is the super harry (not H@RRY) guy back left? Is that chips?

Here's a pic of my Forest Fire frag. The green base is a little faded, but that pic was taken a few months ago.

 

[dnov99]

Here is the encrusting type, nicest monti there is IMO:

 

[pelagic]

my encrusting one doesn't have PE, and the body is super green like grass.. where should I place it?

 

[Zef004]

sorry for the OT, but what is the super harry (not H@RRY) guy back left? Is that chips?

Hey Bart it looks like a ORA Bellina . The chip has a green body with blue tips.

 

[SaltWaterDave]

sorry for the OT, but what is the super harry (not H@RRY) guy back left? Is that chips?

Bart, I really have no clue what that is. I got it at a frag swap almost 2 years ago as a no namer. The guy said it was a tri color acro and that was it. It's one of my favorite corals in my tank, but I'm lost 99% of it during my tank crash a few weeks ago. I managed to save about a 1/4" frag and its pulling through with a few polyps of life on it.

Here's another picture of it from about 5 months ago.

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Here is the encrusting type, nicest monti there is IMO:

That's a really nice monti. Let me know if you ever frag it. I'm in NEPA so I'm not far from NJ at all.