Is this acropora hyacinthus?

[McPikie]

Can anyone give me an ID on this please?

 

[C. Eymann]

Take a few more pictures, top downs and close up of branch tips and radial corallites help immensely, even better if the polyp tentacles are retracted.

it's hard to say from this one pic and the smaller the coral is the harder for an accurate ID to be made. I have my doubts about it being hyacinthus, I'd start referencing species like A. anthocercis or A. cytherea.

Just my .02

 

[jda]

Possible, but I would nee to see it grow more and more shots from the top.

 

[maroun.c]

Tough to see from picture. Plus one for better pics and closeups

 

[McPikie]

I really need to get my **** in gear and get some better pics of this. I fragged a bit off lastnight if anyone can help

 

[najer]

Not sure if this helps but I just took this and I know it is hyacinthus, wider pic once the last pair of T5s are on.

 

[Big E]

There are very few A. hyacinthus in tanks that I see. Most are mis-labeled.

Here is mine.......the branches grow mainly fused together as the coral grows.

 

[najer]

The whole frag, only slowly showing tip colours, it has been is base out mode. :)

 

[gatorbait01]

Here's mine at various stages of growth.

 

[C. Eymann]

Like @Big E said, true hyacinthus is kinda rare to see, in many instances A. cytherea is mistaken for A. hyacinthus. A. anthocercis is mistaken as well as its similar, however, its radials usually are more immersed and the radial lips dont flare out as much as A. cytherea and A. hyacinthus.

This is a growout of a A. cytherea from my old tank.