Is this Pink Lemonade?

[SuncrestReef]

I picked up a frag today, but not really sure what it is. Someone mentioned it might be pink lemonade. Can anyone help ID it?



Macro close-up:

 

[MSB123]

Thats a mini colony!

 

[mannyhernz]

Different growth...ive seen that species before, acclimate it to high light slowly...youll get some bright yellow out of it

 

[bubbaque]

I'd say different growth also. Most pink lemonades have thinner branches.

 

[SuncrestReef]

Different growth...ive seen that species before, acclimate it to high light slowly...youll get some bright yellow out of it

I'd say different growth also. Most pink lemonades have thinner branches.

So any ideas what it might be?

 

[mannyhernz]

So any ideas what it might be?

Maybe acropora plana?

 

[pga7602]

No, not pink lemonade

 

[YumaMan]

My Pink Lemonade frag is very thin. The polyps are very bright iridescent pink at the extreme tip, darker pink to the base of each polyp. The polyps ends are wispy and filamentous, and yours are thicker, like flowerets. Also my PL does not grow in tight clusters but forms branches. In mine the base is dark green, not pink as is yours.

But...you have a very handsome colony, worthy of any collection! Thanks for posting.

 

[Reefland503]

Deffinatly doesn’t appear to be pink lemonade, growth dosnt resemble the ones I’ve had... but nothing coming to mind name wise! Sorry but looks like a nice peice!

 

[DSC reef]

It has a microlados look to it similar to shortcake.

 

[29bonsaireef]

Looks like it has tons of potential. I would recommend highlight as well for this piece. Some of the wild Floyd/Wolverine acros get these hues when they've been in low light for extended periods of time. Nice score

 

[jda]

I was thinking shortcake too (A. Microlados). True Tyree Pink Lem gets a blue ring around the encrusting base... this is one way to keep the real ones from the renames.

If the coral did not come with lineage and a name, then it does not have one. It is still an awesome coral.

 

[Kaiser]

It has a microlados look to it similar to shortcake.

I spoke to a coral collector from Australia on Monday, he claims that pink lemonade is 100% microclados, this one is for sure not a microclados

 

[DSC reef]

I spoke to a coral collector from Australia on Monday, he claims that pink lemonade is 100% microclados, this one is for sure not a microclados

I'm no expert but this looks pretty similar

Also, isn't pink lemonade acropora prostrata??

 

[29bonsaireef]

On a second thought looks more like A. Latistella. I do think Pink Lem is A. Microclados or possibly A. Nasuta. I can tell you this piece has lots more to come. Wether it ends up like yellow/green PinkFloyd type colors or Bali SC who knows for sure, just give it a decent amount of light and flow.

SSC will go completely green or brownish, but I cannot say I have ever seen it start with bright green corallites, and that deep maroonish base color.