Is this really a granulosa?

[Lowsingle]

I purchased a frag of this acro from Peng (a well known deep water collector when he was still in the hobby)….he called it the princess disastah granulosa. I was wondering what others think…..it doesn’t look like a granulosa to me given how hairy the polyps are, but looking for other thoughts on the matter:



The tips are purple / mauve with a white polyp at the growth tip. The base polyps are a nice red color.

Darren

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like pink panther to me but I could be wrong

 

[BAUCE]

Looks like pink panther to me but I could be wrong

looks too bushy to be one imo but who knows

 

[Guttersnipe]

Looks nice and healthy. I wouldn’t care about what it’s supposed to be.

 

[Big E]

yes, it's a granulosa...........that's a nice colored colony you have there.

I have the same coral but mine is more branchy and doesn't have that kind of polyp extension. Polyp extension has nothing to do with the species type.

 

[jda]

I have Princess Disastah too and it is a granulosa.

 

[ReefRy]

@Lowsingle Off topic, but what's the coral directly underneath the granulosa? And beautiful tank!

 

[Lowsingle]

@ReefRy, Thanks for the kind words….That is the ora mint pavona. It is a nice structural contrast to acros without the out of control growth of a plating montipora

Thanks all for your thoughts, I guess it is a granulosa!

Darren

 

[ReefRy]

Awesome Darren, thanks so much man. I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for it at my lfs.

 

[DHill6]

I have the same coral from Peng, mine doesn’t have the bushy looking polyps. It’s starting to pull a green base in areas, under a Kessil 500x , using some KZ products.

 

[PBar]

I thought that mine was a granulosa… now I’m not sure

 

[DHill6]

Mine has the bushy looking polyps. PE all day.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Pbar that would be more along the lines of an Aussie echinata.