lithophyllon?

[Susan Edwards]

I think this is a Lithophyllon which is part of the plate family and some sites also lump it with chalices. Anyone have? Would appreciate placement and care tips?

It still showed blue until lights went out. Now it is more white so hope it survived the dipping process

 

[MONTANTK]

Looks kind of like a small plate coral. I would leave it on the bottom of the tank and monitor it

 

[Susan Edwards]

Looks kind of like a small plate coral. I would leave it on the bottom of the tank and monitor it

should it be kept on the frag plug?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like blue eye Lithophyllion chalice. Most plate coral have a thicker foundation with the ridges going all the way to the center. Keep it in moderate light and water flow and on the frag plug

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I'll give it a tentative ID as Lithophyllon, though it is a bit strange that it it so round as such a tiny frag. If it doesn't ever grow any new mouths in the next six months, then it may be a weird plate coral. But for now it appears to be Lithophyllon.
I would break it off the plug and glue it to a flat surface of the rockwork so that it can encrust properly.

 

[MONTANTK]

should it be kept on the frag plug?

Being that it’s so small I would

 

[jcolliii]

Whatever you do, be careful. My litho is super delicate, and has a thinner skeleton that most chalices have. I have found mine super tolerant of light - it likes it just fine down low, and likes it just fine up high. Very fragile though. Growth isn't super fast, and I feed mine. They do eat quite well if target fed - they trap the fine particles in the slime layer and reel in the threads. Neat corals and some varieties come in colors that you don't see very often. Mine is brigh fluorescent orange with yellow-green mouths. One of the brightest things in my tank.

Super old photo as I have had this one where it's tough to get a picture of. A lot bigger now... this was 15 months ago, but the color is accurate.

 

[Susan Edwards]

Whatever you do, be careful. My litho is super delicate, and has a thinner skeleton that most chalices have. I have found mine super tolerant of light - it likes it just fine down low, and likes it just fine up high. Very fragile though. Growth isn't super fast, and I feed mine. They do eat quite well if target fed - they trap the fine particles in the slime layer and reel in the threads. Neat corals and some varieties come in colors that you don't see very often. Mine is brigh fluorescent orange with yellow-green mouths. One of the brightest things in my tank.

Super old photo as I have had this one where it's tough to get a picture of. A lot bigger now... this was 15 months ago, but the color is accurate.

Nice. I can see more of its flesh today and even the edges flapping a bit. Also maybe some polyps but super small. When I place it, I'll cut the plug end off but leave the round plug so I can glue it flat. I won't remove it from the main part of the frag.

 

[Susan Edwards]

Here are some better pics. And it looks like it is on like 3 plugs so I can take it off the bottom big plug and leave the other 2. Would love to see some more pics

 

[liddojunior]

How did this end up growing out? I have a similar coral but its more encrusting