Need help ID'ing

[George Villasenor]

Need ID, and not sure where to post this. Are they nps? Thanks in advance!

 

[Bbfishb81]

Distichopora, lace coral. Beautiful pieces, hard to keep though. Non photosynthetic, but requires lots of flow and food. Usually seen under overhangs.

 

[George Villasenor]

Distichopora, lace coral. Beautiful pieces, hard to keep though. Non photosynthetic, but requires lots of flow and food. Usually seen under overhangs.

Thank you for the quick ID! Are they as hard to keep as blueberry gorgonians?

 

[Bbfishb81]

They are expert level. As long as you have high flow and lots of food, might be able to keep it going.

 

[NanoDJS]

Super nice , where did you get these ? Archwork pieces , wow they are stunning .

 

[George Villasenor]

Super nice , where did you get these ? Archwork pieces , wow they are stunning .

Saw these at UC.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Super tough to keep for the average tank. I have seen a few keep them long term but not many. I don’t remember the last time I saw one but I only search for acropora mostly. Those are some bueatiful large pieces. I mostly saw them as smaller colonies a decade back when I was around the local stores often.

 

[Softhammer]

In 20 years I have never seen one kept alive for more than a month. Good luck. That’s one type that should never be collected. Most specimens are already dead when bought Because most can’t tell. their skeletons are not the same as sps, they are colored with calcite in addition to the calcium carbonate so they don’t turn white once dead.