Neon orange candycane coral ?

[Coralmaniac21]

Yesturday at the LFS i noticed they had a neon orange candycanr coral... ive never seen one before and i tried looking it up but i only found a thread from 2009 where another guy saw one and everyone doubted him.

It has only one head and was in the 40$ pile.. Stupid me i didnt take a pic but ill go back today and take one.

Is this real or is it a dyed coral lol.. i heard in the w009 thread you can dye coral lol.. DUnno if thats true.. but orange is my fav color and you dont see many orange colored corals.

The whole coral head orange this isnt one of those ugly redish orange ones with a green center btw

 

[reef lover]

Hmmm never seen an orange trumpet...but i have seen orange blastos...cant wait for a pic!;Photogenic

 

[Dsnakes]

Pictures please :)

Hmmm never seen an orange trumpet...but i have seen orange blastos...cant wait for a pic!;Photogenic

I’ve got orange blastos :D

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Oh never thought it could be a blastos.. but it looks more stoney then hairy ill get a closer look today at it and post pics. They open at like 12 eastern time so pay attention to my thread and ill ppst pics.. maybe we can identify it.. I hope im not wrong lol.

If its an orange candy ill probly buy it

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Also it had that rear mollar tooth look to it

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Sounds like a trumpet to me. I'd like to see a picture of it...

 

[miyags]

Never seen a orange one, glowing teal blue /purple with mint mouth/purple/ and a couple different shades of neon green.I think I saw a picture of one with a reddish rim and green center,awhile ago.So if it is truly orange you should buy it!!!

 

[miyags]

And if your broke,buy it anyways for 40 buck's.And sell it on here for $400

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Lol.. im broke i have bills to pay on the 12th and 13th and spent 60$ there two days ago... but i could probly spare it.

Well see today.. i just swore it was a candycane.. it looked exactly like one to me.. and it was bright pumpkin orange. They open at 11am actually its 9:30 now.. Ill head out at 10:30 and snap pics. Hopefully its still there

So maybe you guys can identify it for sure. And sorry in advance if itd isnt a candy cane... It just looked like one to me.

 

[DSC reef]

Make sure it's not a sun coral.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Those sun corals are nice! Are they not desirable ?

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Deff not a sun coral. It was much bigger litterally the size and shaoe of a molar tooth and it had no arms of tentacles. Didnt look fuzzy either. I thinm i saw a skeleton too. It was short though

Never seen a sun coral before that does look cool though i wouldnt mind some of thoss

 

[DSC reef]

Sun corals (tubastrea) are non photosynthetic so it can be difficult but not impossible in a reef tank. Many small feeding through out the day.

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Ok its a sun coral lol... here isa pic.. it looks like a candy cane coral from a distance..

Sorry guys lol

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Is this a aun coral.. in the store they arent even sure

 

[DSC reef]

Definitely a sun coral (tubastrea) let them know keeping it in direct light isn't necessary.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Make sure it's not a sun coral.

Winner! Great ID:)

 

[Coralmaniac21]

Yea good on you for iding it.. sorry i doubted it..ive never seen a sun coral before

 

[DSC reef]

Yea good on you for iding it.. sorry i doubted it..ive never seen a sun coral before

Don't be sorry my friend, I get plenty ID's wrong. I just love to help and learn along the way. It's what we are here for and one of the many things I love about the hobby and R2R, always something to learn:D

 

[Coralmaniac21]

What about these corals...