Not your standard bubble coral... ID please

[BighohoReef]

Was at a LFS today I’ve never seen one of these before... thought it was a bubble but doesn’t have a similar base... thoughts?

 

[bknope]

It kind of looks like a mushroom. Any other photos?

 

[BighohoReef]

We originally thought it was a ricordia, but it has a skeleton like a bubble but short and rocky. We ended up getting the piece... We’re in our way home with it. More pictures to come once it’s in QT...

We think it’s this type of bubble

A very rare bubble coral | Melev's Reef

I purchased a coral that looked like an oversized ricordea, but was told it was a bubble coral. The best description I'd ever come close with was a 'pearl bubble coral' and it was grew nicely in my 280g for several years. Eventually it perished and I've never seen another one like it. The pinks...

www.melevsreef.com

 

[fishguy242]

score!!! looks like a bubble trying to be a bicolor hammer can't wait to see pic's when in tank

 

[BighohoReef]

score!!! looks like a bubble trying to be a bicolor hammer can't wait to see pic's when in tank

It’s definitely has the splatter hammer/frogspawn going on. Keep you posted sir!

 

[Nick Steele]

Looks gorgeous! I’d want a piece if I seen it as well mind if I ask what you paid for it?

 

[MERKEY]

Swest find!

You are from Seattle right? Or the area lol we are kind of local

What LFS do you like to go to in the area?

I noticed you have a puffer in you tank...we used to have one and he started nipping on corals so we had to trade him

 

[LRT]

Dude your inspiring me to hit some more lfs man you've been scoring hard lately lol dang.

 

[bknope]

Is it a bubble with the head fragged off??

 

[brutuscz]

It could be a pearl bubble coral. They are a similar species with smaller bubbles.

 

[fishguy242]

......

 

[IKD]

Looks like a retracted splatter hammer. It’s really a bubble coral?

 

[brutuscz]

Pearl Bubble coral | Melev's Reef

This is a coral from the Bubble family. It has been suggested it might be a Pearl Bubble Coral, but I've not seen one like this before. As you may have considered, it kind of looks like a Ricordea. This one has a mixture of pink and green bubbles. At night, it looks far different. Bubble corals...

www.melevsreef.com

 

[fishguy242]

are you going to tell us how much it was?? or suspense ??..lol

 

[jeffrey750750]

Nice addition!

 

[LRT]

are you going to tell us how much it was?? or suspense ??..lol

Lol he picked up a cpl minecraft's for 20 bux last time I'm sure he didnt she'll out much this time!

 

[fishguy242]

there sitting there waitin for it to open flip on the lights n make us drool

 

[BighohoReef]

Swest find!

You are from Seattle right? Or the area lol we are kind of local

What LFS do you like to go to in the area?

I noticed you have a puffer in you tank...we used to have one and he started nipping on corals so we had to trade him

Yep we’re in Seattle... we like doing the Bellevue circuit. Saltwater City, Sea King, Seattle Corals and Barrier Reef... we made a special trip out to Silverdale to The Shark Reef, Eric (owner) had a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse in hold for me sadly like most cleaners it didn’t make it. If you’re looking for fish I’d recommend him, he had a Kole that had some amazing color, best I’ve seen under white light.

We do have a Valentini puffer inverts keep him busy so he’s stayed away from the corals for now. We haven’t had any issues yet (fingers crossed) so if we keep our CuC stocked I think we’ll be okay.

Where are you folks at?

 

[BighohoReef]

are you going to tell us how much it was?? or suspense ??..lol

The whole piece was $175 - seemed like a good deal for a 5in piece we were doing some online compares. It was actually my wife that wanted to get it I wasn’t going to say no to that lol

 

[MERKEY]

We are out on Whidbey Island but not too far away lol

We do the same rounds also hahaha

I've never been to the Shark Reef but we will definitely have to check him out.

Our puffer did ok for a while but he must have gotten bored and went for our lps hahah

Your tank is really sweet!