Orange Branching Psammocora obtusangula, or something else?

[Paul87]

Picked this up not too long ago. The guy at the LFS thought it was a monti setosa, but I was told on a forum it was a psammacora. I found this article which led me to belive it was a Psammacora obtusangula, but I'm really not sure: https://reefbuilders.com/2011/03/22/orange-psammocora/

 

[evolved]

That, or stellata. They're pretty closely related.

Psammocora obtusangula
Psammocora stellata

Stellata is the typical branching one you see in the hobby; usually green but occasionally purple.

 

[Paul87]

That, or stellata. They're pretty closely related.

Psammocora obtusangula
Psammocora stellata

Stellata is the typical branching one you see in the hobby; usually green but occasionally purple.

Thanks! I've personally never seen one in my area, or even heard of them for that matter. That, and the color and look of it, made me really want it.

 

[Eckolancer]

Mine is mostly green and grows slow for me but rapid for my buddy.

 

[Paul87]

Mine is mostly green and grows slow for me but rapid for my buddy.

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Paul87]

Here is a different angle on it and a daytime photo.

 

[evolved]

You're probably right with obtusangula.

 

[Paul87]

You're probably right with obtusangula.

That's what I was thinking. Appreciate it!

 

[Paul87]

Updated photo of the psammacora obtusangula.

 

[Paul87]

So how rare is this coral? I can't seem to find any for sale but the green version, and even ORA it out of that.

 

[Clayalaleona]

So how rare is this coral? I can't seem to find any for sale but the green version, and even ORA it out of that.

Pretty hard to find I would say. I've never seen one in person and I've worked wholesale and retail

 

[Paul87]

It was NR (near threatened) in 2014 on the IUCN red list. It is labeled "rare". Coral bleaching and crown of thorn starfish where mostly to blame from what I gathered. What would be an idea of the value of something like this?