Pectinia or Chalice?

[Fyveonit]

Was on a day trip to pick family up and had time to kill, hit a LFS in the town I was in. Spotted what looked like a Pectinia to me, but I was corrected and told it was a "Mummy Eye Chalice"

Regardless I bought it....Mouths are HUGE compared to my other chalice corals. The shark fin it is growing might just be throwing me off....

 

[Fyveonit]

My other Chalice corals just b/c





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[Deaf clown]

Mummy eye chalices are green with pink eyes. That looks blue, green, and pink. And I agree the mouths on that coral look big for a chalice.

 

[DSC reef]

Looks to be pectinia, doesn't look like a mummy eye to me.

 

[Fyveonit]

Not gonna lie guys / gals ... I really wanted it to be a Pectinia and had a feeling it was so I bought it. I still want to say amazing things about that LFS, FISH PROS in Amarillo, TX even if they tried to tell me it was a Chalice....they run an awesome store.

 

[drtrash]

Pectina

 

[Fyveonit]

Just to stir this pot...look at the eyes on these "Emerald Mummy Eyes"


Let me get the DSLR out

 

[Fyveonit]

hard to get a downward shot with the refraction on the front aquarium glass. From my research, I found Pectinias are closely related to a Chalice coral and used to go by "Spiny Chalice Corals". I am still cool either way on what this turns out to be as it's colors are amazing.