Sps identification

[skidmarkstevie]

This sps appeared and almost died but is totally back! Can anyone tell me what it is?

 

[Tahoe61]

Looks to be an LPS possibly.
Was this live rock and if so from where?

 

[skidmarkstevie]

Looks to be an LPS possibly.
Was this live rock and if so from where?

Marcorock florida

 

[RobynR]

If sps, and came on live rock, possibly a porites species? I have an almost fully encrusted rock with a beautiful hitchhiker porites.

 

[skidmarkstevie]

If sps, and came on live rock, possibly a porites species? I have an almost fully encrusted rock with a beautiful hitchhiker porites.

Sounds awesome! Any pictures? Looking at porites I think you may have got it! Cool coral to dream of stuffing in a monster tank some day.

 

[Tahoe61]

Marcorock florida

Than it's likely an LPS.

 

[Tahoe61]

https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FA210
This looks like a decent resource.

 

[skidmarkstevie]

https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FA210
This looks like a decent resource.

Right on thank you! The polyps look exactly like the porites but it certainly hasn't done anything but spread yet. Fun stuff!

 

[RobynR]

If sps, and came on live rock, possibly a porites species? I have an almost fully encrusted rock with a beautiful hitchhiker porites.

Sounds awesome! Any pictures? Looking at porites I think you may have got it! Cool coral to dream of stuffing in a monster tank some day.

Unfortunately I don’t have any clear photos on my phone. If I have time tonight, I will see what’s on my card and add a couple. My rock did come from Indonesia, so it’s unlikely it could be the same type, but as far as I know, different kinds grow in most tropical regions. The one I currently have is blue/green. I once had a brown one many, many years ago.

 

[thamnasteroid]

+1 on Porites, or Madracis

Count the number of tentacles, if the number is 10 it's Madracis, if it's 12 it's Porites

 

[RobynR]

If sps, and came on live rock, possibly a porites species? I have an almost fully encrusted rock with a beautiful hitchhiker porites.

Sounds awesome! Any pictures? Looking at porites I think you may have got it! Cool coral to dream of stuffing in a monster tank some day.

Unfortunately I don’t have any clear photos on my phone. If I have time tonight, I will see what’s on my card and add a couple. My rock did come from Indonesia, so it’s unlikely it could be the same type, but as far as I know, different kinds grow in most tropical regions. The one I currently have is blue/green. I once had a brown one many, many years ago.

One of the patches under white and blues.

 

[skidmarkstevie]

One of the patches under white and blues.

How cool! Thank you!