This is a Goniopora?

[Roberto CRC]

Hi friends,

Last week my wife gives me a chorale, she knows even less than I do not remember corals and what was the name he was told in the aquarium where he sold the coral.

It seems to me that is a Goniopora, but I'm not sure because I have always believed that the polyp grows as about 2 or 3 inches, in the case of mine I only see that grow around 1/2 "to much.

Then why not sure that really be a Goniopora, and if that type of Goniopora is?

 

[Roberto CRC]

 

[Bpultz]

I'm pretty sure it's goniopora or alveopora. Specific species I have no idea.

 

[Roberto CRC]

Sorry friend, i don´t understand. It is Goniopora or Alveopora?

 

[Bpultz]

Sorry friend, i don´t understand. It is Goniopora or Alveopora?

Goniopora have 24 tentacles I think

Alveopora have 12.

Counting will be the only way to figure out what you have but its too blurry for me with my already bad eyesight to help

 

[Rjramos]

That is a goniopora, It should extend out when it's happy.
This is alveopora;

An orange goniopora; it doesn't extend like the goniopora that you have.

 

[Roberto CRC]

lol I'm half blind.

Well, I counted the small tentacles coming out of large polyp and I could not tell the exact number, but if I counted many more than 12. Then surely Gonipora.

But then I wonder why the polyp does not extend well? be it by the kind of Goniopora.

 

[Roberto CRC]

That is a goniopora, It should extend out when it's happy.
This is alveopora;

An orange goniopora; it doesn't extend like the goniopora that you have.

The tips of each polyp in mine are round, at least so far. The Orage Gonipora your uploaded photo, they look like pointy

 

[Rjramos]

Give it time. It should extend. This species is the one a lot of people have a hard time with long term. I don't know why, but I'm sure someone will chime in.[emoji106]

 

[Rjramos]

I was noticing that the tips were rounded, but numerous, so I think it's a goniopora .

 

[Roberto CRC]

I was noticing that the tips were rounded, but numerous, so I think it's a goniopora .

Ok, perfect.

I'll give time to see how thats react, I have it since last Thursday evening hours. I have given food and only 1 time and today I have to feed again.

With that feed you?