What kind of Coral is this?

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Hi all, noticed I have a hitchhiking coral on the back side of my live rock so was hard to see from the front. This is the best shot I could get. Any idea what it is?

 

[JoJosReef]

It looks like a funghia plate to me, but that doesn't seem right with it stuck to the rocks!

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

It looks like a funghia plate to me, but that doesn't seem right with it stuck to the rocks!

It grew there on it's own lol. Where is it suppose to be?

 

[F i s h y]

Plate coral.. strange to randomly find something like that

 

[DaJMasta]

If it keeps elongating, could be a tongue coral (a relative of a fungia.)

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

It has a orange ring around the green flesh. Does that help identify it any further.

 

[encrustingacro]

Where is this live rock from? Would not be a fungiid if this live rock is from the West Atlantic.

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

When I put my orange glasses on, it looks like this

If it keeps elongating, could be a tongue coral (a relative of a fungia.)

So far it is round looking with a center mouth maybe? Green stripes with a orange halo around the outside which is more pronounced more when looking through the glasses

 

[Reefing102]

I would agree. Likely a fungia. I’ve seen it a few times be for. My understanding is babies start in rocks and then pop off as they get older.

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Where is this live rock from? Would not be a fungiid if this live rock is from the West Atlantic.

This is live rock from Australia. But it has been in my tank for a year now. This just showed up about 2 months ago lol.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

This is live rock from Australia. But it has been in my tank for a year now. This just showed up about 2 months ago lol.

Wish I was that lucky lol, I've gotten a zoa on my aussie galaxea rock and a spaghetti worm on my zoas, but this is amazing. Enjoy your free fungia!

 

[encrustingacro]

It is impossible to identify the genus of fungiids with anthocauli like this, so I wouldn't definitively say that it's a Fungia.

 

[JoJosReef]

Lucky lucky! Post pics when that guy colors up and starts extending!

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Wish I was that lucky lol, I've gotten a zoa on my aussie galaxea rock and a spaghetti worm on my zoas, but this is amazing. Enjoy your free fungia!

Thanks! I will it's beautiful. Definitely going to put it facing forward in new tank

 

[FreshSaltyGuy]

Lucky lucky! Post pics when that guy colors up and starts extending!

Will do. In a couple weeks when it's in new 220