What's this acro?

[Dylan]

ID please? :)

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Sorry don't know much about acro ID, but it is beautiful! Great color!

 

[Dylan]

Thanks! :D I got it from Reef Pets.

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

That is sweet! I love blue SPS.

not sure on ID, maybe tort or gomezi?

 

[Reef Pets]

I believe that its a Acropora Hoeksemai. Looks great and healthy.

 

[Dylan]

That's gotta be it Gary! I think it colored up in my tank since I got it from you. It's also grown quite a bit... It's insane :)

How do you remember all those names, though.

 

[cee]

Hoeks don't tend to have the corallite "lips" that completely encircle the corallite like yours appears to do. You will see some exceptions in a colony but most corallites are "open" around the perimeter. It's hard to see from the "colony" shot but compare it to this which is a "hoek":

Awesome acro regardless of ID!

Dave

 

[Reef Pets]

It looks identical to that in person. The close up photo that Dylan has posted has the full circled coralite because thats the beginning of new branches, like the coralite above the Q in LiveAquaria. On the main branches it has the partially circled coralites like the photo shows of LiveAquaria.

Hoeks don't tend to have the corallite "lips" that completely encircle the corallite like yours appears to do. You will see some exceptions in a colony but most corallites are "open" around the perimeter. It's hard to see from the "colony" shot but compare it to this which is a "hoek":

Awesome acro regardless of ID!

Dave

 

[johnanddawn]

my first thought was hoek but it could be gomezi i guess - hoeks are one of my favorite corals and yours is really nice

 

[IamRit]

I just got a similar one. It's light blue. Very pretty. I wonder if I can maintain the color. Keep us posted how yours is doing.

 

[XCrunnr36]

dylan you get such gnarly color out of your corals. whatever it is it's freakin nice!