Coral ID! and clownfish eggs?

KeysKid · 10/01/2011, 03:40 PM

Hey this coral came as a hitchhiker on my liverock. So what is it?

Also are these clownfish eggs on the back wall? The clownfish are always staying next to them and cleaning them with their mouths.

cloak · 10/01/2011, 05:14 PM

They look kind of like clownfish eggs to me. Congratulations! As far as the coral goes, alveopora came to mind first. I'm not sure if that's right but it's worth looking into.

KeysKid · 10/01/2011, 05:53 PM

Thanks, and I looked into alveopora. It looks similar to my coral, but I'm not sure that it is exactly that.

KeysKid · 10/02/2011, 10:30 AM

Anyone?

dzhuo · 10/02/2011, 11:30 AM

The coral is a small Goniopora.

thomasp123 · 10/02/2011, 12:26 PM

It looks like goniopora to me as well. Pretty cool to get it as a hitch hiker. I paid 20 for mine!

elegance coral · 10/02/2011, 01:50 PM

It does look like Goniopora, but it's really really really rare to get Goni as a hitch hiker???? It does look like clownfish eggs as well. To be sure, they should be bright orange the first day they are laid. Then they should start turning darker. A day are two before hatching, you should be able to see little silver eyes inside the eggs.

10/02/2011, 11:30 AM	#5
dzhuo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,338	The coral is a small Goniopora. __________________ One of the most frustrating thing about this hobby? The blind leading the blind.

10/02/2011, 01:50 PM	#7
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	It does look like Goniopora, but it's really really really rare to get Goni as a hitch hiker???? It does look like clownfish eggs as well. To be sure, they should be bright orange the first day they are laid. Then they should start turning darker. A day are two before hatching, you should be able to see little silver eyes inside the eggs. __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.

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10/01/2011, 05:14 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	They look kind of like clownfish eggs to me. Congratulations! As far as the coral goes, alveopora came to mind first. I'm not sure if that's right but it's worth looking into.

10/01/2011, 05:53 PM	#3
KeysKid Nano Reefer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 333	Thanks, and I looked into alveopora. It looks similar to my coral, but I'm not sure that it is exactly that.

10/02/2011, 10:30 AM	#4
KeysKid Nano Reefer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 333	Anyone?

10/02/2011, 12:26 PM	#6
thomasp123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hadley MA Posts: 345	It looks like goniopora to me as well. Pretty cool to get it as a hitch hiker. I paid 20 for mine!