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12/12/2008, 06:34 AM
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Is this Stylophora?
Kind of an easy one here. Is this "Green Polyp Stylophora"?
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12/12/2008, 07:19 AM
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Looks like Seriatopora guttatus
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12/12/2008, 07:19 AM
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I'm no expert at identification, but that does indeed look like a branching stylophora, and it does indeed have polyps that are green.
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You might have better luck in the SPS forum. There's a sticky there to provide guidance on coral ID.
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12/12/2008, 09:50 AM
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Definitely a Seriatopora (bird's nest). Not sure what species, though. I got a frag of that type that was barely an inch long that grew into a beautiful fist-sized colony in about a year.
The one problem with Birdsnest corals is they will often grow so dense they become very susceptible to bacterial infections that literally dissolve the tissue from the interior to the tips. It's what recently happened to mine-- went from full glowing glory to bare skeleton in 2 days. I might have been able to frag it and save portions but I went ahead and let it go so I could try something new in that spot. Anyway, it's a nice one. Give it strong light and good water movement and it'll grow fast.
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