coral identification

woodoggy · 01/05/2009, 08:29 PM

Can anybody tell me what this coral is?[IMG]

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silverking · 01/05/2009, 11:23 PM

looks like yellow polyps closed up

woodoggy · 01/05/2009, 11:30 PM

Its a hard branching tube, you cant tell from picture but small, clear,flexable strings(for lacking of a better word) form on the outside edge of tube openings. Bought tank used, new to hobbie. Had for 3 months no real change in apperance other than the strings.

woodoggy · 01/06/2009, 12:53 AM

Also, it's one big ball with algae growing in the cracks. From what i can tell if its attached to a rock then the rock can only be about a inch across. whole thing is about 8in across.

woodoggy · 01/06/2009, 04:02 PM

bump

steri · 01/06/2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by silverking
looks like yellow polyps closed up

+1

smsreefer · 01/06/2009, 04:33 PM

It's a type of tube coral called Cladocora .
I have seen it about everywhere diving in the Gulf Of Mexico and through the Keys.
Fairly hardy though . I've had some come in on some live rock a few times.

01/05/2009, 11:23 PM	#2
silverking Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Ridgeville, OH Posts: 361	looks like yellow polyps closed up

01/05/2009, 11:30 PM	#3
woodoggy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jasper, IN Posts: 29	Its a hard branching tube, you cant tell from picture but small, clear,flexable strings(for lacking of a better word) form on the outside edge of tube openings. Bought tank used, new to hobbie. Had for 3 months no real change in apperance other than the strings.

01/06/2009, 12:53 AM	#4
woodoggy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jasper, IN Posts: 29	Also, it's one big ball with algae growing in the cracks. From what i can tell if its attached to a rock then the rock can only be about a inch across. whole thing is about 8in across.

01/06/2009, 04:02 PM	#5
woodoggy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jasper, IN Posts: 29	bump

01/06/2009, 04:33 PM	#7
smsreefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Trussville,Al Posts: 329	It's a type of tube coral called Cladocora . I have seen it about everywhere diving in the Gulf Of Mexico and through the Keys. Fairly hardy though . I've had some come in on some live rock a few times.