help with identification

marcus01 · 07/05/2007, 02:10 PM

i just picked this up , the shop staff were not sure what it was . i think its milleporina ?

Travis L. Stevens · 07/05/2007, 02:14 PM

It's difficult to tell. Does it have a skeleton? It almost looks like a "Chili Coral" to me.

marcus01 · 07/06/2007, 03:58 AM

i think so alough it seams to be spliting. it looks a bit better today i will try and post another picture

Peter Eichler · 07/06/2007, 04:15 AM

Looks like Chili coral aka Nephthyigorgia sp. to me. They're non photosynthtic so you'll need to feed it. They usually extend white feeding polyps at night. When you see the polyps out target feed it something like rotifers, cyclopeeze, and this may be one of the few corals that would directly benefit from Phytoplankton. Also, it's best to keep it out of direct light and a good idea would be to suspend it upside down under an overhang in an area with good flow.

Frick-n-Frags · 07/06/2007, 06:43 AM

at first glance that looks like chili coral to me too

marcus01 · 07/06/2007, 12:29 PM

thanks for all your help i will move it and hope to feed it

07/05/2007, 02:10 PM	#1
marcus01 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 112	help with identification i just picked this up , the shop staff were not sure what it was . i think its milleporina ?

07/05/2007, 02:14 PM	#2
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	It's difficult to tell. Does it have a skeleton? It almost looks like a "Chili Coral" to me. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

07/06/2007, 04:15 AM	#4
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	Looks like Chili coral aka Nephthyigorgia sp. to me. They're non photosynthtic so you'll need to feed it. They usually extend white feeding polyps at night. When you see the polyps out target feed it something like rotifers, cyclopeeze, and this may be one of the few corals that would directly benefit from Phytoplankton. Also, it's best to keep it out of direct light and a good idea would be to suspend it upside down under an overhang in an area with good flow. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

07/06/2007, 06:43 AM	#5
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	at first glance that looks like chili coral to me too __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

07/06/2007, 03:58 AM	#3
marcus01 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 112	i think so alough it seams to be spliting. it looks a bit better today i will try and post another picture

07/06/2007, 12:29 PM	#6
marcus01 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 112	thanks for all your help i will move it and hope to feed it