I suck at coral IDs, please help (pics)

mathias999us · 02/12/2008, 06:36 PM

Even with my bourneman corals book, I still have a tough time IDing corals. I picked up a couple small frags tonight for a good price from an LFS. They were basically wallowing in the rubble beneath the egg crate in the prop tank, but I've had my eye on them for a few months, and they seemed to do OK in relatively poor conditions, so I thought I'd give 'em a shot. I just added these to my tank, so they are pretty retracted.

Frag 1. Some Favia sp maybe?

Frag 2. These polyps were a lot more expanded/inflated in the store tank, maybe like blasto or caulastrea?

Thanks much for your help!

BLKTANG · 02/12/2008, 07:04 PM

Pic 1 is Favia

Pic 2 looks like Acan

BLKTANG · 02/12/2008, 07:05 PM

Those are LPS corals (Large Polyp Stony)

You can get a more difinitive answer in that forum.

mathias999us · 02/12/2008, 07:06 PM

Thanks, I'll post there.

02/12/2008, 06:36 PM	#1
mathias999us Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN Posts: 531	I suck at coral IDs, please help (pics) Even with my bourneman corals book, I still have a tough time IDing corals. I picked up a couple small frags tonight for a good price from an LFS. They were basically wallowing in the rubble beneath the egg crate in the prop tank, but I've had my eye on them for a few months, and they seemed to do OK in relatively poor conditions, so I thought I'd give 'em a shot. I just added these to my tank, so they are pretty retracted. Frag 1. Some Favia sp maybe? Frag 2. These polyps were a lot more expanded/inflated in the store tank, maybe like blasto or caulastrea? Thanks much for your help! __________________ Mathias Current Tank Info: RSM250 + 28HQI plumbed to basement fish room with 2 100g stock tanks and 55g fuge

02/12/2008, 07:04 PM	#2
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Pic 1 is Favia Pic 2 looks like Acan __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

02/12/2008, 07:05 PM	#3
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Those are LPS corals (Large Polyp Stony) You can get a more difinitive answer in that forum. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

02/12/2008, 07:06 PM	#4
mathias999us Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Forest Lake, MN Posts: 531	Thanks, I'll post there. __________________ Mathias Current Tank Info: RSM250 + 28HQI plumbed to basement fish room with 2 100g stock tanks and 55g fuge