ID Coral

Emmanuel75 · 05/19/2011, 08:58 PM

I bought this frag from a local reefer. He identified it as a torch coral. After looking again on liveaquaria.com their pictures look different compared to mine. Mine has green tentacles and purple tips. The torch pictured online has green tentacles and light green tips. I thought maybe this was an elegance or maybe a frogspawn?

I appreciate the help.

ssavader · 05/19/2011, 09:00 PM

Frogspawn.

MechEng99 · 05/19/2011, 09:11 PM

+1 for "frogspawn" - Euphyllia sp.

It also doesn't look healthy at all. Looks like it had recent polyp bailout on the other two heads. At least that one head is open.

Emmanuel75 · 05/19/2011, 09:43 PM

Thanks, I will be babying it for a while. I almost left it behind, but I thought it looked interesting. The few things I put in my tank have done really well, I'll work on this one. Do you recommend anything to help get it back healthy? I did soak in Iodine, anything else?

Hormigaquatica · 05/20/2011, 12:02 AM

Its a branching hammer coral- related to both frogspawn and torch. The iodine soak should be plenty as far as disease preventative IMO. Just let it hang in a place with moderate light and current; feed it on occasion to speed up recovery. Small bit of mysis, brine shrimp, or something like Rods Food should work well. Just give it time and hopefully itll recover.

~RuSh~ · 05/20/2011, 10:15 AM

I agree with the Branching Hammer. The tips are elongated like a 'hammer'.

Keep it in low flow while it recovers. Mine spreads out nice a full in lower flow. Stable water parameters and a good light source should help it come around.

Nanook · 05/20/2011, 03:42 PM

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05/19/2011, 08:58 PM	#1
Emmanuel75 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 283	ID Coral I bought this frag from a local reefer. He identified it as a torch coral. After looking again on liveaquaria.com their pictures look different compared to mine. Mine has green tentacles and purple tips. The torch pictured online has green tentacles and light green tips. I thought maybe this was an elegance or maybe a frogspawn? I appreciate the help. __________________ 75 Gallon RR DT, 40 Gallon Eshoppes ADV-300 Sump/Refugium, H&S 150-2001 Skimmer, BRS HC-GFO, BRS ROX, 2 Apollo dimmable LEDS. 210 RR DT In Progress

05/19/2011, 09:00 PM	#2
ssavader Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Carmel, IN (Indianapolis suburb) Posts: 953	Frogspawn. __________________ Scott

05/19/2011, 09:11 PM	#3
MechEng99 aka Reef'd Up Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,311	+1 for "frogspawn" - Euphyllia sp. It also doesn't look healthy at all. Looks like it had recent polyp bailout on the other two heads. At least that one head is open. __________________ See my homepage for more information on rescuing coral! PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Systems: 200g SPS-dominant, 75g Rescue, 30g QT, & 10g QT

05/19/2011, 09:43 PM	#4
Emmanuel75 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 283	Thanks, I will be babying it for a while. I almost left it behind, but I thought it looked interesting. The few things I put in my tank have done really well, I'll work on this one. Do you recommend anything to help get it back healthy? I did soak in Iodine, anything else? __________________ 75 Gallon RR DT, 40 Gallon Eshoppes ADV-300 Sump/Refugium, H&S 150-2001 Skimmer, BRS HC-GFO, BRS ROX, 2 Apollo dimmable LEDS. 210 RR DT In Progress

05/20/2011, 12:02 AM	#5
Hormigaquatica Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,022	Its a branching hammer coral- related to both frogspawn and torch. The iodine soak should be plenty as far as disease preventative IMO. Just let it hang in a place with moderate light and current; feed it on occasion to speed up recovery. Small bit of mysis, brine shrimp, or something like Rods Food should work well. Just give it time and hopefully itll recover. __________________ Reaching up and reaching out and reaching for the random, or whatever will bewilder me. Have Some Personal Accountability Current Tank Info: 240g LPS/Softie Reef

05/20/2011, 10:15 AM	#6
~RuSh~ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 778	I agree with the Branching Hammer. The tips are elongated like a 'hammer'. Keep it in low flow while it recovers. Mine spreads out nice a full in lower flow. Stable water parameters and a good light source should help it come around. __________________ Open your eyes and see that Life is Beautiful....

05/20/2011, 03:42 PM	#7
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

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