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Unread 07/23/2011, 08:57 PM   #1
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plating coral id

need help with a coral id here, any takers?



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Unread 07/23/2011, 09:49 PM   #2
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I'm not sure but my guess would be a flat hydnophora.


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Unread 07/23/2011, 09:57 PM   #3
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+1 Hydnophora, maybe H. micronos.


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Unread 07/23/2011, 09:58 PM   #4
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Perhaps a type of Pavona is also possible.


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Unread 07/23/2011, 10:52 PM   #5
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I gave a fray of it to a friend and his is blue instead of green. This coral doesn't seem to grow fast at all either.


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Unread 07/23/2011, 11:04 PM   #6
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it def a Pavona. I have two different Pavona in my tanks. They one of my fav. corals that i have.


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Unread 07/24/2011, 08:30 AM   #7
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