What kind of coral is this?

Michael_ · 07/12/2019, 09:38 AM

Hello everybody!

About two years ago, I bought a small, pink, donut-like coral from the pet store for 15 bucks. The worker told me that the coral was a pink trumpet coral, and that's what I've called it ever since. The coral has thrived ever since I bought it, and it's gotten slightly bigger and more plump. Recently though, I started doing some research on the corals in my tank and I noticed that the pink trumpets I see online look nothing like the one in my tank. The ones online seem like they are always reproducing and spreading, while mine has stayed a single polyp for the past 2 years. The colors of mine are also different. So I'm wondering... Is this actually a pink trumpet? If not, what is it, and will it spread?

Take a look:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cd3J4oMrfHYyjc8A6

lionfish300 · 07/12/2019, 04:51 PM

A Lobo?

Michael_ · 07/13/2019, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionfish300

A Lobo?

I'm not sure. It hasn't really grown structurally, even though I feed it all the time. It's about an eighth of the size of the palm of my hand. Is it a little scoly? Is it a Bowerbanki? I don't know. Here's another picture:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MBmbZxm8HqRP8YpG8

mav3rick478 · 07/13/2019, 10:58 AM

Meat Coral?

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lionfish300 · 07/13/2019, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael_

I'm not sure. It hasn't really grown structurally, even though I feed it all the time. It's about an eighth of the size of the palm of my hand. Is it a little scoly? Is it a Bowerbanki? I don't know. Here's another picture:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MBmbZxm8HqRP8YpG8

might be meat coral like the above suggested. You do have aptatians I would do something about it before it take over your tank

07/12/2019, 09:38 AM	#1
Michael_ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 40	What kind of coral is this? Hello everybody! About two years ago, I bought a small, pink, donut-like coral from the pet store for 15 bucks. The worker told me that the coral was a pink trumpet coral, and that's what I've called it ever since. The coral has thrived ever since I bought it, and it's gotten slightly bigger and more plump. Recently though, I started doing some research on the corals in my tank and I noticed that the pink trumpets I see online look nothing like the one in my tank. The ones online seem like they are always reproducing and spreading, while mine has stayed a single polyp for the past 2 years. The colors of mine are also different. So I'm wondering... Is this actually a pink trumpet? If not, what is it, and will it spread? Take a look: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cd3J4oMrfHYyjc8A6

07/12/2019, 04:51 PM	#2
lionfish300 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico Posts: 795	A Lobo?

07/13/2019, 10:58 AM	#4
mav3rick478 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: California Posts: 888	Meat Coral? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk