Can some one tell me about this SPS

kzoo · 08/13/2006, 06:15 PM

Dont know about it, picked this frag up cheap.

reefman23 · 08/13/2006, 06:21 PM

maybe this will work...

Jesse

kzoo · 08/13/2006, 06:22 PM

Cool thanks, thats it.

kzoo · 08/13/2006, 06:48 PM

?

Ooulophilia · 08/13/2006, 06:54 PM

Merulina - very easy to take care of - under the right conditions should become brighter

kzoo · 08/13/2006, 07:00 PM

Thanks

Ereefic · 08/13/2006, 08:30 PM

I'm going with Hydnophora. Do Merulinas branch like that?

RichConley · 08/13/2006, 08:35 PM

I'm gonna second the Hydno guess.

Ooulophilia · 08/13/2006, 08:37 PM

You can usually see distinct polyps on hydnophora - for sure merulina

nano_angel · 08/13/2006, 08:38 PM

it is a hydno. do not put it with in 3 or 4 inches of anything it will send out a web and devour anything. this is some nasty s***.

Alexj716 · 08/13/2006, 08:48 PM

My vote is Hydno too

Ereefic · 08/13/2006, 08:52 PM

Polyps are not always out on Hydnophoras.

Do Merulinas branch like that?

Ooulophilia · 08/13/2006, 08:56 PM

Hydnos have more pointed tips - the rounded tips indicate merulina - they plate then develop columnar formations, If it was a hydno and the polyps were contracted, it would be way brighter

Ereefic · 08/13/2006, 09:02 PM

I don't know, I'm sticking with Hydnophora.

kzoo · 08/13/2006, 09:06 PM

Ok now I am not sure but it looks good, I have it high in my tank with high flow is that OK?

Ooulophilia · 08/13/2006, 09:20 PM

That will be fine for either species (even though it is a merulina

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kzoo · 08/13/2006, 09:22 PM

Thanks guys always great help on RC.

Ereefic · 08/13/2006, 09:26 PM

Update this thread with pics as it grows kzoo.

kzoo · 08/14/2006, 08:29 AM

I will thanks.

Travis L. Stevens · 08/14/2006, 09:13 AM

I'm leaning towards Merulina, but it could be Hydnophora.

Merulina ampliata

Merulina scabricula

Hydnophora bonsai

Hydnophora rigida

jhorricks · 08/14/2006, 10:13 AM

Its almost definitely merulina.

IndyReefMan · 08/14/2006, 12:59 PM

Merulina. I have one in my reef and it looks exactly like that only bigger.

kzoo · 08/14/2006, 01:59 PM

It is very close to first pic ,but color is not the same. Is there no silia or polips on this sps?

Travis L. Stevens · 08/14/2006, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kzoo
It is very close to first pic ,but color is not the same. Is there no silia or polips on this sps?

Color isn't a determining factor of a coral's identification. The polyp is the fleshy tissue that is inside of the coralite. Unless it's present on a microscopic level, there is no cillia on a coral polyp.

MCary · 08/14/2006, 03:13 PM

My hydnophora looked just like that, only much larger, when I got it. It was bright green and stayed looking like that for months. I recently moved and reset up my tank. Now he looks like this:

Mike

08/13/2006, 06:15 PM	#1
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Can some one tell me about this SPS Dont know about it, picked this frag up cheap.

08/13/2006, 08:35 PM	#8
RichConley Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bostonian in Chicago going to DC Posts: 9,908	I'm gonna second the Hydno guess. __________________ NO TANKS!!!

08/13/2006, 08:38 PM	#10
nano_angel Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 258	it is a hydno. do not put it with in 3 or 4 inches of anything it will send out a web and devour anything. this is some nasty s***. __________________ Irresponsible Teenager cleverly disguised as a responsible Adult Current Tank Info: 265 rr aga mixed,120g rr aga sps, 75g aga softy, 55g aga fowlr, 55g aga softy/lps, 46g aga bow mixed, 30g aga mixed

08/14/2006, 09:13 AM	#20
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	I'm leaning towards Merulina, but it could be Hydnophora. Merulina ampliata Merulina scabricula Hydnophora bonsai Hydnophora rigida __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

08/13/2006, 06:21 PM	#2
reefman23 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca Posts: 740	maybe this will work... Jesse

08/13/2006, 06:22 PM	#3
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Cool thanks, thats it.

08/13/2006, 06:48 PM	#4
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	?

08/13/2006, 06:54 PM	#5
Ooulophilia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norcal Posts: 482	Merulina - very easy to take care of - under the right conditions should become brighter

08/13/2006, 07:00 PM	#6
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Thanks

08/13/2006, 08:30 PM	#7
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	I'm going with Hydnophora. Do Merulinas branch like that?

08/13/2006, 08:37 PM	#9
Ooulophilia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norcal Posts: 482	You can usually see distinct polyps on hydnophora - for sure merulina

08/13/2006, 08:48 PM	#11
Alexj716 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 425	My vote is Hydno too

08/13/2006, 08:52 PM	#12
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	Polyps are not always out on Hydnophoras. Do Merulinas branch like that?

08/13/2006, 08:56 PM	#13
Ooulophilia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norcal Posts: 482	Hydnos have more pointed tips - the rounded tips indicate merulina - they plate then develop columnar formations, If it was a hydno and the polyps were contracted, it would be way brighter

08/13/2006, 09:02 PM	#14
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	I don't know, I'm sticking with Hydnophora.

08/13/2006, 09:06 PM	#15
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Ok now I am not sure but it looks good, I have it high in my tank with high flow is that OK?

08/13/2006, 09:20 PM	#16
Ooulophilia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norcal Posts: 482	That will be fine for either species (even though it is a merulina )

08/13/2006, 09:22 PM	#17
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	Thanks guys always great help on RC.

08/13/2006, 09:26 PM	#18
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	Update this thread with pics as it grows kzoo.

08/14/2006, 08:29 AM	#19
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	I will thanks.

08/14/2006, 10:13 AM	#21
jhorricks Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 346	Its almost definitely merulina.

08/14/2006, 12:59 PM	#22
IndyReefMan Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 477	Merulina. I have one in my reef and it looks exactly like that only bigger.

08/14/2006, 01:59 PM	#23
kzoo Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 589	It is very close to first pic ,but color is not the same. Is there no silia or polips on this sps?

08/14/2006, 03:13 PM	#25
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	My hydnophora looked just like that, only much larger, when I got it. It was bright green and stayed looking like that for months. I recently moved and reset up my tank. Now he looks like this: Mike