Reef Discussion

[mscott]

Hey just wondering if someone could help me id this coral, my gf baught it coz she liked the colours, but didn't even find out what it was.
It lives in a rock of its own that has heaps of little tubes comming out of it, out of each of these tubes comes some brown tenticles with green tips to them.
I cant upload pics atm, but i am willing to txt a pic to someone who might know what it is.
cheers guys

 

[firechild]

Sounds like Euphyllia glabrescens but would need a photo to confirm.

 

[mscott]

Looks kinda like it, after a quick google, but this one hasn't extended out that much ever, maby it's a sick one?

 

[firechild]

It could take a few days to settle in.

 

[mscott]

Its been in for about 2 weeks, I hope I can get it to come out soon

 

[MagicJ]

Does it look something like this?

 

[mscott]

The rock looks somewhat like it, except mines white, just like a piece of lr, but it does have the tenticles of the hammer/torch or whatever that one is

 

[MagicJ]

I think we are going to need a picture :confused:

 

[mscott]

finally an image, the best i could get uploaded

 

[mscott]

or not???

 

[mscott]

attaching as a file does nothing???

 

[mscott]

ahha got it lol, third times the charm

 

[mscott]

While im at it might as well ask what these guys are, the pink one was given to us, but the brown one has been growing quite rappidly on a piece of LR that it sprouted from.
cheers

 

[MagicJ]

My guess would be a Euphyllia species but I have not seen one like this before - maybe cristata??

 

[Agent M]

Looks kinda like it, after a quick google, but this one hasn't extended out that much ever, maby it's a sick one?

It has had a lot of die-back recently - you can tell it is recent as the skeleton where the polyps should be totally covering is still bright white.

With time and the right conditions it will return to its former glory and you won't be able to see much of the skeleton - will look magnificent when it does!

It looks happy in the spot you have it in now from the PE (polyp extension)

 

[MagicJ]

mscott are you able to get a photo of the bottom of this coral?? I would be interested to see what it looks like.

 

[mscott]

sure, ill have take a shot tomorrow as i have to re-arange some rockwork after my glass anemonie extinction.

 

[mscott]

here you go, a side shot

 

[mscott]

also guys, im really interested in the other brown coral pic i put up, as its growing quite quickly.
cheers

 

[MagicJ]

NiCd , Matt G have you seen a torch like this before?