coral id
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Topic: coral id
Posted By: willrileyiv
Subject: coral id
Date Posted: August 27 2012 at 10:35am
Idk if this goes here but ill give it a shot. I originally thought it was ivory tube coral but never known it to branch or have a neon green mouth like this one. Any help? ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: August 27 2012 at 9:00pm
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My bets: 1. Cyphastrea sp. (maybe japonica, serailia, or micropthalma) 2. Cladocora caespitosa 3. Solenastrea sp. Any idea where it came from (part of the world)? What are the tentacles like? |
Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: August 27 2012 at 9:32pm
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came from florida....and what do you mean about the tentacles? ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: BubbleGuppy
Date Posted: August 28 2012 at 12:26pm
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I'm pretty sure it's Robust Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina Robusta) ------------- Jeni 435.841.2346 72Gal Bowfront Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: August 28 2012 at 12:30pm
+1 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ivory+tree+coral&num=10&hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=gbHEhHgVcS9NDM:&imgrefurl=http://sylvia.thedrift.org/node/15879&imgurl=http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/5/aafeature1_album/25.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=zw09UI2rCaibyQGDwoHADw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=532&vpy=342&dur=357&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=190&ty=85&sig=104806236380375429458&page=1&tbnh=158&tbnw=196&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:107&biw=1137&bih=702" rel="nofollow - http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ivory+tree+coral&num=10&hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=gbHEhHgVcS9NDM:&imgrefurl=http://sylvia.thedrift.org/node/15879&imgurl=http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/5/aafeature1_album/25.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=zw09UI2rCaibyQGDwoHADw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=532&vpy=342&dur=357&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=190&ty=85&sig=104806236380375429458&page=1&tbnh=158&tbnw=196&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:107&biw=1137&bih=702  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
BubbleGuppy wrote:Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: August 28 2012 at 12:49pm
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It does seem to be that but.in 2009 that type of coral was added to the endangered species list so how could a store sell it to someone?or even harvest it ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: BubbleGuppy
Date Posted: August 28 2012 at 1:20pm
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because it's grows on the rock that they drop into the ocean that they have a lease on, so if something grows on that rock in the area you lease there's nothing that can be done about it because it's on your property even if it's endangered. Now if it was from a no collect zone that would be a different story.
------------- Jeni 435.841.2346 72Gal Bowfront Mixed Reef |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: August 29 2012 at 8:17pm
Ah, well, that changes my guess...wasn't specifically looking at Florida corals since they usually don't come in. In that case, then either Oculina or Solenastrea since both are found in Florida. Some species of coral like this extend their tentacles most of the day...others during most of the night. It'll help with ID. But, BubbleGuppy and Ann - why specifically Oculina robusta? I don't think we can make the call on a species level without knowing more about the corallite structure. Oculina varicosa has a wider distribution (and smaller corallites) while robusta is extremely limited (but with larger corallites.) Then there's Solenastrea - why not that as a possibility? So, willrileyiv - what size are the corallites? |
Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: August 29 2012 at 8:55pm
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Honestly not.sure how to describe.it ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: August 31 2012 at 3:42pm
heres a closeup of the coral ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: September 15 2012 at 11:05am
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I want a frag for sure. Are you willing to frag it? ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |
Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: September 15 2012 at 11:09am
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I really don't.want to til it grows out a bit. I would love to do a frag or two to keep the species going but it will be awhile ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: September 15 2012 at 11:24am
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Could be a Pavona coral. Here is mine.  ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: willrileyiv
Date Posted: September 16 2012 at 11:33am
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Nope. From what I've seen and read its not pavona. All the info I've found and ppics match the robust ivory tree coral. ------------- 11 year old tomato clown named cherry 2 gal, 30 gal, 32 gal, 65 gal and 210 gal |
Posted By: BubbleGuppy
Date Posted: September 17 2012 at 12:59am
Well considering It most likely came on a Rock that he got from Live Rock and I also have rock from there and the same exact coral in my tank that's why I specifically said Oculina Robusta. ------------- Jeni 435.841.2346 72Gal Bowfront Mixed Reef |
Posted By: napalm77
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 6:26am
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 12:30pm
So I take it you've measured your coral's corallites to determine it was robusta? |