Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I have several corals that I don't know about or have forgotten the names. Can you help me identify them? #1 #2 #3(Blue/Green acro foreground) #4(Bushy Green/Brown upper right) #5 Thanks for helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 #1 granulosa(?) #2 purple monster aka garf bonsai #5 valida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 #1 granulosa(?) #2 purple monster aka garf acro OR tri-color #5 valida Thanks. Purple monster, does that mean it gets big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Re: Mystery Corals. Can you help me identify them? #4 looks like stag Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 #4 looks like stag Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk I would have thought #3 in the foreground would be something like a stag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 is not granulosa. 2 is a tricolor bonzai 3 could be a stag or maybe a prostrata - i'd say prostrata 4 is poccillipora maybe hard to tell 5 not sure. Branches look to thick to be valida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Re: Mystery Corals. Can you help me identify them? Which one were you looking to id? front or back left? If back left....I don't know...I though front center and pic #3 Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Which one were you looking to id? front or back left? If back left....I don't know...I though front center and pic #3 Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk #3 is in the front or foreground and #4 is the back right. Just looked at some blue stag pics and if that is it I am stoked. In February it was just a straight piece with 2 small arms. It looked brown under PC lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisW Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 #1 maybe A. saramentosa #4 maybe A. ceralis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 is not granulosa. 2 is a tricolor bonzai 3 could be a stag or maybe a prostrata - i'd say prostrata 4 is poccillipora maybe hard to tell 5 not sure. Branches look to thick to be valida I see purple with green polyps. What is or will be the 3rd color? I just looked up both examples of #3 and I am very happy which ever one it is. I will keep looking up the names you guys are giving for the others until they are all identified. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I see purple with green polyps. What is or will be the 3rd color? Tri-colors can turn brown/white in the lower branches/middle. If you're lucky, and have good water conditions and lighting, it will stay more solidly purple. The "bonsai" name is a reference to a specific coral from GARF, the Purple Bonsai. But there are a zillion purple w/green polyp acro's. 'Tri-color' is more of a generic term for purple with green polyps. Tyree has a nice Tri-color, but again, very common color morph. Technically (not that any one cares) it's only a GARF Bonsai if the frag came from that specific mother colony. This distinction is lost locally. Apparently, this it today's soapbox, for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 is not granulosa. 2 is a tricolor bonzai 3 could be a stag or maybe a prostrata - i'd say prostrata 4 is poccillipora maybe hard to tell 5 not sure. Branches look to thick to be valida Is poccillipora pink bn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Tri-colors can turn brown/white in the lower branches/middle. If you're lucky, and have good water conditions and lighting, it will stay more solidly purple. The "bonsai" name is a reference to a specific coral from GARF, the Purple Bonsai. But there are a zillion purple w/green polyp acro's. 'Tri-color' is more of a generic term for purple with green polyps. Tyree has a nice Tri-color, but again, very common color morph. Technically (not that any cares) it's only a GARF Bonsai if the frag came from that specific mother colony. This distinction is lost locally. Apparently, this it today's soapbox, for me. Thanks. Water conditions are always good and there is plenty of light so hopefull it just keeps growing and stays beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 That's a pretty one, to be sure - one of the nicer that I've seen. Hopefully it stays that vibrant as it grows out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 acropora verweyi or austera 2 acropora valida (tricolor) 3 acropora prosata 4 pocillapora damicoris or stylopora 5 acropora nana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 That's a pretty one' date=' to be sure - one of the nicer that I've seen. Hopefully it stays that vibrant as it grows out.[/quote'] Thanks. I need to crop that green acro or move the purple before they touch each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 acropora verweyi or austera 2 acropora valida (tricolor) 3 acropora prosata 4 pocillapora damicoris or stylopora 5 acropora nana #4 definately looks like the pics of stylopora I am finding on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Head Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 1 acropora verweyi or austera 2 acropora valida (tricolor) 3 acropora prosata 4 pocillapora damicoris or stylopora 5 acropora nana #5 is looking like the acropora nana pics I am finding on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epicenter Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I dont know what they are but they all look good. Nice reefing,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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