Coral Identification...

[eartaker]

Anyone know what this may be? It looks to be some kind of LPS. I got this small piece of rock because a crab was attached to it and would not come off. a few months later this little coral started popping up. It has continued to grow and now is about the size of a dime.

 

[crazyfish253]

some sort of nem? or shroom?

 

[eartaker]

Not sure. It is growing in the center of a dead head of some type of coral so I just thought it was the coral regrowing... If it is a nem it looks like it would be very bright.

 

[user 26995]

It looks like a blastomussa wellsi head.
Looks like its trying to recover.

 

[TJL]

+1 on a Blasto or possibly a Micromussa?

Cheers, Todd

 

[trido]

My first thought was also LPS with stony skeleton.

 

[eartaker]

Hmm Ill just have to keep an eye on it as it grows

 

[eartaker]

Well it has grown... I talked with Raamiah who I got the rock from and he did say he has some blasto's in his tank that look like this... but he has no idea how it came out of this rock lol.

 

[nomercymike]

Nice score! Dude

 

[1guydude]

Looks like candycane or trumpet coral to me...
D

 

[user 26995]

it is looking like a lobo of some type to me now.

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Blue green trumpet

 

[ak_reefer]

+1 on the candy cane/trumpet

 

[stylaster]

ya calaustrea aka trumpet or candycane coral

 

[seedlessinseattle]

+1 on the candy cane/trumpet​