couple sps photos I thought I would share
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burning2nd
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hey see that first one, i have one that looks like that, but its orange ill post later
gman0526
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The first is a M. Danae (aka. Superman) at least from the looks of it. The rest are a bunch of very nice looking Acropora.
ReefferMan
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4th down looks to me like a Bonsai, Or very simular. It looks like my bonsai!
bradreef
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Its not. just the first superman was M. Danae so anything with the same coloration has gotten names that. the coralite structure is way different.
I will take a stab at a bunch of these when I get some time later.
Krish
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Nice photos Larry, but I have no idea what the names are
bradreef
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1st one I have no idea. Maybe M Mollis, No real distinct featured except for lack of coralite definition. might be easier with polyps retracted.
Second one maybe a Cerealis, Not very confident on that either.
third is ORA. cant remember the name though.
fourth too small
fifth same deal
sixth cant see much but polyps. think ORA also
seventh no IDea
eighth- I want a small frag. probably Elegans, small change it is simplex. the branches looked smoother with occasional coralites.
Second one maybe a Cerealis, Not very confident on that either.
third is ORA. cant remember the name though.
fourth too small
fifth same deal
sixth cant see much but polyps. think ORA also
seventh no IDea
eighth- I want a small frag. probably Elegans, small change it is simplex. the branches looked smoother with occasional coralites.
gman0526
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So basically you have no clue what any of these are, but yet felt compelled to post it in a datailed way... Guess we need more that SPS to be cool
I am thinking the first pic in the second post may be a valida, I had one just like it. Does it have purple tips on it?
those 2 in the second post I am having a hard time trying to ID. been growing them from frags. just waiting on them too grow alittle more.
the second pic in the second post is a frag from indoor reef. Its off that tri color the had about a year ago, but wouldn't sale to no body.
the second pic in the second post is a frag from indoor reef. Its off that tri color the had about a year ago, but wouldn't sale to no body.
I was going to say tricolor too!!! I used to have a thick and thin branch of that. They are really beautiful when they get bigger. The one you are speaking of is really starting to encrust well.
bradreef
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Ora tort frag
you know it has the coloration but it would have to be growing really weird.
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/001-100/Species pages/75.htm
this is wild tort. Yours is really small but they usually dont have a lack of radial coralites.
bradreef
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acropora aspera?
Aspera is a medium to thick branched stag. dont see it but they all are small.
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/001-100/Species pages/9.htm
bradreef
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I thought that at first. A. cerealis looks the same as valida to me. here is the pic I was going from.
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/001-100/Large/16-09.jpg
but they both dont have uniform rows of coralites but I am leaning back towards valida because the coralites are closer.
bradreef
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So basically you have no clue what any of these are, but yet felt compelled to post it in a detailed way... Guess we need more that SPS to be cool
There is no 100% certain way to id coral without looking at bare skeletal structure. but I give general idea's, here is an example of a monti Mollis
http://www.reefermadness.us/RMD09211987.htm
this is an example Of why I think it could be the same coral.
but for the most part they are too small because the easiest way to start is growth structure and then start analizing the coralites and so on. but capivity can change corals significantly. We have seen many times where two frags from the same colony will grow way different.
cwegescheide
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I agree.. Those branches look pretty thin to be a tort. I was going to say I have one that looks very similar but no green.. I've not yet been able to get a solid ID either. Its one of my fav's though. Haven't seen another one quite like it. Wasn't cheap I tell you that... 70 for a SMALL frag..
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