Got any ideas?

[CarlaW]

Kevin, what do you think this is?

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[Krish]

Aw man Charlie...:doubt: Looks like you've got a bad case of aptasia LOL...Is it something you have in your tank? Looks cool

 

[CarlaW]

Yeah, it's a Dr. Mac frag that somehow snuck into my tank one day.

AIPTASIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You been smoking to much ganja man!!!!

 

[Krish]

AIPTASIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You been smoking to much ganja man!!!!

ROFL! I thought I'd give your thread some company until Kevin got here and all I could think of was aiptasia:lol:

 

[spongebob lover]

dood That's a humongos Aptasia you better get it out of your tank and you can send it to me and i'll take care of it for you :lol:

 

[jetaero]

it looks like Auspera a bit to me...

have a farther out pic?

-Josh-

 

[CarlaW]

dood That's a humongos Aptasia you better get it out of your tank and you can send it to me and i'll take care of it for you

Nah, you don't want this, it will eat all your calcium, then you'd have to add Ca.

it looks like Auspera a bit to me...

have a farther out pic?

No I don't Josh, but I could work on that. Now that you have given me a start, I'll hit Veron's book and go from there. Thanx.

 

[kevinpo]

Hi Charlie,
I'm pretty confident that it is Acropora but I wouldn't swear to it
Start at Group 11 pg. 245. Might be A. austera.

it looks like Auspera a bit to me...

Is that the rare and newly discovered cross between A. aspera and A. austera? :lol:

Regards,
Kevin

 

[jlehigh]

Almost looks like a purple Gemesi to me... Nice piece Charlie!

 

[jetaero]

Common laptop, dark typing, not spell checking typing disease :| lol

-Josh-

Hi Charlie,
I'm pretty confident that it is Acropora but I wouldn't swear to it
Start at Group 11 pg. 245. Might be A. austera.


Is that the rare and newly discovered cross between A. aspera and A. austera? :lol:

Regards,
Kevin

 

[kevinpo]

Just teasing Josh

Regards,
Kevin

 

[kevinpo]

Almost looks like a purple Gemesi to me...

???
Did you mean A. gomezi?

A. gomezi has much wider spacing between the corallites and finer branches. (see pg. 408 COW plate #2)

Regards,
Kevin

 

[jetaero]

It looks exactly like my purple colony I had identified as A. austera from the corralites...

-Josh-

 

[CarlaW]

Hi Charlie,
I'm pretty confident that it is Acropora but I wouldn't swear to it
Start at Group 11 pg. 245. Might be A. austera.


Is that the rare and newly discovered cross between A. aspera and A. austera? :lol:

Regards,
Kevin

Well, I am glad we have it narrowed to an acro, whew I was worried for a while.
I know this ID thing is kind of a joke, but I think we can get it down to a family anyways. Don't know what to say about the new species, we will have to try to talk to Josh if we get over to Seattle this year.

 

[The Apprentice]

Very Nice Charlie

Awsome Coral Charlie I have no idea. But it sure looks good must be from all that good snow feed Montana water
Do you have your rodi unit hooked up to Flathead lake

 

[CarlaW]

Awsome Coral Charlie I have no idea. But it sure looks good must be from all that good snow feed Montana water
Do you have your rodi unit hooked up to Flathead lake

Too many Brown trout in the lake, if you know what I mean.

 

[Ed Hahn]

Charlie,
I know its a Acropora SP.
he he, sorry could not resist...

 

[CarlaW]

Thanx Ed, at least now I know it isn't an aiptasia. You are so informative!!!!