ID PLEASE

[luisse25]

i was told this is a deepwater sps and guy i got it from said to put it low light...i wanna make sure if what he told me is right as i have it in my sandbed shaded by a frag rack,,,
anyone knows what it is and how to care for it?
ill take a clearer pic tomorrow but heres a pic so u guys have an idea..color is neon light green almost like a green glowstick

also this one,has green tips...pretty..i will take a clearer pic tomorrow

thanks

 

[lvsuckerfish]

shurshoni I know the spelling is off looks like that one to me.

 

[baseballkid5]

Looks like an "ecinata" spelling? And an Acro to me.

 

[returnofsid]

Where was it at, in his tank? What type of lighting did he have? Find that information out, and go from there.

It does resemble A. turaki, but will be impossible to get an accurate ID on, until it grows out some.

Both A. turaki and A. echinata, which it also resembles, do just fine in intense lighting.

Hopefully, Kevin will chime in soon, with better advice.

 

[Frankie]

Hello Luisse,
Deep water SPS are still high light corals in the aquarium trade.
I would provide as much light for them as possible.
What bulb are you using BTW? DWA will color up better under a higher kelvin.

 

[luisse25]

Where was it at, in his tank? What type of lighting did he have? Find that information out, and go from there.

It does resemble A. turaki, but will be impossible to get an accurate ID on, until it grows out some.

Both A. turaki and A. echinata, which it also resembles, do just fine in intense lighting.

Hopefully, Kevin will chime in soon, with better advice.

he have it under 150 halide and in the sandbed....

Hello Luisse,
Deep water SPS are still high light corals in the aquarium trade.
I would provide as much light for them as possible.
What bulb are you using BTW? DWA will color up better under a higher kelvin.

im using ledsi will move it a little higher then

will take a clearer picture later...

thanks

 

[kevinpo]

Hello,
It is very difficult to identify Acropora corals to the species level due to the fact that they can change shape so drastically in varying environments. That being said here are my thoughts.
The first one I'm pretty sure is Acropora suharsonoi which is most often found in lower reef slopes.

The second one is a bit more difficult but my best guess is Acropora carduus which is found in deep water protected areas. My other guesses are (in order of preference) are A. elseyi found in shallow fringing reefs, and A. longicyanthus found in a wide range of reef environments.

Acropora echinata has noticeably long tubular axial and radial corallites. It also has striations that are pretty noticeable on both living and skeletal corallites.

All of the above can be adapted to intensity levels up to aprox. 575 PAR.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[luisse25]

Hello,
It is very difficult to identify Acropora corals to the species level due to the fact that they can change shape so drastically in varying environments. That being said here are my thoughts.
The first one I'm pretty sure is Acropora suharsonoi which is most often found in lower reef slopes.

The second one is a bit more difficult but my best guess is Acropora carduus which is found in deep water protected areas. My other guesses are (in order of preference) are A. elseyi found in shallow fringing reefs, and A. longicyanthus found in a wide range of reef environments.

Acropora echinata has noticeably long tubular axial and radial corallites. It also has striations that are pretty noticeable on both living and skeletal corallites.

All of the above can be adapted to intensity levels up to aprox. 575 PAR.

Regards,
Kevin

hi kevin thanks for the reply..yes the first one is A.suharsonoi as i google images and found this which exactly look like mine

the other one i google and mine look like the A. carduus and found a pic that is same as mine

i will post clear pics of mine later on....
thanks kevin for the help...i guess i need to slowly put them up...