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Baldy
11-19-2011, 10:04 PM
Hello,

I picked up a couple new frags today, and would like some help with IDs please.


I think this one is a type of favia, but im not 100% sure
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad90/Forced__Induction/2.png


And I think this is a small chalice coral, but again not sure.




http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad90/Forced__Induction/1.jpg

Any Idea?
Myka
11-19-2011, 10:26 PM
Favites on the first one (that's diff than Favia), Chalice on the second.
paddyob
11-19-2011, 10:53 PM
Does not look like a chalice.

Any links Mindy?
Zoaelite
11-19-2011, 10:57 PM
Does not look like a chalice.

Any links Mindy?

Almost positive its an oxypora species so Mindys bang on the I'D.

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BMahura
11-20-2011, 12:04 AM
The first one looks very similar to my christmas favites. im not 100% sure on the chalice but i believe it could be an alien eye chalice
Myka
11-20-2011, 02:06 AM
Does not look like a chalice.

Any links Mindy?


"Chalice" includes Oxypora, Pectinia, Echinophyllia and a few others that are less common. Oxypora is the "true" Chalice coral, although we see more Echinos in the hobby so it is what most people recognize as Chalice corals.

I'm pretty sure Levi is right and that it is an Oxypora, so here is a bigger Oxypora photo:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/info/iddb/images/stony/pectiniidae/oxypora3.jpg
paddyob
11-20-2011, 02:13 AM
"Chalice" includes Oxypora, Pectinia, Echinophyllia and a few others that are less common. Oxypora is the "true" Chalice coral, although we see more Echinos in the hobby so it is what most people recognize as Chalice corals.

I'm pretty sure Levi is right and that it is an Oxypora, so here is a bigger Oxypora photo:

http://www.ultimatereef.net/info/iddb/images/stony/pectiniidae/oxypora3.jpg



Thanks. I have been trying to figure this particular coral out for a while without luck. My chalice is much much different.
Baldy
11-20-2011, 03:52 PM
thanks a lot for the fast replies guys. it has given me a lot more reading to do!

another question i have now, what are signs of healthy or unhealthy frags of each. something tells me there wont be much inflation/deflation of the chalice coral, but maybe color change. the favites i believe ive read should feel kind of "meaty", but mine feel hard like a rock.
Myka
11-20-2011, 05:01 PM
Thanks. I have been trying to figure this particular coral out for a while without luck. My chalice is much much different.

Post a pic of yours?
paddyob
11-20-2011, 05:12 PM
Post a pic of yours?

Ill see if I have one. I recently lost it through errors of my own. :sad:
Baldy
11-21-2011, 04:40 PM
No one has any idea what to look for in healthy drags of either halice or favites?
BMahura
11-21-2011, 05:17 PM
For chalices I find that when mine is happy all of the little mountains on it are rounded as the flesh is slightly inflated. When its not happy they look very sharp. Another thing when they are unhealthy the flesh slowly recedes on the skeleton. By the looks of it your chalice is healthy.
Myka
11-21-2011, 11:25 PM
No one has any idea what to look for in healthy drags of either halice or favites?

Sorry, I missed your Q.

For chalices I find that when mine is happy all of the little mountains on it are rounded as the flesh is slightly inflated. When its not happy they look very sharp. Another thing when they are unhealthy the flesh slowly recedes on the skeleton. By the looks of it your chalice is healthy.

This is good advice, the Favites will be similar, flesh will look puffier and rounder. The points on the corals will become lighter/whitish just before the points break the flesh when it is starting to recede.