New Frag ID Please
 

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/a...nduction/2.png


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




http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...nduction/1.jpg

Any Idea?

Favites on the first one (that's diff than Favia), Chalice on the second.

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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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

"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/idd...e/oxypora3.jpg

Thanks. I have been trying to figure this particular coral out for a while without luck. My chalice is much much different.

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.

Post a pic of yours?

Ill see if I have one. I recently lost it through errors of my own. :sad:

No one has any idea what to look for in healthy drags of either halice or favites?

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.

Sorry, I missed your Q.

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.