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Fishward 05-16-2010 09:27 PM

ID this coral
 
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/pic...pictureid=3140

i think this is some sort of Acropora? got it in really rough shape and was able to stop the decay on the bottom (note the bleached base) just curious what it is.

christyf5 05-16-2010 10:21 PM

Yes its an acropora, if you can post a larger photo we might be able to identify the species :biggrin:

Fishward 05-17-2010 12:09 AM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...3_120821_n.jpg

christyf5 05-17-2010 01:09 AM

I have one of those, looks exactly the same. I was hoping it would color up but it just stays that weird grey/brown with blue tips. No idea what it is though, sorry.

soapy 05-17-2010 05:25 AM

Thats the Nato Super Stealth Blue tipped acro. Crazy rare! How about a frag?

Fishward 05-17-2010 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soapy (Post 519547)
Thats the Nato Super Stealth Blue tipped acro. Crazy rare! How about a frag?

Seriously?... i've got lots to spare... but im not sure it deserves a 5-hyphen name...

soapy 05-18-2010 05:25 AM

No I was joking. I don't think you are going to find anyone who can actually give you a species name. So you might as well make up your own nick name for it.

Under one of the links Christy put up there is a good read about coral IDs.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-04/eb/index.php

There is a paragraph on acropora too. Apparently corals are really hard to ID.

DiverDude 05-18-2010 11:59 PM

Corals are like wine. You can talk alot about them but in the end, it's a simple issue: you either like it or you don't !


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