Coral Id

[Myka]

Originally Posted by paddyob

AI has some great stuff right now too. I can't remember the new one either. Last I heard he had nothing in the Salt tanks. Any update on this locals??

I'm not looking for any livestock (tank's full!). Gotta pick up some salt at Blue World and I haven't been to Red Coral in Edmonton yet so I figured I would check it out. Now I think of it, I read somewhere the new SW store had just brought in live rock to cycle their tanks so you're probably right. Probably be fall before they are going full tilt.

[hound96]

that last coral is actually a clove polyp coral and a pipe organ is technically a softy not an lps

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by hound96

that last coral is actually a clove polyp coral and a pipe organ is technically a softy not an lps

Where do you see it classified as soft coral?

Pipe Organ has an obvious hard skeleton. I have not found anywhere that calls it a softy. It is always classified as hard coral..... so....

[hound96]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_pipe_coral
http://www.aquariumpassion.com/profi...gan-coral.html


just a couple that i found and honestly when i heared it i was quick to call bs as well it just seems to be one of those exceptions

[kien]

I'll show you guys a pipe organ! Oh wait, am I on the wrong board again.. my bad. Carry on...

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by kien

I'll show you guys a pipe organ! Oh wait, am I on the wrong board again.. my bad. Carry on...

Uuuughhhhhh.... Kien! Dude... Help, I need an adult/moderator! Kien's being dirty!

I can't stop laughing...

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by hound96

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_pipe_coral
http://www.aquariumpassion.com/profi...gan-coral.html


just a couple that i found and honestly when i heared it i was quick to call bs as well it just seems to be one of those exceptions

Interesting. Science sucks. HA HA!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by hound96

that last coral is actually a clove polyp coral and a pipe organ is technically a softy not an lps

The one I posted is not a Clove Polyp coral, it is a Pipe Organ. It's my coral, I know my IDs. It's pretty difficult to confuse a Pipe Organ and a Clove Polyp when you see the red Pipe Organ skeleton.

You are right that Pipe Organs are softies. There are other weird exceptions too like Blue Ridge corals are LPS, but look like SPS.

[hound96]

you got me on that one though it does look real close to a clove polyp coralthats cool though cuz i didnt know that pipe organs had different type polys untill i looked it up i gotta say its a nice looking one