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Reefer4ever
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 08:35 PM
I got this coral two months ago, and it is encrusting really nicely:) I got it brown with faint purple tips, and now it is brown with faint green tips and green base. This camera sucks, so the color is not shown very well. I'm just trying to figure out what this thing is called. I know it is some kind of acropora, but what kind?
Reefer4ever
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 08:43 PM
LOL! I forgot the picture! XD

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab37/reefer4ever/acroporavalida104-1.jpg
CoryDude
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 09:08 PM
Kinda of hard to tell when they're that small. It kind of looks like some kind of tort (a. tortuosa). Now that it's melted onto the rock, it should begin to grow. But, if it is a tort, it's going to be a slow grower.
Reefer4ever
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 09:22 PM
It might be.. I looked on google for a bit, and maybe it is an acropora valida?
CoryDude
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 11:33 PM
A. cerealis is another one that's similar to valida. Should be easier to id once it grows out. Validas and cerealis both grow pretty fast. So if that's the case for this frag you may be right.
Reefer4ever
Tue, 18th Jan 2011, 11:41 PM
I guess I'll post some pictures in a month or two and see if anyone can surely ID it, if it grows.:)