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    Default Need Help Identifying 2 Corals

    These two corals were part of a tank buy our and I'm not familiar with either one.

    This one, I'm not sure if the color is from previous sub par lights...the 'polyps' close up below the mat:
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    This one is recovering nicely, the 'polyps' retract fully into the honeycomb like skeleton:
    101_0083.jpg
    Last edited by jcnkt_ellis; Tue, 11th Sep 2012 at 09:11 PM.

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    Not sure about the first one, but the second looks like a flower pot coral.
    -Chris

    Current: DSA Neo 105 gallon mixed reef
    Old:50 Gallon Reef

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    That's what I was leaning towards with the second one, I just had never seen a mint green one. Thanks for the help.

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    First one looks like a cluster of pale green palythoas...

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    I have palys and zoas and the first one doesn't act or look like them. This coral's polyps do not extend further out from the mat than what is picture and they close up inside the mat unlike zoas & palys who form bumps on top.

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    I know what the first picture is becuase I have the same kind of coral. Its a type of crater polyp coral. Not sure of the true scientific name right now. I found it once but cant remember it. You can see mine it this photo. Its on the back right. The wife loves this coral.




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    A type of pagoda then? Thanks for the help.
    Last edited by jcnkt_ellis; Thu, 13th Sep 2012 at 09:13 AM.

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    Okay, the first one seem so to be a moon polyp coral:

    http://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Cor...fs/Moon-Polyps

    Thanks to everyone for their help.

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