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09-18-2004, 04:07 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Douglassville, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 39
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 |  Need I.D. on coral
Can anyone I.D. this coral for me please? Also what type (lps,sps,etc..).
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55 gal reef with live rock/sand. Pro clear aquatics 75 wet/dry, Aqua C remora pro skimmer(in sump), 2 power heads,Coralife 260W power compact w/moon lights, 2 domino damsels, 1 yellow tang, 1 clown, open brain coral,2 pink condi anenome, candy cane coral, a long and a short tentacled plate coral, colt coral, rock anenome, 2 lettuce nudibranch, camelback and peppermint shrimp, orange tree sponge, orange linkia star, deep sea yellow gorgonian, assorted reef cleaners, 2 feather dusters.
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09-18-2004, 04:39 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Looks like Blastomussa Wellsi to me. I know it as swollen brain coral. It is an LPS. _________  &&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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09-18-2004, 10:56 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Branching Candy Cane? LPS for sure though! _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
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09-19-2004, 01:37 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Douglassville, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 39
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Thanks for the input guys. I did a little more research and in seems to be Caulastra (Candy Cane). Good I.D. Craig!
This may seem like a dumb question but how do I know if it is still living? I mean I'm only comparing it to the only other coral in my tank which is an open brain(soft to the touch). But when I touch the tips of the candy cane it is very hard and nothing seems to move on it. Is this normal? | |
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09-21-2004, 04:52 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Polyps should be fuller and "meaty" and the polyps have the same texture as an open brain (but you really shouldn't touch the polyps-oil from our skin will irritate the coral) 
I keep mine in a medium flow/medium light area of my tank. Might want to move yours? | |
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09-21-2004, 02:56 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Douglassville, PA,Pennsylvania Age: 39
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
It's not meaty at all. I just purchased it the other day so I really don't have any frame of reference to tell what it should be like. It's totally hard. But the color is still there. Wouldn't the color have gone away if it were dead? I'm really confused now. | |
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09-21-2004, 03:31 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Here's a picture of mine. It's a different color variety but it's the same type of coral. The polyps should look "meaty". Mine feeds at night and this picture was taken shortly after the lights came on.
If you just bought the coral a few days ago, give it a bit more time to adjust to your tank. If it doesn't plump up within 2 weeks after you purchased it, I'd be concerned | |
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09-21-2004, 09:07 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Wow AC! | |
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09-22-2004, 02:14 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Do you see the mysis shrimp that's being swallowed? That's a happy candy cane | |
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09-23-2004, 06:12 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: Need I.D. on coral
Yup, coral tummy candy! | |
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