Help me identify this baby coral?? A few video captures

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  1. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    I hope someone can help me identify this. I am assuming this is some type of baby coral...

    I am thinking it might be a Baby Bubble Coral, maybe Frogspawn, or even a long tentacle plate...

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  3. Tangster

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    can't really see it that well But do you have a frogspawn or torch coral and if so where are they place ? Maybe located in or near that area ? Thats what it looks like to me
     
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  4. BaxterS80

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    Hey Tangster,
    Yep, I do have a Frogspawn and that is what I thought it might be or a Bubble Coral...
     
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    Frogspawn will drop heads if unhappy. I'm not sure if they do it to reproduce. You may want to loosely mount it to a rock to see what it will do. If it just blows around your sand bed it will not survive

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  6. BaxterS80

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    I was just doing a bit of investigation and this one way in which they reproduce. It is not just one head, but a small colony, about 10 heads...There are a few more little colonies on the Frogspawn. I am fairly certain it is not unhappy, it has nearly doubled in size since we got it...
    Thanks, Jason...
     
  7. Jason McKenzie

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    cool. Good to know.

    Let us know how it turns out

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  9. BaxterS80

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    It blew under a rock cave, LOL...I can see it but in a spot that is a bit difficult to get to...I would like to get it out....Thanks again, Jason...8)
     
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    Hey Jason or Tangster, what kind of flow should I have for the Frogspawn?
     
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