soft corals to be ID'd

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  1. catchprj

    catchprj Astrea Snail

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    Hey all!

    I bought a heap of coral frags a couple of months ago and these 3 were included. Based on the original pictures from the seller, I thought they were all kenya trees but they are obviously not!
    The pictures were taken close to lights-out so the corals are a little retracted, but I think there is enough detail to ID.

    I can't find any info on the first one. Maybe pulsing sinularia? The flow is too high to see any pulsing (if it is happening)

    The second looks like a Lobophytum sp. ? It has a blue-ish colour in real life

    The third looks more like a colt, although it is half the normal extension in this photo.

    Any help would be great!

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  3. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    2nd is devils hand 3rd looks like a kenya tree. unsure of first
     
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    catchprj Astrea Snail

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    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    its a common frag, do a little research for your own and the animals benefit
     
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    catchprj Astrea Snail

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    If it's such a common frag then what is it? I can't find an answer for the first and obviously neither can you if you're unsure. That's why I asked on the coral ID forum!

    Anyone else care to offer ideas rather than belitting someone for asking for help?
     
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    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    What a senseless bump....I'm not belitting you, it's just seriously much more reliable and a whole lot faster and more important for you. Use these pages as reference and stop getting snippy. Those corals are great for starting and easy to care for. Stare at your tank and relax a bit bro

    1) Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Thick Finger Leather Coral
    2) Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Devil's Hand Leather Coral
    3) Buy Colt Coral Online | Vivid Aquariums
     
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    catchprj Astrea Snail

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    I spent ages researching to try to find out what the first coral was. And you still haven't helped me, hence the 'senseless bump'. If you read my first post, you would see my suggestions:

    I still have no idea what the first coral is, as I am pretty sure it is not a finger leather. I have 2 finger leathers in my tank and it looks vastly different.
    This coral has soft flowing polyps with the polyp tentacles around 7-8mm long. They all combine to give a fluffy fur-like appearance to the coral - quite different to the individual, more rigid polyps of my finger leathers.

    These frags are not my 'corals for starting' as you put it, they came with a collection of ~25 SPS frags, all of which I have identified without trouble.

    In the furture, please don't assume fellow reefers are lazy and uneducated if they cannot identify a frag - it certainly feels belittling.
     
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