Coral Id

[enjoiskater158]

Does anyone know what this coral this is its tentacules are about half an inch long. its tenacules are too short to be a torch coral i think its a tooth coral. the tentacules have little white balls on the end of them. i turned out the lights a bit ago so it got smaller so ill post a picture tomorrow.

 

[Mr.September15]

Bulb Anemone?

 

[Mr Miagi]

Bulb Anemone?

It could be anything, considering many corals contain tenticles with a bulbous tip. Your going to have to be more descriptive, or get us a picture! Cant wait!

 

[enjoiskater158]

it probley would have helped if i said it was a LPS not an anemone cause it definatlly has a exoskelton. anyways here the pic.

the tentacules are darker but its hard to tell from the pic

 

[Mr.September15]

Frogspawn?

 

[SkiFletch]

Looks like either a Torch whose tentacles aren't fully extended yet, or a really really happy Galaxea. I'd lean towards the Torch

Definitely a Euphylla of some sort

 

[enjoiskater158]

the tentacules where the same size when i bought it at thatfishplace. when i brought it home you could see the skelton which looked like many quater sized heads that the tentacules grow from. heres a pic. the lights were just turned off about 30 mins ago so its not a good shot of the skelton. the tentacules extended the same lenght that they were at the fish store so i not sure what it is

the tentacules extended the same lenght that they were at the fish store so i not sure what it is

and here is a picture of a galaxia coral skelton i found on the internet of a galaxia corals skelton

they look kinda similar but have some differences but i could not find a picture of the torch corals skelton, though i did see some torch's with short tentacules.

if my coral is a torch which it probley is would the tentacules grow longer like normal are there 2 differnt species of them? one with short and one with long tentacules?

 

[Mr Miagi]

Thats not a Galaxea now we can see the coral skeleton, as Ski quessed right, looks like a Torch coral (Euphylla) to me.

 

[enjoiskater158]

Thats not a Galaxea now we can see the coral skeleton, as Ski quessed right, looks like a Torch coral (Euphylla) to me.

so will the tentacules grow longer? or will they stay short?

 

[Mr Miagi]

Should be about what they were in the first pic, but they could get alittle longer as it grows acclimated to your tank, but not too much. Be careful what you place them next too, they will sting the crap out neighbouring corals.

 

[enjoiskater158]

thank

 

[Opcn]

If I saw that picture and was betting on it I'd bet at least 500 dollars that it was a galaxia/ toothe coral. The tenticles are narrower than euphillia species and the polyps are small and closely put together.

You just have a brown one, not a green.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Id likely take the bet if I had the money! Check out the Coral Skeleton in this picture Opcn. There are clearly heads formed, and you can see through to the background. You can also see the coral "teeth" common to Euphyllia that make their skeleton (having a brain fade, cant remember what they are called). So your $500 is looking mighty fine!

I think the coral has been treated roughly before you purchased it though, let it establish, and it should expand further.