Jus had to buy one.

[Doc]

I was visiting my LFS with no agenda (always a bad idea for me) and I found two corals. I want to see if all you smart people can figure out which is which just from the closed up pics. One is super easy (SPS) and the other, not so much. Good luck at guessing.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

now for the tough one

 

[Doc]

I will post another pic when it opens up


-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[reeffreak]

I don't even know what the first is.Maybe some kind of branching porite coral.
The second is deflated,looks like a wall bubble or fox coral.

Congrats non the less.

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree with Freak. The first appears to be porites. And I think the second is a bubble coral.

 

[ReefKeeper]

i am thinking that the first MIGHT be a montipora digitata, and the second i agree with reef and biffy-poo.

 

[yote]

i am thinking that the first MIGHT be a montipora digitata, and the second i agree with reef and biffy-poo.

I'm thinking like keeper on the first and every body else on the second.

 

[kimoy]

the first one is a digitata the second is a bubble coral.

 

[LionFish]

Green digi (to be a lil different)
and wall bubble

 

[Doc]

hmmm. So far, none right (unless the LFS labeled the wrong SPS). The SPS is orange and came out just before the lights went out. The LPS did not open much. Keep guessing.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[Bifferwine]

Whoa, really? I'm probably going to guess that your LFS had it mislabeled.

Is the second one what they call a pearl coral?

 

[reeffreak]

I knew the first couldn't be a digitata,to obvious.Is it a Seriatopora(nickname birdsnest).

the second isn't a bubble or fox?Wall Hammer,perhaps

 

[Bifferwine]

No way the first could be birdsnest. Not pointy or skinny enough.

 

[reeffreak]

It could be a birdsnest.Its plenty skinny,one of the branch is kinda pointy too.The reason its not pointy because it doesn't have any new growth.

 

[Bifferwine]

I disagree. The branches are too flat to be a birdsnest. The branches of birdsnests are cylindrical and round.

 

[Doc]

OK. I will cave....Reef is closest on the Second, It is a fox coral. I got it for $35 bucks. I saw one in an earlier post, and I just had to buy one. It is orange and green, I have never seen one quite like it. It is pretty decent size as well. Kudos to Reef for that guess. I am going to make you keep guessing on the SPS.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[Bifferwine]

Someone said fox coral at the beginning! Freak didn't guess it!

 

[Doc]

it was reef at the beginning. He gets the credit, but I will play this game again, just for you.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[reeffreak]

Stylophora-if it isn't that I give up!

For winning I'll take a gift certificate from Dr. Fosters,you should have my address still,right?

 

[reeffreak]

Biff you are such a hater,no HATER!
I mentioned fox first.

 

[Doc]

yes I do still have your address. I kept your return address after you sent me that lovely card with the pics of Biff ( thank you BTW, they have been really useful). I wll see about sending you a gift card. Do they make them in dominations of :twocents:?

-Dr Marco :sfish: