mystery lps
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chichimom79
reef junkie
Looks like a SPS to me. Maybe an acro?
overstreetlogan
living it up
i thought that to but it has large flower like polyps.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
You will need to post a picture of it with its polyps open for us to be sure. Without that, I would guess that it's a duncan. But I can't say for certain when it's closed up.
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
I'm guessing a sun coral, but yes, post pics for us when it opens!
overstreetlogan
living it up
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Nope. Sorry, it's not opened. :) Just give it some time -- it will open up.
Smitty
Reef pro
Looks like a sun coral to me.
overstreetlogan
living it up
Its open the polyps are in the ends of the tips.bigger than acro's but smaller than candy canes.i have no clue.i was told it was an Lps.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
No, in that picture the polyps are not open. That is a closed coral. Just wait and give it a few days. Take a new picture when it is open.
overstreetlogan
living it up
well ive had it for 3 weeks now and the tips close and open.thats how it looked in the store.do you know what it is?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I have said before, it is not open. It may have stayed that way for three weeks, but that's an indication that it is not happy. If it is a sun coral as others have thought, that would explain why it's closed up. Sun corals need to be placed in the shade and won't open up when they are in the light because they are non-photosynthetic. Try moving it to the bottom of the tank, in a shaded area.
Again, it is not opened. If that's how it has always been, then it is not a happy coral. Its polyps are not extended. We cannot say for sure what it is until it opens up.
You think this is what it's supposed to look like. Trust me -- it's not supposed to look like that all the time. It's not open. And we can't tell you what it is when it's closed like that. So put it in the shade and wait for it to open.
Again, it is not opened. If that's how it has always been, then it is not a happy coral. Its polyps are not extended. We cannot say for sure what it is until it opens up.
You think this is what it's supposed to look like. Trust me -- it's not supposed to look like that all the time. It's not open. And we can't tell you what it is when it's closed like that. So put it in the shade and wait for it to open.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Duncan coral closed:
Duncan coral opened:
Sun coral closed:
Sun coral opened:
See, there is a difference between polyps being opened and being closed. And we cannot tell what coral yours is until it opens.
Duncan coral opened:
Sun coral closed:
Sun coral opened:
See, there is a difference between polyps being opened and being closed. And we cannot tell what coral yours is until it opens.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It is also possibly a blastomussa.
Closed:
Opened:
Or maybe a dendro coral:
Closed:
Opened:
Closed:
Opened:
Or maybe a dendro coral:
Closed:
Opened:
JustinsReefTank
Reefing newb
+1 biff. Hard to tell when it's all closed
overstreetlogan
living it up
It doesn't look like a sun coral.im Gunna move it just to see what happens.ive had sun coral before.thank you biff I'll try it.
overstreetlogan
living it up
I know the difference between a closed and open coral.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Sun corals and dendros have orange/yellow stalks. So they are pretty easy to tell. If it's not orange/yellow (unless it's a black sun coral -- which would have a black stalk), then my best guess is blastomuss merletti or duncans. :)
overstreetlogan
living it up
Should I remove the mushrooms that are on the frag?
overstreetlogan
living it up
has not opened yet but the mushroom has moved around and cant find it.
