What type of coral is this?

[Ridrom]

Picked it up at the lfs yesterday. This morning it had cloudy white stuff coming off of one of the branches it is that normal?

 

[Ridrom]

maybe it will work now

 

[Navarchus]

Looks like a Colt Coral (Cauliflower Coral), but it is very difficult to identify an exact species.

 

[stagofdoom]

I would say colt, but could be a kenya tree as well.

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

Def. a colt coral. the white stuff coming off it was prolly it excreting a mucas as protection when tranporting it. give it a few days to settle in.

 

[BigH55]

colt Coral. Easy, Fast grower, and frags well.

 

[dustin_P74]

+1 bigH

 

[IraqVeteran]

looks like a Kenya tree to me....not sure though because to me colt and kenya corals pretty much look the same. What is the difference of the two?

 

[Navarchus]

I don't think anyone knows the difference. I guess if it behaves aggressively it’s a Colt and if not it’s a Kenya Tree.

Hey IraqVeteran, I'd like to offer my deepfelt thanks for your service.

 

[yote]

That one could go either way.
The difference between a colt and kenya weed is the colts dont drop 500 babies a week.

 

[Bifferwine]

Looks like a colt to me. Colts look "fluffier" than kenya trees, IMO.

 

[acerhigh]

I vote a kenya tree...... colt corals seem to have looser branches than a kenya..... the polyps or branches on that piece look pretty dense to me....... I've had colts drop babies too........ so that isn't a true sign either...... they are hard to tell the difference........ either way...... it's a nice piece....... enjoy it!

 

[Bifferwine]

Damn! It's a split... No one can decide.

 

[Ridrom]

Thanks for all of the replies so i can assume if it drops lots of babies it's a kenya and if not it's a colt? now we play...the waiting game

 

[acerhigh]

LOL it's a tough call either way........ I do think when semi closed up....... kenya trees tend to look purplish too.... where colt corals tend to be more of a tan color.... it may just be the lighting..... but those look to have that "purplish tint"

 

[Bifferwine]

It's a new hybrid species. Kenyolt.

:D

 

[Ridrom]

Well with both colt and kenya tree corals looking similar do they both have similar needs (flow,lighting,placement)?

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep, pretty much exactly the same. Really the only big difference is that kenyas are much more prolific reproducers and can spread to pest proportions, whereas the colts don't become infestations.

 

[littleyea1]

is it fully extended, my kenya tree looks exactly like that in the morning and night before the lights turn off..

 

[Ridrom]

That is exactly how it looked in the lfs and havent seen it open any more lately