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07/12/2019, 10:05 AM | #1 |
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What kind of coral is this?
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About two years ago, I bought a small, pink, donut-like coral from the pet store for 15 bucks. The worker told me that the coral was a pink trumpet coral, and that's what I've called it ever since. The coral has thrived ever since I bought it, and it's gotten slightly bigger and more plump. Recently though, I started doing some research on the corals in my tank and I noticed that the pink trumpets I see online look nothing like the one in my tank. The ones online seem like they are always reproducing and spreading, while mine has stayed a single polyp for the past 2 years. The colors of mine are also different. So I'm wondering... Is this actually a pink trumpet? If not, what is it, and will it spread? Take a look: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cd3J4oMrfHYyjc8A6 |
07/12/2019, 11:31 AM | #2 |
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Your link is a dud
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07/12/2019, 09:10 PM | #3 |
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There it is. Hard to tell, your pic. is kinda blue
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07/13/2019, 07:05 AM | #4 |
colors and textures
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Looks more like a lobo or large polyp acan or small scoly.
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07/13/2019, 07:55 AM | #5 |
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I'll take another picture. It's kinda small, maybe about an eighth of the size of the palm of my hand. I'm thinking, maybe it's a Bowerbanki?
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07/23/2019, 09:49 PM | #6 |
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Maybe a Cynarina if it's retracted, also know commonly as a button coral. That's my best guess, not an expert but if you take a look at some pics maybe you'll see why I suggest that.
If that's fully extended maybe a tiny trachyphyllia or Scolymia commonly sold as an open brain, button, or donut (why I hate common names). Scullys are more flat as they grow where trachs kind of ridge up. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk Last edited by Dsekula; 07/23/2019 at 10:00 PM. |
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