Need ID on LPS!!!
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it's a small short tenticle plate coral. They will often grow out of a larger one that dies or is dying and you can sometimes end up with lots of little ones instead. It will grow, but not very quickly. To make it grow quicker, just feed it. cyclopse eeze or finly chopped meaty foods would work well for something that size.
and good find
and good find
Wow there are two of them growing together, the littler one branches off to the back. Do you still think plate coral??? I was thinking something of a branching type, I'll turn him and get more pics tomorrow, but I think plate may be a viable option if they grow off in small groups. Weird I had the same suggestion on another board.
Keep the ideas comeing if there are any others, at this point I am still open to options even though we have two very good and possible ID's here.
Keep the ideas comeing if there are any others, at this point I am still open to options even though we have two very good and possible ID's here.
positive. the tenticles, mouth shape, and the formation of the flesh towards the mouth is a dead give away.
good luck with them.:headbang2:
not too much. lol.
It looks to be a hosrt tenticle so they are pretty common. They like medium flow, medium-high light, but are pretty flexable as far as flow. Once they get larger, they will expand further out past the skeleton and will actualy perfer the sand bed. Arent really aggressive and dont really ahve super long sweepers either, so you should be okay. Ive even seen clownfish host them. They can get by without feedings, but with something that small or to have it grow quicker, i woudl recomend some of the foods i suggested above. one of my favorite common LPSs
It looks to be a hosrt tenticle so they are pretty common. They like medium flow, medium-high light, but are pretty flexable as far as flow. Once they get larger, they will expand further out past the skeleton and will actualy perfer the sand bed. Arent really aggressive and dont really ahve super long sweepers either, so you should be okay. Ive even seen clownfish host them. They can get by without feedings, but with something that small or to have it grow quicker, i woudl recomend some of the foods i suggested above. one of my favorite common LPSs
He'll start getting feedings tomorrow. Also after a quick google I must say I agree with short tentacle plate. Here are the links that convinced me!!
http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9617
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-12/fotm/index.php
http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9617
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-12/fotm/index.php
Since you linked to reefkeeping, you should read their new article on coral feeding. They have time lapsed photos of several corals eating mysis (among other things) and one of them is a plate coral. Awesome watching it eat in timelapse!
I would place it directly on the sand. I was thinking fungia sp. but was looking at the skeltal structure of the rock you attached it to and was thinking Favia sp. Then realized you attached it to the Rubble.
Most plate corals can move across the bottom of the tank. I would not secure the coral.
http://www.arkive.org/coral/Coral/fungia_more.html
Most plate corals can move across the bottom of the tank. I would not secure the coral.
http://www.arkive.org/coral/Coral/fungia_more.html
I also think its a short tentacle plate. Put it on the sand in a spot that gets lots of light and medium to low flow. It could also benefit from weekly or biweekly feedings of something meaty. (at that size, a couple mysis shrimp would probably do)
