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Title: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: Fishhead89 on February 28, 2010, 09:24:22 PM
Good evening ladies and gents.

Step right up - it's time again to play Name that Coral! I was lucky enough to get into Aquavalley this weekend, and picked up a beaut. Az said it was a fire coral - that he didn't know much about it. What do you think it is... (it's pink / purple and this is a side shot... not the best, i'll have to take another with an actual camera.) I'm pretty sure I know it's identity, and from the info I've found online it may be moving tanks or tank position shortly.

(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi732.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww321%2Ffishhead89%2Fphoto-6.jpg&hash=bcbf4b11a507bad51547aab0d60604b33dfc1269)

In shot #2, we have a gorgeous yellow Acro I picked up from Az (pre $39 all coral sale). To it's left there is a plate coral, I completely blank on the name of it. Who knows what this one is?

If anyone gets both, I'll throw in a prize - a reef roids container filled with dried cycolpeze (or a small DT's bottle full of homebrew Phytoplankton)

(https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi732.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww321%2Ffishhead89%2Fphoto-5.jpg&hash=f687c3bb81a37106bc09e87c25224b7d2c4873c1)

and if you're bored check out my businesses.. www.cowguys.com (http://www.cowguys.com), www.orbitaltalent.com (http://www.orbitaltalent.com)

I really have to start using a real camera for fishtank shots, not just my Iphone....
Title: Re: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: kole18 on February 28, 2010, 10:58:08 PM
i think the other one is yellow millie, but im not sure the other one.
Title: Re: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: rchlebak on March 01, 2010, 02:56:44 PM
Ah crud, that purple one was what i was hoping to check out when i went on saturday!  :) (assuming it's the one from the photo) guess you got there before me, good find.

I would say it's a pink cat's paw, maybe a Stylophora sp., the bottom one on the left side looks like a pagoda coral, Turbinari sp.?

Title: Re: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: Fishhead89 on March 01, 2010, 05:57:34 PM
correct with the pagoda..

still looking for the purple one. Just found out it's rather hard to care for.. filter feeder. Good thing it's beautiful.
Title: Re: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: Tyler.L on March 01, 2010, 06:02:56 PM
pocillipora but a better picture will also help
Title: Re: name that coral! with prizes
Post by: salvini55 on March 01, 2010, 08:29:47 PM
whats the prize?