Help with ID and Nice Pics

Fatman · 02-24-2006, 07:29 AM

What is the coral to the left? I was told not to put it to close to the light, that infact it doesnt like alot of light.

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graphixx · 02-24-2006, 09:57 AM

the coral on the left is a pink montipora digitata, they are demanding of light I would put it up highin the tank with moderate to heavy flow.

beautiful clam too. I would get him on a rock so he can attach and be happy!!

Gret pics

Fatman · 02-24-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by graphixx22

the coral on the left is a pink montipora digitata, they are demanding of light I would put it up highin the tank with moderate to heavy flow.

beautiful clam too. I would get him on a rock so he can attach and be happy!!

Gret pics

I was recommended to put him in the sand by a clam "fanatic" he has around 4 or 5 in total between 3 tanks. Are you sure about the coral? Cause I heard the opposite saying it doesnt like light?! I agree I think its really weird, but I'll throw it up on top then.

graphixx · 02-24-2006, 10:50 AM

most all sps corals are very light demanding!!! what kind of light do you have in the tank???? I have mine under 10k and 14K MH lighting high in the tank and they LOVE it.

and as for the clam you want a firm surface underneath him so he can attach his byssal and stay put and upriite.

Reptoreef · 02-24-2006, 10:53 AM

The coral could definitely be a digi... a really nice one if the colors weren't "enhanced". However, with the color, I would believe it to be a blunt type of bird's nest(stylophora, I believe). Can you get a closer pic of the polyps??? As for the clam, looks like you have intense lighting so either placement will do... whatever you do, IMO, set him on a rock that he won't be able to rock himself out of. If that coral is claimed to be a low light demander, I would also veer to believe it to be a montipora digi as Greg suggests... but the color suggests otherwise.

Jason

graphixx · 02-24-2006, 10:57 AM

Jay, as for the bluntness, that is why I guess the digi if were sharper pointed then yeah i would of totally said birds nest, but any way awesome color

perpetual98 · 02-24-2006, 11:17 AM

I'd lean toward digit too, but then again, I'm a moron. All the birdsnests that I've seen (used to have one too, but it passed on to the great reef) have very separated "branches" not the clusters/clumps of branches like that one.

Then again, you could always revert to the moron thing again.

Fatman · 02-24-2006, 11:51 AM

Better pics tonight!

dakar · 02-24-2006, 12:23 PM

Let's throw another possibility to the mix until we can see some close up pics, though lacking the usual uniform growth patterns, the blunt ends and coloring suggests a pocilipora (aka cats paw) to me.