Need ID on LPS!!! (It's a short tentacle plate coral, about 3/4 the size of a dime)

jojo22 · 05-30-2007, 04:58 PM

Picked this up at the LFS I thought it was a baby shroom in the tank so they sold it to me for 5 bux (normal price for random shrooms not attached to rocks), brought it home and when I dumped it in the container for a drip acclimation I heard it hit bottm. Thought to myself wow that was hard for a shroom, picked it up and found out it was a baby LPS, so I mounted it to some rubble and here we are needing an ID.

cweber · 05-30-2007, 05:09 PM

Is it a tiny plate coral?

jojo22 · 05-30-2007, 05:27 PM

No it is some type of branching LPS as it has a littler one next to it (couldn't get a pic from that angle). it also has a base below both of them right after they attach. The one in the pic is the size of or a little smaller than my pinky finger nail just for size comparison.

cweber · 05-30-2007, 06:25 PM

Dang! I thought i had one...oh well...its cool lookin what ever it is.

Sweetpea · 05-30-2007, 07:22 PM

I wish I knew - it looks really nice!

jojo22 · 05-30-2007, 07:22 PM

Yeah I got a guess of elegance coral but that just doesn't feel right...if you know what I mean.

jojo22 · 05-30-2007, 10:02 PM

Well cweber I had another vote for plate on a different site (CR IS STILL HOME just trying to ID this guy). But this other person said that they sometimes grow off of a larger plate in tiny clusters, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

jojo22 · 05-30-2007, 10:21 PM

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/sho...php?photo=9617
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...fotm/index.php

So Cory for now you can call that guess a WIN!!!!! Good call!!!!!

cweber · 05-31-2007, 08:11 AM

SWEET!!! haha On the other forum i didnt see the resemblance(sp) to an elegance. Maybe when its bigger a frag for guessing! j/k lol (im serious though) hehe for money of coarse.