A little ID help
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Not sure at all on the I'd but I'd love a frag of #2.
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Maybe #2 is Acropora_gemmifera or Acropora_retusa more the second though.
It is very hard sometimes to distinguish between some acro's IMO especially when there small frags.
There are so many growth patterns and color variations and even some coral adopt new growth pattern in captivity.perhaps once there larger and you see how its growing and what colors it is at the base and tips it will be easier to identify.
If #1 is a slimer it gets its name from the large amount of slime produced when touched so that's one indicator although I don't advocate putting fingers all over your acro's , also it will keep the symmetric stag horn growth
#2 is cool it does appear to be retusa or another short tipped bottle brush bushy growth pattern. It's a very pretty coral if you do positively I'd it be sure to pass the name along .
#3 I really have no guess , I can think of a couple that have similar growth
There are so many growth patterns and color variations and even some coral adopt new growth pattern in captivity.perhaps once there larger and you see how its growing and what colors it is at the base and tips it will be easier to identify.
If #1 is a slimer it gets its name from the large amount of slime produced when touched so that's one indicator although I don't advocate putting fingers all over your acro's , also it will keep the symmetric stag horn growth
#2 is cool it does appear to be retusa or another short tipped bottle brush bushy growth pattern. It's a very pretty coral if you do positively I'd it be sure to pass the name along .
#3 I really have no guess , I can think of a couple that have similar growth
Was thinking the second was samoensis http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0060">http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0060</a>
Or a close relative. The store didn't know the ID, just said it was Australian and gave me a killer price.
I wa thinking slimed on #1 a while back, but it doesn't produce alone like that. Over the past few months it appears to be creating a plate like structure. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow if I'm home when the lights are on. It's produced very little in the way of vertical growth. I have the same outlook on coral handling as Tbub, I don't really touch the piece unless absolutely necessary, so I could be off on the slime. I may just have to wait until it gets bigger.
Or a close relative. The store didn't know the ID, just said it was Australian and gave me a killer price.
I wa thinking slimed on #1 a while back, but it doesn't produce alone like that. Over the past few months it appears to be creating a plate like structure. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow if I'm home when the lights are on. It's produced very little in the way of vertical growth. I have the same outlook on coral handling as Tbub, I don't really touch the piece unless absolutely necessary, so I could be off on the slime. I may just have to wait until it gets bigger.
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