Branching Galaxia?

[irahmatulla]

I swapped frags with someone from Hilton Head today, and he brought me a green finger leather (3.5 inches closed up), a trumpet coral (5 heads) and a "galaxia" coral two heads. I was researching galaxia before I received it, and was excited due to the shape and color. Made sure to make a safe spot for him, and when we met today, "It" was two headed. I have since been screening the web for "branching galaxia" and I am completely lost. The polyps/tentacles look like that of a galaxia, however the branching/tall growing species I have seen looked nothing like it. The web shows solid branches like an acro or something. This has more like a skeleton like that of a mature hammer, or candy cane. It has only been in the tank for a few hours and I have the actinics on to watch for the "sweeper." If I can get my roomies camera tomorrow I will upload a few photos, but I was wondering if anyone can confirm this.

 

[raz0945]

amberjack;695951 wrote: i hadn't heard of a 'branching' galaxia, gotta see a pic.</em>

not sayin' it doesn't exist, i just never heard of it.</em>

+1

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[irahmatulla]

sorry crappy camera, but it is not encrusiting, sweepers all down the skeleton. What I presume to be sweepers, they are small reddish purple fibers.
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[sts04c]

Maybe a Hammer, or some sort of Euphyllia. A better picture would really help.

 

[irahmatulla]

Sorry, it took me forever to get that crappy camera to even focus that well! Don't most hammers tend to get wider at the tips? I will let it grow a bit and then try to take a better picture. Either way I should give it ample light and moderate flow right? New to LPS.

 

[sts04c]

Hammers tips are hammer shaped, yes. Light needed is low. Flow is low to moderate, the less flow the bigger they will expand provided we are talking about a Hammer Coral. PM me your cell and I will text you a pic of my hammer and you can tell me if it is the same.