What is this coral?

[jbdangar]

I am a new guy at this. I went to an LFS and they had this for sale. Given it had green and pink coloring, I thought I would buy it since my wife would like the colors. It kinda looks like a stylophora, but I am basing that only on looking online at some pictures. Any help is greatly appreciated (BTW, if it is a piece of concrete, tell me I am an idiot :doh: )
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[twistoflime]

Looks like some sort of encrusting monti/digi?

 

[sailfish]

Porites coral would be my guess.

Joe

 

[jason sartain]

Looks like a flower pot to me,I have one that looks like that when it's polyps aren't out.

 

[cgill311]

Ditto on the flower pot coral with its polyps retracted. Those are a little difficult for new reefers to keep alive. Good luck.

Do your homework before you buy corals!

 

[enderg60]

yup pissed off flower pot. I woudnt count on that living.

 

[derek_s]

Yeah, hard to be sure with the slight blurr in the pic, but I would guess a goniopora/flowerpot... POor track record in captivity.

 

[reefer29]

i have a flowerpot and its doing fine.. VERY difficult to keep, always a pissed off b... but anyways, if your new to this. id take it back and get something that is easier and until your tank matures its just going to die..

 

[washowi]

I think this is what you got

 

[reefer29]

^ hit the nail on the head.. looks exactly the same to me

 

[derek_s]

It does look the same. If it is a favia, and not a goniopora, you may be good to go.
the problem with the gonioporas is that they do fine for a few months or a year, then just deteriorate. Kinda like a rental.

 

[flyingarmy]

Looks more like a porities to me...encrusting type.

 

[steve]

It's not a flowerpot, that came from Marine Fish and we still have one exactly like it if anyone would like to check it out. But it is definitely not a flowerpot.

 

[derek_s]

Why didnt you show me? I wanted to see it.

 

[steve]

Well you should've said something...

 

[derek_s]

I did, i said, "So, Steve, what's new and cool?"

 

[steve]

That wasn't new. We've had it for about 3 months.