fakkzz Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I have a frag of something growing in my tank that I don't know what it is. (scratch) Anyone have any thoughts? It was really orange with small green spots but now that the tank is "healing" it is turning very bright green in most spots with small orange areas. When the halides come on it gets really "fuzzy" (I have no clue what it's really called I'm terrible with terms) and at night it has long feeding "feelers". I haven't seen the "feelers" since it started turning green though. I hope that it is feeding still so I hope to identify it so I can take better care of it. It has been getting Very "fuzzy" lately and looks happy just no feeding feelers. The first picture was right after I got the tank back and salt was still above 1.3 and completely toxic on all levels. The middle two are yesterday now that tank is doing good (almost) and the last is just of the tank as pathetic as it currently is Thank you once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Most likely a Psammacora sp. Not an incredibly common coral, but very cool! Also could be a Merulina sp. but I would probably go with the other one. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I thought the tank looked good. Not sure what the coral is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I was thinking encrusting hydnophora 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Pavona. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+322+476&pcatid=476 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 After Chewie's post I'm leaning towards Pavona. It can't find a google picture of one exactly like mine though. The Pavona pictures are very thin and even called potatoe chip coral cause of their shape. Mine is fat. The ones pictures on goodle have the fuzz all over where as mine only has fuzz in the orange now purple sections. The vibrant green is flat like my favias eyes. Granted this one was in an abused tank so it might be shaped poorly cause of the abuse??? The color change from six weeks ago is amazing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Psammacora sp. gets my vote. The individual mouths are what make me think Psammacora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Fakkzz, you've really whipped the tank back into shape pretty quickly. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Psammacora sp. gets my vote. The individual mouths are what make me think Psammacora. I just found a picture for Supernova Psammacora and the color as well as the shape seem pretty dead on. granted the picture I googled is as bad as mine are but I'm thinking you got something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 i would go with chewie and say it's pavona also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Psammacora sp. gets my vote. The individual mouths are what make me think Psammacora. The mouths are what got me thinking Psammacora sp. It really could be a pavona coral though. Psammacora usually has "hairs" like pavona, but pavona tends to have longer ones. Tough call but between those two I would think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 How about Pavomacorra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I would have to see the skeleton to be sure;), but I definately think we could have a nice hybrid here lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Your tank is coming back nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thank you! It is slow but the pictures from six weeks ago are amazing comparatively. I resisted and did very gradual water changes instead of huge ones. I even moved gallons and gallons of toxic water with the tank which killed me so they would not go into shock. The salt levels were so high I figured the drop would result in the rest of the tank. I am glad i did though! Just this one the colors have morphed so much. I had an amazing brain maze. Super deep purple and very bright green. Very vivid. Infact I think you can see it (it's skeleton that is) in the middle top of the tank. Looks like a round rock now. There were only a few spots of it left. Infact looked more like a favia. the spots were round with a small dot for a mouth, no maze lines. Just in the last six weeks of slwo water changes the purple had doubled and is very thick. The green mouth is now lines through it as a maze should be instead of small dots. It's amazing how easily something can be killed but yet how hardy they can be at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 +1 on bringing your tank back, nice job. Now you need to go get more coral! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 The coral grows as slow as the money comes in unfortunately It has been a big adventure to get people to move it, new bulbs, new well everything. I got a great deal on some snails from Dorian (HOPE HIS STORE OPENING GOES GREAT!!! Tommorrow I think?) I broke down and got a great deal on a clam that I feel in love with, but the corals are coming!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Thank you for the help. At least I have a pretty good idea now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 im still 90% sure on the pavona i have one that looks just the same in areas that are shaded, parts that are out in the light are bright green, in the shade brown base with green eyes. ill try and get a pic of it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikep503 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have tons of Pavona (cactus coral). Very similar but it is definitely not the same. Mine has the long feelers that come out like you talk about but definitely has no orange color to it. (scratch)[ATTACH]4311[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Psammacora sp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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