Name this Acro, Its FUZZY! and COOL! - Reef-Geeks

jrhaughey · Newbie-Geek

When I fist got this it looked like this: (I know, its not the best pic)

But now 5 months later:

I was moving it to get a better pic, thats why the polyps are not fully extended like in the first pic.

chris&barb · Lost

Is there any way you can get another photo of it from a bit further back so we can see the growth form?

Barbara · Geekette

ooohhhhh.....it sure is purty!

maybe some kind of digi???

jrhaughey · Newbie-Geek

More Pics. It's listed on Fragswapper for anyone going to swap Oct 1 at That Fish Place.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

I'm useless for stick ID, but it is pretty!

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

OK - my blind stab in the dark... maybe its a "purple plasma"

Barbara · Geekette

oooooooohhhhhh..............it DOES resemble that purple plasma!

.........have you gotten any other thoughts on this yet???

jrhaughey · Newbie-Geek

Nope, No good ideas yet

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

A blue one! Does that help.

Tizzo · ♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪

It looks like an acropora tenuis to me. I used to have one. I did find a pic, but it's polyps would sometimes extend even further... Anyway, if you need a bigger pic, I have to email it to you since I think this sight limits the size...

Tizzo · ♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪

Course here's a nice link with acropora Plana... You're just gonna have to send me a piece! Ity'll really help me search.

Acropora Plana - zeovit.com

returnofsid · Reef-Geek

It's definitely not A. tenuis. A. tenuis has more "scalloped" polyps, less rounded or bulbous than appears in your photos. The structure is more similar to A. tortuosa, but torts rarely put out such polyp extension. Possibly A. horrida.

It's going to have to grow a bit more, to show a growth pattern, before a positive ID can be made. In the meantime, check out this website, to help you determine ID. Species

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Identifying species of acropora via pictures on the internet is a fun pastime, but it's not scientific.

There are too many species with similar characteristics that can only be determined once a specimen is bleached and measured. Even then, using a reference like the Veron books, you still can get differing opinions- by coral biologists. (Some of the characteristics overlap- a. somecoral has coralites that are 5-7 mm apart on average, a. anothercoral has coralites that are 6-8 mm apart on average. Also the same coral can grow differently under different conditions.)

Of course the first question that helps to determine species is one we can rarely answer- where did it come from? Which of the 141 ecoregions does it originate from? Don't know? Then you're left with a roulette wheel of 3-4 different species.

I really wish I hadn't loaned out my copy of the AIMS CD- they stopped producing it and haven't finished the new version yet.

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[1 (permalink)] Posted by jrhaughey 09-21-2011, 07:52 AM	Newbie-Geek
Name this Acro, Its FUZZY! and COOL! When I fist got this it looked like this: (I know, its not the best pic) But now 5 months later: I was moving it to get a better pic, thats why the polyps are not fully extended like in the first pic.	Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 25 Gameroom cash: $9000 Rep Power: 3
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 09-21-2011, 12:05 PM	Lost
Is there any way you can get another photo of it from a bit further back so we can see the growth form?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 09-21-2011, 02:06 PM	Geekette
ooohhhhh.....it sure is purty! maybe some kind of digi??? __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by jrhaughey 09-24-2011, 06:56 PM	Newbie-Geek
More Pics. It's listed on Fragswapper for anyone going to swap Oct 1 at That Fish Place.	Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 25 Gameroom cash: $9000 Rep Power: 3
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 09-24-2011, 09:37 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
I'm useless for stick ID, but it is pretty! __________________ All this knowledge is giving me a raging brainer!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 09-25-2011, 10:23 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
OK - my blind stab in the dark... maybe its a "purple plasma" __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 09-29-2011, 09:39 AM	Geekette
oooooooohhhhhh..............it DOES resemble that purple plasma! .........have you gotten any other thoughts on this yet??? __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by jrhaughey 10-05-2011, 07:25 PM	Newbie-Geek
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 10-05-2011, 08:06 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
A blue one! Does that help. __________________ All this knowledge is giving me a raging brainer!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by Tizzo 10-06-2011, 05:08 PM	♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪
It looks like an acropora tenuis to me. I used to have one. I did find a pic, but it's polyps would sometimes extend even further... Anyway, if you need a bigger pic, I have to email it to you since I think this sight limits the size...	Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Land O' lakes, Florida Posts: 938 Gameroom cash: $296850 Rep Power: 38
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by Tizzo 10-06-2011, 05:50 PM	♥...I'm justa girl...♫ ♪
Course here's a nice link with acropora Plana... You're just gonna have to send me a piece! Ity'll really help me search. Acropora Plana - zeovit.com	Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Land O' lakes, Florida Posts: 938 Gameroom cash: $296850 Rep Power: 38
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by returnofsid 11-28-2011, 01:56 PM	Reef-Geek
It's definitely not A. tenuis. A. tenuis has more "scalloped" polyps, less rounded or bulbous than appears in your photos. The structure is more similar to A. tortuosa, but torts rarely put out such polyp extension. Possibly A. horrida. It's going to have to grow a bit more, to show a growth pattern, before a positive ID can be made. In the meantime, check out this website, to help you determine ID. Species __________________ Please click links for: Sid's tanks Randy's DIY Supplement Recipes Reef Chemistry Calculator	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 324 Gameroom cash: $113360 Rep Power: 25
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 11-28-2011, 03:39 PM	DIY Geek
Identifying species of acropora via pictures on the internet is a fun pastime, but it's not scientific. There are too many species with similar characteristics that can only be determined once a specimen is bleached and measured. Even then, using a reference like the Veron books, you still can get differing opinions- by coral biologists. (Some of the characteristics overlap- a. somecoral has coralites that are 5-7 mm apart on average, a. anothercoral has coralites that are 6-8 mm apart on average. Also the same coral can grow differently under different conditions.) Of course the first question that helps to determine species is one we can rarely answer- where did it come from? Which of the 141 ecoregions does it originate from? Don't know? Then you're left with a roulette wheel of 3-4 different species. I really wish I hadn't loaned out my copy of the AIMS CD- they stopped producing it and haven't finished the new version yet. Corals of the World - Coral ID __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50145 Rep Power: 5
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