help me identify

[Leo.L]

Hey reefers, will like help identifying new name. Any advice would help. Thanks in advance.

Yes I'm currently having a cyanobacteria outbreak, working on it. Lol

 

[fishguy242]

Favia ? closer pics could help...

 

[PatW]

Favia would be my guess also.

 

[Leo.L]

Favia ? closer pics could help...

Sorry it's not, I forgot to mention that they look more like a goniapora, same type of skeleton, however the polyps stay really closed to skeleton

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Porites?

 

[Leo.L]

Porites?

Maybe will let frag settle in for a few more days. Maybe I can get a better picture and post.

 

[encrustingacro]

Sorry it's not, I forgot to mention that they look more like a goniapora, same type of skeleton, however the polyps stay really closed to skeleton

Either Goniopora or Alveopora. Doesn't look like it's doing too well.

Porites?

Porites have smaller corallites.

Favia ? closer pics could help...

Favia would be my guess also.

Favias don't exist in the hobby, as Favia is an Atlantic-only genus.

 

[Leo.L]

Looks like polyps are fully extended here. Does not look like goniapora and alveopora. I have both in this tank and they look similar but a different genius

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sorry it's not, I forgot to mention that they look more like a goniapora, same type of skeleton, however the polyps stay really closed to skeleton

short stem alveopora

 

[Phil Steel]

Looks like an alveapora given the size of the flowers.

 

[Leo.L]

This is how it looked at LAX Aquarium when I bought it a few days ago.

 

[Leo.L]

short stem alveopora

Will look into it. Never heard of a short stem alveopora

 

[Leo.L]

Looks like an alveapora given the size of the flowers.

Have not found much on this specific type. Will need to keep researching. Thank you

 

[vetteguy53081]

Will look into it. Never heard of a short stem alveopora

Its regular but there are long stemmed versions. . . . Often called flowerpots or sunflower coral

 

[encrustingacro]

Looks like polyps are fully extended here. Does not look like goniapora and alveopora. I have both in this tank and they look similar but a different genius

They're not fully extended, and it doesn't look too well.

 

[Leo.L]

They're not fully extended, and it doesn't look too well.

I have both alveopora and goniapora that are thriving in this tank. I know it doesn't seem like they are fully extended, but they are.

 

[Leo.L]

I have both alveopora and goniapora that are thriving in this tank. I know it doesn't seem like they are fully extended, but they are.

The reason I am asking is because this is a different type of flower pot? May not even be one.

 

[encrustingacro]

I have both alveopora and goniapora that are thriving in this tank. I know it doesn't seem like they are fully extended, but they are.

Just because your other Alveopora and Goniopora are thriving doesn't necessarily mean that this coral is also doing well; in fact, it looks bleached. I can also tell that it is not fully opened as the polyps are drawn close to the skeleton. Larger polyped flowerpots like this one tend to have more extended polyps.

The reason I am asking is because this is a different type of flower pot? May not even be one.

It's definitely a flowerpot, judging by how it looked closed up in the first photo.

 

[i cant think]

Just because your other Alveopora and Goniopora are thriving doesn't necessarily mean that this coral is also doing well; in fact, it looks bleached. I can also tell that it is not fully opened as the polyps are drawn close to the skeleton. Larger polyped flowerpots like this one tend to have more extended polyps.


It's definitely a flowerpot, judging by how it looked closed up in the first photo.

it doesn’t look bleached… it is bleached.
I’ve seen bleached corals come back but all bleached LPS are generally white and a very pale blue. I agree with it not being fully extended, even short polyped flowerpots like bernardpora cover the whole skeleton when fully extended.

To the OP;
Bleached corals can come back as I said above, however it can be hard to get them back from that stage. I had a completely bleached frogspawn (I know it’s bad, but bleached frogspawn’s are stunning) and that guy was a pain to get back from being bleached, he did eventually go back to green but it took a while. Flowerpots are known for being difficult to grow and get thriving, this guy will likely be your hardest one to get to thrive and is likely to just wilt looking at how far bleached it is.

 

[encrustingacro]

even short polyped flowerpots like bernardpora cover the whole skeleton when fully extended.

A lot of Bernardpora don't actually have short stalks. What we call "Bernardpora" in the hobby may not actually be Bernardpora. From the photos that I have seen, true Bernardpora are usually green and have radiating lines on their polyps.