Hey guys what is the LPS that is circled here? We can’t figure it out. It’s not mine I did not buy it not knowing what it is. A friend has it and believes it’s an acan but it looks like a rarer color of candy canes to me that I’ve never seen .
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Candy cane coral. @Eagle_Steve
I was referring to type of candy cane.
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I’ve got normal ones and green ones. My friends is a teal color with green streaks I guess is how I’d describe it
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What do you consider "normal ones"?
I have four different colors in my tank...
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Acan coral. I can see the tissue between heads in the white lights
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If the polyp structure of the coral is plocoid, then it might be an astraeosmilia maxima. If it is phaceloid, then it could either one of the 2 candy cane species: caulastrea or astraeosmilia.
I'm pretty late to the party. As there are 2 species known of the candy cane coral. As listed above.
Reef builders did an article on these.
Reef builders did an article on these.
Astraeosmilia is a new Genus that Splits up the Candy Corals | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
Astraeosmilia is a new genus of stony coral that is about to change up our understanding of the candy or trumpet corals, formerly limited to the Caulastraea genus. This new group of stony corals pulls…
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6 species actually, split up into 2 genera.
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