LPS ID...Acan Echinata?

BRS

flying4fish

Community Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Aug 27, 2019
Messages
33
Reaction score
57
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
This is one of the hardiest corals I've kept. It has survived all of my mistakes as well as a brown jelly event that wiped out pretty much everything else aside from zoas and blastos. It grew from a tiny frag into 3 large colonies (it "drips" off polyps that I can then attach elsewhere). I've always thought it was Acan echinata, but I've not been able to find pics of the same variety anywhere. It's a bit shaggier than acans I see on the internet, and each polyp has a small green mouth. Can an expert confirm what I've got here??

IMG_4673.jpg
 
Top Shelf Aquatics

((FORDTECH))

2500 Club Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Jan 23, 2020
Messages
4,500
Reaction score
3,968
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Chicago
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
This is one of the hardiest corals I've kept. It has survived all of my mistakes as well as a brown jelly event that wiped out pretty much everything else aside from zoas and blastos. It grew from a tiny frag into 3 large colonies (it "drips" off polyps that I can then attach elsewhere). I've always thought it was Acan echinata, but I've not been able to find pics of the same variety anywhere. It's a bit shaggier than acans I see on the internet, and each polyp has a small green mouth. Can an expert confirm what I've got here??

View attachment 2907685
I would say that’s most likely a Blasto
 
Nutramar Foods

Nano sapiens

Valuable Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Apr 25, 2010
Messages
2,459
Reaction score
3,625
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
East Bay, CA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
BRS

Polyp polynomial: How many heads do you start with when buying zoas?

  • One head is enough to get started.

    Votes: 27 10.6%
  • 2 to 4 heads.

    Votes: 145 57.1%
  • 5 heads or more.

    Votes: 65 25.6%
  • Full colony.

    Votes: 10 3.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 7 2.8%
Back
Top