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FAQs about Stony Coral, Cnidarian
Identification 6 Related FAQs:
Stony Coral ID 1, Stony Coral ID 2,
Stony Coral ID 3,
Stony Coral ID 4, Stony Coral ID 5,
Stony Coral ID 7, Stony Coral ID 8,
Stony Coral ID 9, & Cnidarian
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Stony FAQs 1, Stony FAQs 2,
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ID help – 02/07/08
I recently picked a new piece of coral up.
It is unlike anything I have ever seen. Here is a link to a thread
with some pretty good pictures that I took of the coral. Please let
me know what it is.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1312909
<Wow, that's a tough one. The tissue makes it pretty hard to see the
skeleton. My best guess is some kind of Goniopora sp. but I honestly
can't be sure. Are there any dead, exposed parts of the skeleton you
could take a picture of? If you could send that in, it would really
help. Or maybe Bob has a better idea. If all else fails, you can
always ask Eric B. Though I'm sure he'll likely also ask you for
pics of the exposed skeleton for any proper ID.>
Thanks
Ian
Iwane
<De nada,
Sara M.>
Re: Scler. ID help 2/8/08
Thanks Sara,
There
is no exposed skeleton on the piece. I was thinking last thing I
would try to do is cut a little piece off and bleach it. If that was
necessary. For a size scale, each polyp is around 2mm or so. Let me
know if you guys have any other ideas.
<Well, Bob doesn't think
it's Goniopora, so I'm out of ideas right now. Having a clean piece
of skeleton would certainly help if you think you can spare it.>
Thanks
Ian
<Best,
Sara M.>
<<We'll see... RMF>> |  
Mmm... no... RMF
Re: ID help- Madracis sp? 02/19/2008
I updated a
skeleton shot in the same thread. Take a look at it tell me
if it helps
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1312909&perpage=25&pagenumber=2
<So sorry for the very, very delayed response. I was out of
the country. The skeleton pics are very helpful, thank you.
There's still too much tissue/water on it, such that the
details/nuances are obscured. However, I can see enough to
see why someone posted that it looks like it could be
Madracis pharensis. I do agree it looks like a Madracis sp.
However, I think it's more likely Madracis kirbyi. I say
this because Madracis pharensis is not found in the
Indo-Pacific (where most all our corals in the trade are
from). Madracis kirbyi is found in the Indo-Pacific (one of
the few Madracis sp. which are).>
Ian
<Best,
Sara
M.> | 
Re: ID help -02/20/08
I attached a new skeletal
shot. The skeleton looks nothing like the kirbyi. I
guess they have said that the pharensis has been found
along the
pacific coast of Mexico. Also my friend
Norman (Mr.. ugly on RC) said that he read somewhere
that it was also found in Hawaii. Not sure though. Take
a look at the new shot at tell me what you think.
<Ok, yes, that photo is more clear... but I still
couldn't tell you for sure if it's M. pharensis or M.
kirbyi. The two are just so similar. One would almost
have to look under a microscope to tell them apart. You
might want to ask Eric B. However, again, it just seems
SO odd that a M. pharensis (which, according to Veron,
is "rare except in caves") coral would end up in a US
LFS. And the book doesn't include Hawaii or Mexico in
its range. But even if it's true that a M. pharensis
could be found in Hawaii or Mexico, that would still be
rather unusual since we're not meant to get corals from
these places. But maybe Bob has more insight into
this.><<Mmm, no... not w/o more delving than I have
resource for currently. RMF>>
Ian
<Thanks for
writing/sharing,
Sara M.> | 
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Tiger Jawfish Keeps laying eggs, and unidentified coral 01/28/2008
Hi all,
<<Hello, Andrew today>>
It's been a while since I wrote
last. I have a 95 wave tank with 48" metal halides (by orbit) it's also
got actinics and moonlights. Everything is on a timer. I do regular
water changes, about 10-20% every week. I supplement the tank with the
following;
Essential Elements (5 ml/week)
Liquid Calcium (2
tsp/day)
Microvert (5 tsp/week)
Tech M (20 ml/week)
Phytoplankton (10-15 ml/week)
<<Sounds good>>
About a year ago I
purchased two Tiger Jawfish about two months apart. Initially they had a
couple spats but got over themselves. After I moved and re-arranged the
tank they started living with each other. Now the female stays plump and
the male has a new batch of eggs in his mouth every couple of weeks. I
have a brine shrimp tank where I hatch them but I haven't seen any baby
jaws to feed. I use a turkey baster to feed my corals, I used that to
spray some of the hatched brine shrimp into the Jawfish den. It's been
about 3 months since it's started and I was hoping you had some advice
about raising them. I'm moving in the next month so I don't have a lot
of time. I doubt they'll start breeding again after I move.
<<Your
best bet to attempt to raise them is to move them to a separate aquarium
as they will more than likely become a nice meal for other inhabitants>>
I was also wondering what this coral is (only photo of just a coral
attached) It's about the size of a volley ball and it seems happiest
about a foot from the top of the tank.
<<The coral is a Favites SP
closed brain LPS coral. Looks bleached with a severe loss of colour.
Please read more here http://www.wetwebmedia.com/faviidae2.htm >>
If
I need to list what's in my tank I can. I included a couple photos of
where the Jawfish den is (just under the rose anemone)
Thanks ahead
of time! Matt
<<Thanks for the questions. A Nixon>> |  |
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