Dendrophyllia Sp. IDs
 

there seems to be several different species of this LPS that are making there way into this hobby............. here are several obvious variants............. please share your experiences......
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Can you put a sun coral next to them so i can get a size comparision

I love these guys, they eat, open during the day, eat more. I love the red one in the middle...niiiice. I can't wait to see the red open up, I bet it is a beauty.:D
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first one to the left looks like a

dendrophyllia coarctata

second one could be either dendrophyllia arbuscula or balanophyllia ponderosa or just a tubastrea sp. (common sun coral) can you post a picture with its tentacles ?

the last one is the only other one that has been offered, which is very new and not common in the hobby, i believe its dendrohpyllia coccinea.

I love them, wish I had some, any benefactors out there? LOL:)

Are these Dendrophyllia?
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i like my dendro also they comeout during the day like jen mentioned
 

i use to have sun coral and it only came out in the night and i woudl hate it becasue its one of the most beautiful corals out there. [IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55581000_1112.jpg[/IMG]

It looks like this coral for sale everywhere at the local lfs!

clownfishcrazy sorry those are sun coral. Dendros are much bigger. I will try to get a pic to compare the two for you.

That's why we all love dendros, they open during the day & stay open

clownfishcrazy- did you buy them from a lfs? I think those a just really big tubestrea. The dendros are easily as big around as your finger/thumb on the trunk, so I don't think those are the ones

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bugsy714 [/i]
[B]That's why we all love dendros, they open during the day & stay open [/B][/QUOTE] I want to love one...where can I find one?;)

Nope they are not mine, those were in a touch pool at the Nagasaki Aquarium in Japan.

Yeah those would be dendros, I've never seen such a branchy piece, very nice!!!!

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;)

Here's one fully open......... note the size of the hermit crab shell on the bottom right............
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WOW, that one is massive!

I just got around 10 heads tonight....will post the picture when they are open....

hey tony, try to get a shot of them closed as well, I want to see the way it looks when it's that big

that is nice!!!

Here is a pic of my dendros at night. Check out the polyp extension.
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That polyp extension is crazy! Those would nuke any neighbors :D

are dendros non photosynthetic just like the tubastrea?

It said the family is, but these stay out all day

from my experience they rather come out when there is lighting than in a "dark" tank.............. :blown: sorry i always wanted to use that ..............