Red Coral ID

[Demm]

Well i got this coral yesterday from a LFS the lady said it was a gonipora. She told me that it would be easy to keep, and that it is an sps, and it's non-aggressive. well i posted the pic of it on my journal, and i was told it's definately not a goniopora. so now im in need of an ID. it has little polyp things that look like circular flowers almost. they are really tiny and come out of all those little holes. when the coral closes up it shuts all those holes. these are the best pictures i could get, so hopefully they will help in getting an ID, and knowing how to take care of it right.

it's basically encrusted onto a rock, it's almost all the way around. you can see a bit of the rock from the underside.

thanks alot!







pic of it kinda closed up:

[humanremainz]

its an astreopora

[Demm]

alright, thanks alot!!

[trueblackpercula]

Wow never seen this great find

[erendon]

I bought one about a year ago. It's green in color and not agressive at all. It is prety hardy!

[Demm]

thats good to know they are hardy. i hope this one isnt to far on it's way out, there are some patches of white on it, hopefully it makes it thru ok, the polyps are all coming out everyday now, so it's looking alot better