ID help

twon8 · #1 02/07/2005, 11:46 PM

This was sold as a blastomussa, but I don't think that is right, I am leaning towards a favia.

Any ideas?
thanks
anthony

gflat65 · #2 02/08/2005, 12:28 AM

Can't help on ID, but cool coral.

twon8 · #3 02/08/2005, 01:20 AM

thanks, I liked it enough to buy it without knowing what it really was. here is a pic with the flash.

JenDub · #4 02/08/2005, 01:48 AM

That's a real nice favia.

100% sure it is a Favia.
Was it sold to you with a blasto price tag?

twon8 · #5 02/08/2005, 01:59 AM

I paid 79, which I figured was way too little for it to be a blasto.
I feel pretty good about the price I paid, am I wrong?

SoKaL ReeFiN · #6 02/08/2005, 02:40 AM

80 bucks is a good price for that piece. I've seen similar pieces for around 100.

JenDub · #7 02/08/2005, 03:14 AM

no, that price is great, nice score.

yoshiod9 · #8 02/08/2005, 05:17 AM

how large is the piece? very nice favia, btw! 80 bucks is a steal imo! most smaller colonies(4x4 or so) sell for about 100 bucks with that coloration. others, like the purple and green frags i have in my gallery, sell for 75 bucks a frag!

twon8 · #9 02/08/2005, 09:38 AM

it is almost six inches from top to bottom, and maybe 5 across. And if that is a good price for out there in california, I must have gotten a steal for the east coast. Thanks to everyone for the help.

anthony

JENnKerry · #10 02/08/2005, 05:22 PM

Favia Speciosa. Her's ours. You don't want to know how much we paid. If you got that for $80, consider that a major steal.

twon8 · #11 02/08/2005, 06:34 PM

considered

So anything specific in the care of yours' that I might need to know?

Thanks
anthony

JENnKerry · #12 02/08/2005, 06:38 PM

They dont like direct light. Keep it on the sandbed.