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Old 12/17/2007, 08:56 AM
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What coral?

does anyone know, what coral this is?
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Old 12/17/2007, 09:33 AM
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Looks just like my frag of the cabbage leather.
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Old 12/17/2007, 10:35 AM
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size of that coral is now only 2cm. I have also cabbage leather in my tank, but it looks different. Do you have picture of yours?
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Old 12/18/2007, 09:49 AM
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~2.5cm long, tan color with green hint under MH. When contracted, has slight folds.
Self-made ID, as always. On the bright side, the corals are very different, not much other options with this shape
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Old 12/18/2007, 12:53 PM
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Looks quite same, so i will assume that my coral is same as yours.
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Old 12/18/2007, 11:11 PM
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My assumption about ID is based on:
- soft coral, introduced to me as a leather,
- flat, meaty leaf-like shape,
- slight folds,
- and then - the particular appearance of polyps.

I may be wrong, but this was the best guess
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Old 12/18/2007, 11:25 PM
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Appears to be an encrusting SPS. Try posting the picture in the SPS forum.
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Old 12/19/2007, 10:20 AM
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Asked at sps ID forum with link to this thread.
Thanks!
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Old 12/21/2007, 01:40 AM
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That is an interesting piece. The polyps look like an octo-coral which would make it a softie.
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Old 12/21/2007, 06:41 PM
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its cabbage i think
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Old 12/21/2007, 11:42 PM
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i vote cabbage
 


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