Is this a Sarcophyton spp.? (pic)

[Planoi]

Sarcophyton1 (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/winphin?e&.flabel=fld3&.from=d&.pindex=5&start=1&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/winphin%3fd%26.flabel=fld3%26.src=ph)
Sarcophyton2 (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/winphin?e&.flabel=fld3&.from=d&.pindex=6&start=1&.src=ph&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/winphin%3fd%26.flabel=fld3%26.src=ph)

Its a hitch hiker when I bought my red algae attached the LR a while back.

For those of you who hve The Reef Aquarium V.2 handy, it looks like the one on p.37.

[This message has been edited by Planoi (edited 07-06-2000).]

[JSM]

Looks like it to me. Almost anything that is a toadstool is a sarcophyton. The Yellow Elegans which does not form an actual toadstool is also a sarcophyton though.

Janna

[Planoi]

I have read that this coral grow fast. How fast is fast?

[JSM]

I bought a sarcophyton last November from Old Town Aquarium in Chicago, was maybe 3 inches across, it is now a whopping 18 inches across and has a huge baby coming out at the base which is 4-5 inches. This is dominating my tank. Had to move it recently because it was shading some other corals. I do have a couple other sarcophyton species that have not grown nearly this fast.