Strange Coral ID

[phatboyL7]

I recieved this rock initially as a ricordea rock. IT was covered with them. Well they all dissapeared and this coral was underneath. It has grown 4x's it's starting size. I've looked in books, online and can not figure what it is. Much help would be appreciated. An ID or even pointing me in the right direction.


Here are the Pictures (http://www.turningpointetech.com/test.htm)
Thanks
Jake

[iantoh]

hi there.

that looks like a short tentacle goniopora to me.

[camz28]

that is a goniopora

[phatboyL7]

Hey thats great! Thanks for the ID. Now on to looking for what would help them do even better.
Jake

[EricHugo]

Its not Goniopora - probably Porites which is very common on rock. Was this rock from someones tank with Ricordea grown on it, or was it from a wild source and if so, was it Caribbean aquacultured rock or Indo-Pacific?

[KAiNE]

Yea.... I didnt think so either since i have a ton of it that lived through shipping on Live Rock but I am no expert, so i waited for one!

The stuff i have looks identical to this and it came on Fiji LR.

Wouldnt it be nice though, if goniopora was that hardy?!?!

[cwegescheide]

I could be WAY off but it looks like a galaxia to me... I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination.

[phatboyL7]

Originally posted by EricHugo
Its not Goniopora - probably Porites which is very common on rock. Was this rock from someones tank with Ricordea grown on it, or was it from a wild source and if so, was it Caribbean aquacultured rock or Indo-Pacific?

Thanks for the reply. This rock was from the Indo-Pacific region, grown wild.

Jake

[sgolden]

my first thought was galaxea...does it have sharp corallites?? but it does look like some porites that i have that was originally growing on the shell of an astrea....i wish mine was green like yours, its just brown...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/angerhater/Img1012.jpg

heres my galaxea i saved from the lfs...its twice as big now

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/angerhater/Img1023.jpg

[aaron23]

yes it looks like galexia

[KAiNE]

Here are some pics of Porites from my Fiji LR. I have a mix of Fiji and Tonga. The Tonga was pretty devoid of life. If i had it to do over i wouldn't have gotten any, although the shapes aren't bad.

http://cjszoo.com/ReefPics/Porites-a.jpg

http://cjszoo.com/ReefPics/Porites-b.jpg

http://cjszoo.com/ReefPics/Porites-c.jpg

http://cjszoo.com/ReefPics/Porites-d.jpg

[phatboyL7]

YEah, That is what my stuff looks like with the exception of a florescent green hue. Thanks for the post