Help with ID, please?
 

Hi all. I assume this is some sort of leather. It has REALLY cool green tips. I've never seen it under actinics, but it's *gotta* flouresce. This pic is taken under plain 'ol 10K mh.
TIA
Tagamet

[url]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19550[/url]

Looks like Nephthea (soft tree coral) to me.
Here's a pic from garf.
[url=http://www.garf.org/36/dendro/nyph1000750.jpg]http://www.garf.org/36/dendro/nyph1000750.jpg[/URL]
HTH,
Mariner

Thanks
 

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mariner [/i]
[B]Looks like Nephthea (soft tree coral) to me.
Here's a pic from garf.
[url=http://www.garf.org/36/dendro/nyph1000750.jpg]http://www.garf.org/36/dendro/nyph1000750.jpg[/URL]
HTH,
Mariner [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks Mariner. I'm still not quite sure that's it. Probably.
Tagamet

Yeah, I'm not sure either -- it just kind of looks like it. Coral ID is tough even for experts I understand -- me no expert :D
Mariner

Yeah, I wouldn't be *asking* if I was an expert (lol)
Thanks again,
Tagamet

Looks all closed up but it looks like a neon green nephthea to me also. I used to frag these for almost a year at a store I worked at.

Greg

Nyxll
 

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Nyxll [/i]
[B]Looks all closed up but it looks like a neon green nephthea to me also. I used to frag these for almost a year at a store I worked at.

Greg [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks!
Tagamet

I think its a Palau Finger leather actually. I got one and it looks identical to me. Maybe its in the genus Nepheidade or how ever you spell it???? Don't take my word for it though. I'm a moron!!! :D

Chris

Tag,

Did you get it at the swap? I brought a few frags of a green leather at the last one. It's originally from Bytor, when I first got it he said it was most likely a sinularia. But to know for sure if it's sinularia or nepthea is practically impossible.

Here's a pic of it in my tank. My camera sucks and when it's polyps are out the green gets washed out a little, under actinic lighting it has an awesome glow to it. I'll try and get an actinic shot later tonight. Does it looks like this pic when expanded?


[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/5019GreenSinularia_5___Small_.jpg[/IMG]

JonK
 

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JonK [/i]
[B]Tag,

Did you get it at the swap? I brought a few frags of a green leather at the last one. It's originally from Bytor, when I first got it he said it was most likely a sinularia. But to know for sure if it's sinularia or nepthea is practically impossible.
Here's a pic of it in my tank. My camera sucks and when it's polyps are out the green gets washed out a little, under actinic lighting it has an awesome glow to it. I'll try and get an actinic shot later tonight. Does it looks like this pic when expanded?
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/5019GreenSinularia_5___Small_.jpg[/IMG] [/B][/QUOTE]

I got a tiny frag of it at Mo's very first swap (I think). It's grown VERY slowly, but has gotten darker and darker green. I have a different colony of the one you just posted the pic of, and they are definitely different. O believe that the green one is a singularia and the beige one is nepthea, but who knows. they're all pretty (g).
Tagamet

It wasn't a frag from me then. The last swap at zooqi's was the first one I was at.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JonK [/i]
[B]It wasn't a frag from me then. The last swap at zooqi's was the first one I was at. [/B][/QUOTE]

At least you're not a virgin (g).
Tagamet