Can you help me identify these corals?

MarkW · #1 09/14/2003, 10:41 PM

I bought corals from GARF, www.garf.org. I'm very happy with these
and for $99 you get a big selection but of course they are small plugs
but will grow. Most I was able to identify but there are 4 I can't.
I have taken pictures of all 4 and picture #3 of them actually has 3
separate corals on it, one on the left that kind of looks like xenia
but I'm not sure if it's that or anthelia. As well, there are a
couple others, maybe zoanthoids. #4 actually is kind of a umbrella
shaped coral that's green but hard to see but I would appreciate help
identifying these. Thank you.

http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=...21b32e1e6e6510

ATJ · #2 09/19/2003, 07:24 AM

Mark,

Any chance of getting them more in focus as it is hard to determine what they are.

Coral3, I believe is Clavularia sp., with zoanthids in the foreground.

Coral4 is too out of focus to tell much at all.

Coral2 and Coral2 are species of gorgonians, but we'd need a lot more detail for an ID. Based on their colours, I'd say they are both azooxanthellate and will need to be fed regularly.