spoon Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 the common names dont mean anything really they change from person to person place to place id call that a hammer coral too but im well aware others call it a frogspawn neither of us are wrong, i have a green candy cane its also known as a pineapple coral as i found out in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I still think it is Euphyllia parancora because if you look closely the tips have that hammer-look from what I can see. Euphyllia paradivisa is more compact and has round tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 You think so? Parancoras look a little bit different at that size, I used to have a Paradivisia around that size and it looked exactly like it. I also had 2 types of torch/hammer/parancora frags. The tips do look similar at a distance, but I think if you look closer you'd see that the coloured tips are more broken up than they would be if it was a Parancora. The colouration is exactly the same as I remember my frogspawn too. Pictures off the net are alright to go by, but one Euphyllia can look very different depending on what it's doing, plump with all the polyps stretching out, retracted, inbetween, etc etc etc. Not being stubborn or anything, but I believe that IS a Paradivisia. It looked just like mine did when the only thing lighting the tank was the light in the room. Liveaquaria comparison Euphyllia paradivisa Euphyllia parancora Paradivisa has far more visible "tips", more broken up too. I used to own this coralllllllll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 i agree with Ehanyo that its a Paradivisia. but they call them different names all the time, because they are quite similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Now I know why I had so much trouble identifying them myself! Thanks for the help guys. So, if I remember correctly, the argument was regarding the stuff the fish is nestled into? What about the last pic with green things in it? I thought, at first, it was 2 different things but on closer inspection realise it is half open and half closed same entity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yup, the stuff the fish was nestled into. The last photo? You mean the light green or yellowish centred coral on the left? Might be wrong but it looks just like this : Colony Polyp, Yellow. Not sure if this was what you're talking about.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 This one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Looks like a Parazoanthus or Zoanthus species. Not sure though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirio Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Looks like a Parazoanthus or Zoanthus species. Not sure though... Yeah, I'd go with Parazoanthus of some sort. Not too sure if it's fully described or not. There are a few sites giving it a full genus and species name but yeah. So so many species and variants in the Zoantharia order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 This is my guess Platygyra Favites Both are from the Faviidae family. There is also a 3rd similar one called a Favia - that is very similar to the Favites but the little 'circles' have their own coralite wall (the Favites share coralite walls). Platygyra have maze like shared walls. They are all commonly known as Brian Corals. And what a lovely, healthy looking tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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