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FAQs about Pocilloporid Corals Identification
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Disease/Health, Propagation,
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Pocillopora or Stylophora 3/23/09
Please help me identify the sps in the attached picture. It was sold to
me
as an aquacultured Stylophora, but the more I look at it I think it is a
Pocillopora.
<I agree>
Under my 10,000k halides w/actinic VHO it looks like pink tips with
greenish tinted polyps. What do you think? Thanks for your help.
Ryan
<See here: http://wetwebmedia.com/pocilloporidae.htm
and part 2... Bob Fenner>
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Re: Pocillopora or
Stylophora 3/23/09
Mr. Fenner, Thank you for the reply. It does look like the Pocillopora in
the link you sent me.
<Yes... Stylophoras are more branched, look more "furry" in gross
appearance>
Have you heard about or experienced problems with Pocillopora reproducing
and taking over a tank?
<No I have not... this genus, family is typically very slow growing>
I read this somewhere and am now scared about having my new purchase (pink
Pocillopora) in my tank. Thank you.
<Welcome Ryan. BobF> |
Coral ID
Hi
<cheers>
I bought a sps yesterday and the
seller wasn't sure of the ID, so I
thought I will like the pros
to verify what I thought. I have attached
the photo of the coral.
I think it is a Stylophora pistillata.
Presently, the coral is
sited 15cm of air, 10cm of water away from PC
lights. A direct PH
current on a rotating output will sweep it direct
for a very
short time every 1 second cycle. Other times when the PH is
not
directed at it, the random current are bounced off a glass located
about 30cm from the coral.
Thanks in advance
Edwin Lam
<Edwin... although the image does not give a clear visage of the
polyp structure, this specimen does indeed look like the
Pocilloporid, Stylophora pistillata. It will need strong random
turbulent water flow and stable water quality as one would provide
for most any Scleractinians. They are believed to mature sexually at
a young age (just several years old) and may produce planulae
asexually if fed well. A fishless upstream refugium is highly
recommended here. Best regards, Anthony> |
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Trying to ID something...
Robert,
First I wanted to extend my
thanks to your friend who stood in your place while you were on a diving
trip a few months ago, and I love his straight forward advice, and he
gave good advice on my zebra lion.
<hmmm... that would have been
Steve, Jason or myself, Anthony. You are quite welcome at any rate>
I
bought some live rock from Petswarehouse.com, Fiji rock in specific
which I ended up recurring, and last week I noticed something that I
think is a coral, but am not sure. The pics I have of it are too blurry.
What I have looks like either Pocillopora verrucosa or Pocillopora
damicornis cropping up,
<P damicornis is very common...what a
pleasure for you if it is!>
but I am not sure. Whatever it is, it is
encrusting, it has irregular shaped lobes or polyps, a clear membrane
over it, and quite aggressive in spreading. It spreads over live rock
where there is little on it as opposed to where coralline has grown over
old skeleton.
<hmmm... the Pocilloporids would not encrust very far
without raising branches. Perhaps another reef invertebrate it is>
I
have noticed various colonies of this stuff in cream, one in a pinkish
brown, and one I am not sure if it is pink coralline or the same thing
in pink.
The largest of the colonies is about half the size of my
palm, and about 1/4 inch thick or better. It has some pores like
verrucosa but it also resembles damicornis with the membrane that is
over it, so I am not 100% certain. As of thanksgiving or so, this large
colony was not there, then all of the sudden, BAM! I thought it was some
man eating fungus from area 51 or something; I had never seen anything
like it.
It does not move, it has no shell, it is not a sponge for
sure. It is not porous like a sponge, and the smaller colonies have some
sort of structure to it where you can see through the membrane clear
enough. The polyp structures or lobe looking things are in no specific
pattern, all variant in size, and ranging from a few millimeters to
10-15 mm.
How do I know for sure that it is a coral, and if it is,
how do I know what the likelihood is of it being a Pocilloporid or not?
I also have some other things that look like another variety of a
Pocilloporid.
<do forward a picture when you can... I suspect I will
be able to ID it to your satisfaction. Kindly, Anthony Calfo>
Joe
Szweda
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