Porites?

Psycho graphic · 02-13-2007, 10:19 AM

When I first got this with some LR I bought, I thought it was a sponge,about a month later I noticed it had some PE. I asked all over and could not get anywhere's near a positive I.D. It definately has a skeleton which has grown out about double it's size and about 3/16" in thickness in approximately a year. It is brown with a hint of blue irridescense to it. Could it be Porites?
Last year,

In this pic the polyps are not fully open.
Now,

scarf_ace1981 · 02-13-2007, 10:28 AM

goniopora maybe?

Psycho graphic · 02-13-2007, 10:35 AM

I don't think so as the polyps only extend about 1/8" at most.

nwrogers · 02-13-2007, 10:36 AM

It looks like it could be Porites to me. I have two Porites and both look very similar to that. Very cool!!

Psycho graphic · 02-13-2007, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwrogers


	It looks like it could be Porites to me. I have two Porites and both look very similar to that. Very cool!!

Could you post a pic of yours?

scarf_ace1981 · 02-13-2007, 10:51 AM

sorry to jack your thread but yours looks a lot like mine psycho. only mine is green. you wanna trade?

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...id-please.html

nwrogers · 02-13-2007, 10:55 AM

Here is a photo of my green porites. Just a little frag still...

Psycho graphic · 02-13-2007, 11:00 AM

Even though mine is a plain brown, it's one of 3 hitch hiking corals I have, and they are my absolute favorites, this was my first. I also have a small patch of transparent brown polyps w/green centers, the polyps are much longer than this piece, the last one seems to be some bright red blastos (?). I'm not usually lucky enought to get good hitch hikers.

scarf_ace1981 · 02-13-2007, 11:17 AM

i have porities and psychos first pic looks nothing like porities.

psycho are both pics of the same coral??

Psycho graphic · 02-13-2007, 11:35 AM

Yes. the first pic was when it first started to extend it's polyps, Sort of when it was in it's infancy. When I first noticed the piece it was a very smooth flat piece of brown tissue, I thought it might have been what I've seen called a Chicken Liver Sponge. After it was in my tank about a month I noticed the polyps, that is when the pic was taken. The second pic was taken in the last few days. The size of the coral in the first pic is about 1/2", in the second pic, it is about 3/4"x 1 1/2".

02-13-2007, 10:19 AM	#1
Psycho graphic Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa. Posts: 766 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	Porites? When I first got this with some LR I bought, I thought it was a sponge,about a month later I noticed it had some PE. I asked all over and could not get anywhere's near a positive I.D. It definately has a skeleton which has grown out about double it's size and about 3/16" in thickness in approximately a year. It is brown with a hint of blue irridescense to it. Could it be Porites? Last year, In this pic the polyps are not fully open. Now, __________________ Who Pee'd in the Gene Pool?

02-13-2007, 10:28 AM	#2
scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	goniopora maybe? __________________ Finch breeder

02-13-2007, 10:35 AM	#3
Psycho graphic Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa. Posts: 766 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	I don't think so as the polyps only extend about 1/8" at most. __________________ Who Pee'd in the Gene Pool?

02-13-2007, 10:51 AM	#6
scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	sorry to jack your thread but yours looks a lot like mine psycho. only mine is green. you wanna trade? http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...id-please.html __________________ Finch breeder

02-13-2007, 11:00 AM	#8
Psycho graphic Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa. Posts: 766 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	Even though mine is a plain brown, it's one of 3 hitch hiking corals I have, and they are my absolute favorites, this was my first. I also have a small patch of transparent brown polyps w/green centers, the polyps are much longer than this piece, the last one seems to be some bright red blastos (?). I'm not usually lucky enought to get good hitch hikers. __________________ Who Pee'd in the Gene Pool? Last edited by Psycho graphic; 02-13-2007 at 11:02 AM.

02-13-2007, 10:36 AM	#4
nwrogers Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	It looks like it could be Porites to me. I have two Porites and both look very similar to that. Very cool!!

02-13-2007, 10:55 AM	#7
nwrogers Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Here is a photo of my green porites. Just a little frag still...

02-13-2007, 11:17 AM	#9
scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	i have porities and psychos first pic looks nothing like porities. psycho are both pics of the same coral?? __________________ Finch breeder

02-13-2007, 11:35 AM	#10
Psycho graphic Trouble Maker! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Forks Township Pa. Posts: 766 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	Yes. the first pic was when it first started to extend it's polyps, Sort of when it was in it's infancy. When I first noticed the piece it was a very smooth flat piece of brown tissue, I thought it might have been what I've seen called a Chicken Liver Sponge. After it was in my tank about a month I noticed the polyps, that is when the pic was taken. The second pic was taken in the last few days. The size of the coral in the first pic is about 1/2", in the second pic, it is about 3/4"x 1 1/2". __________________ Who Pee'd in the Gene Pool? Last edited by Psycho graphic; 02-13-2007 at 11:39 AM.

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