here is a better (opened) picture of that coral for I.D.

[ebaybrad]

please let me know what it is.....

thanks

 

[ebaybrad]

oops....here it is...

 

[Len]

Most likely Capnella sp.

 

[monkeyboy]

Ding ding ding, i think we have a winner. Looks like capnella to me also.

 

[ebaybrad]

someone told me it might be a Lemnalia...whatever that is.... a tree coral>?

 

[Marco1]

Definately Capnella, I have one just like that.

 

[arnjer]

so which is mine?

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[Len]

Lemnalia and Capnella are very simliar in appearance, and is commonly mistaken for one another. One main differentiation between Lemnalia and Capnell is the former has more pronounced spicules in its branches/columns, which is absent in your specimen

 

[Len]

Arjner,

Probably a Lemnalia, although my ID is far from conclusive. All Neptheids resemble each other, and sometimes can not be distinguished with cursory inspection. A good way to ID corals is to reference their spicules under a microscope.

 

[Leslie]

I have this same coral that hitch hiked in on one of my rocks. Been looking for an ID on it! Great! I'm assuming it's an easy coral with lower light requirements. I have a 55w power compact - mine is growing steadily. Any routine care info?

 

[arnjer]

Actually whatever mine is has dropped many babies...I have given/traded most of them to local reefers here. When I bought it I asked the guy at the store what the common name was and he felt of it and said he thought it was a leather. I have found it likes all kind of light from 3x96 PC's to 2x250 10K's.

Jerry

 

[Len]

In terms of care, Capnella isn't very demanding. Moderate levels of current and direct light is all that is required. However, Capnella sp. seems to have an insatiable appetite for light. Even under 1000 watt halides, they have a propensity to grow towards the light source - phototrophism at its finest. I'd speculate the more light, the better.

 

[ebaybrad]

do they need supplemental feedings ? Say marine snow? Or is that just a once in a while thing...

 

[Len]

It's doubtful marine snow or phytoplankton will serve much utility when it comes to Capnella nutrition because of their particulate size. Golden Pearls would probably be a more fitting food source. My experience is that they do not need to be directly fed. Most corals are able to bioassimilate necessary nutrients directly from the water.

 

[John 3:16]

i have seen in a book (maybe aquarium corals by borneman) a pic something kinda like that and it was called something like Kenya tree or something. i would have to look again
my 2 cents