Acropora identification

[Anonymous]

I'm going to bring a frag of this coral to a local swap, but I'm wondering what species this could be so I can pass on that information rather than saying "LE Mike's Nucleargreen Stiffy"

Here's a couple pictures I took, don't have Photoshop on this computer so I can't clean this up right now, not to mention shooting through perma-hazed acrylic *sigh* stupid weldon. Left them in the original size, but thumbnailed so if a 56ker clicked on the link they won't be hammered.

Guy in the center.


Here's a top down shot from my "healing" tank, it's diffuse sunlight on it only, so no pretty popping colors

 

[reefman225gal]

A. prostrata maybe?

 

[Len]

I hate id'ing acros but I'd say A.aculeus or A. tenius.

 

[Len]

If it continues to grow out branching (stag-like), maybe Acropora microphthalma

 

[Anonymous]

no way in hell its a micropthalma

But yeah I think the coralites most match up with a tenuis, the aculeus look a bit too completely cylindrical for that.

 

[Len]

The problem is they morph so much in captivity. I've seen wild aculeus colonies take on sharp coralites in captivity.