What's that softie!?

[JoshuaBrun]

So yeah. I bought a soft coral the other day. I thought it was in a book I had at home, but it was not. Go fig right? I've never seen one before so I was kind of hoping ya'll could help?

I don't have any pics right now, because it's fairly small, so I'm just gonna describe it.

It's branchy, like a colt or a kenya tree. It's Blue and purple(or pink?). Mostly purple/pink when fully expanded, with blue highlights. But when it's contracted it's mostly blue. It has little polyps. this is awful, I know, but any ideas?

 

[Ben1]

Sounds like a non-photosynthetic Dendronephthya sp, commonly called Carnation tree coral. AFAIK they like dim light areas and need to be fed on phyto several times a day to survive. That said ive never kept one as I have always avoided them for that reason. Google Dendronephthya and see if thats what you have.

 

[JoshuaBrun]

Hmm... I googled it but none of the pictures match. There's absolutely no red or anything like that in it. It's pretty much all purple and blue. But I'll try and take a pic anyway. I hope to god it's NOT that.

 

[Anonymous]

Cespitularia?

http://www.fragfarmer.com/Blue-Cespitul ... p-844.html

 

[JoshuaBrun]

Heres the best I could do pic wise

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[Anonymous]

Still not clear to me what it is, perhaps when it is extended you can get another pic?

 

[JoshuaBrun]

It's really deflated and crap. It's just starting to attach itself.

 

[JoshuaBrun]

Yeah I'll try. Maybe it will expand a bit when the lights go down.

 

[Anonymous]

It's soft?

Looks like an SPS on my monitor.

 

[JoshuaBrun]

It sure is.

 

[Ben1]

Are you saying it sure is SPS? Doesnt look like a SPS to me, if it is soft it isnt SPS.

It looks like a sarcophyton or sinularia to me.

 

[SnowManSnow]

just an ol finger leather isnt it? id guess green in color when its expanded.

hard to tell with it being withered like that though..

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[JoshuaBrun]

lol it is a softie. Hence the name. It is not green. It is purple and blue when expanded.

 

[JoshuaBrun]

I guess I'll just have to wait for it to mount and expand. I just hope I have it under the right lighting and flow.

 

[SnowManSnow]

well if its a leather coral then it should be under medium flow and light. thats about it

 

[JoshuaBrun]

Here are a couple more pics. Bad quality, but I think the colours show a bit more, and there are different angles.

 

[Anonymous]

Don't suppose you could just call the LFS that sold it to you and ask them :lol:

 

[SnowManSnow]

i still think its a sinulara.. (or how ever u spell it),,, and its green btw haha

 

[Anonymous]

Might be a sinulara...

 

[JoshuaBrun]

I'm still gonna go with blue.
I called but the coral guy wasn't in.