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Coral ID Needed
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ChrisPchef
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My guess is a Trachyphyllia, hopefully someone else can chime in and confirm.
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Tidal Gardens - Trachyphyllia Coral Care
Trachyphyllia are commonly referred to as an Open Brain coral and are one of the most popular large polyp stony corals among beginners and advanced reef hobbyists alike.
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ChrisPchef
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The purple mat with the green popping out to the left of the trachy is green star polyps. I would be careful with those and try to separate them off on their own. They’re very hardy, grow quickly and pack a potent punch to any surrounding corals.
If you’re not careful they’ll over take your tank in no time.
I noticed a little bleaching. Is the bleaching permanent? Any suggestions to make it more happy?My guess is a Trachyphyllia, hopefully someone else can chime in and confirm.
Tidal Gardens - Trachyphyllia Coral Care
Trachyphyllia are commonly referred to as an Open Brain coral and are one of the most popular large polyp stony corals among beginners and advanced reef hobbyists alike.
ChrisPchef
Non-member
I’ve never had one, but usually I see them lower in the tank. Normally on the sand bed. The first picture is a yellow/orange ricordea mushroom. The second looks like a green candy cane coral. The last picture is the green star polyps.
The bleaching could be a combination of things but I’d start with moving it lower in the tank where it will receive less light and it will hopefully get its color back.
ChrisPchef
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The coral behind the yellow/orange ricordea looks like another ricordea mushroom to me. Just a different shade of green ricordea instead of orange/yellow.
ChrisPchef
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Looks good! Just be careful with those green star polyps. If you keep them on your main rock work, they’ll over grow the whole aquascape in no time.
