Sps ID help

[Krazyandy]

Need some help IDing this coral guys. Let me know what you think it is. It's a sps coral that has very meaty look to it and is incredibly bright green.

 

[madjoe]

Believe its actually a lps if i remember right . Stings crap out of corals becareful wuth placement great grower i cant remember name of it for the life of me right nowsorry

 

[madjoe]

Hydrophona i believe

 

[Smitty]

Hydrophona i believe

+1....I do believe those are sps's tho. Be careful, because they're aggressive.

 

[jayjerk]

+1....I do believe those are sps's tho. Be careful, because they're aggressive.

+1...give it space ..it's a stinger. Also can take light. Might even turn yellow

 

[Rich130981]

Spelling is probably off but I think it'd a hydnophora.

 

[madjoe]

Spelling is probably off but I think it'd a hydnophora.

Yea thats it lol. I always thought was a sps then was told was lps so im not sure which it is but i know its a stinger and pretty hardy

 

[Krazyandy]

You guy are right, found it on liveaquaria now. Thanks for the help guys!
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+322+469&pcatid=469

 

[Pufferpunk]

Sweeping stinging tentacles can reach as far as 6".

 

[Funlad3]

Repetitive at this point, but these things are MEAN! I've actually banned them from all of our systems; a while back, I had a purple acro with red polyps swing around on the frag rack and touch a hydno. 15 minutes later, the whole acro was covered in a slime cocoon, and 15 minutes after that, it was skeleton.

Be careful!

 

[Krazyandy]

Repetitive at this point, but these things are MEAN! I've actually banned them from all of our systems; a while back, I had a purple acro with red polyps swing around on the frag rack and touch a hydno. 15 minutes later, the whole acro was covered in a slime cocoon, and 15 minutes after that, it was skeleton.

Be careful!

Good to know what I finally have now, I'll make sure to keep it away from everything else.

 

[n10sity]

I had a hydnophora frag from a ways back that has been happily expanding in my tank for the past year plus and I've had it positioned it in a spot where it isn't next to other corals. Here are some observations from having this coral around...

- It can inflate its tissue away from the hard skeleton and 'puff-up' a bit, which is a neat look
- Mine is an encrusting hydnophora, so if you're playing in this ballpark make sure that this territorial coral has its own domain
- Hydnophora seems to be tolerant to a range of flow and lighting levels; it seems to be hardy and flexible. I have noticed longer polyp extension and tissue expansion in higher flow conditions
- It has a neon bright green color that is just amazing
- If you'd like to see what happens when hydnophora nuzzles up to another coral, check out #coraltimelapse on YouTube for two videos
- My clam (tridacna) is a bit of a mover and he and the hydnophora were spending some quality time together as a results of my clam's movements - note that the hydnophora did not cause any damage to the clam's mantle

If I were running a zoo, I wouldn't put the lions in the same cages as the gazelles. This coral is a lion (of sorts) - cool, powerful, and demanding knowledgeable respect.

Disclaimer: The above statements have been made as a result of my observations. Results may vary.

As I recently fragged mine, after it heals a bit, you can be sure I'll be posting a proper disclaimer when I put them up.

- Jim