PLS HELP ME IDENTIFY THESE SPS.....

[clown25]

hey guys... bought these yesterday and the owner doesnt remember the name of these SPS ... could you please help me name them... Thanks

 

[clown25]

one more....

 

[ToUcHoFeLeGaNcE]

Number one is a Montipora Digitata, #2 is DEAD acro. Yes sorry it looks dead to me, but looks to be what was once Acropora sp? and #3 is Sertophora (birds Nest). Hope im right. But id bet the ranch.

Touch.

 

[RichT]

2 is definitely DEAD. I think 3 is a pocillapora (spell).

 

[clown25]

i dont think its dead already because when you touch it ... it still produces alot of slime.

 

[Phyl]

#3 is a pocillopora or cats paw. #2 looked to be an acro to me, glad it is still alive. Anxious to see that baby color up?! What color is it supposed to be?!

 

[anabolic_1]

#2, I have one of those on the window sill in the kitchen, sorry.
Mike.

 

[Phyl]

#2 may be a yellow acro of some sort. try to get a better picture of it, maybe with polyps out if possible. Otherwise a macro shot would be helpful.

 

[RichT]

Is there such a thing as a pure white acro? It really doesn't appear to have any flesh at all. Could be the picture color is way off and confusing the heck out of me.

 

[concept3]

#1 Montipora digitata
#2 "tortuosa" growth pattern (looks dead or bleached though)
#3 Pocillopora

What was the original color of #2? It has the growth pattern of one of my torts, but it doesn't look like it's supposed to be that color. I've seen yellow and light brown corals before, but never white. Maybe it has expelled most of its zooxanthellae?

 

[RichT]

It appears to have expelled its flesh to me....hopefully Im wrong.

 

[nagel]

#1 M. digitata
#2 Acropora, and it doesn't look happy, possibly RTN'd
#3 Pocillopora damnicornis (catspaw is also pocillopora but much more club-ike branches)

 

[Brian]

Hands Up! This is a Hi-Jack! 

I just purchased a cats paw frag. Of course the guy at the LFS wasn't sure about lighting.. Seeing that is an SPS (I am new to SPS) I would assume high light.

I have a 120 gallon (24"Deep) and 2 - 250watt MH and 2 - 96watt PC Bulbs

Is approx. 8" or 9" away from the lighting too deep? Or is that a good position?

Thanks

oops, I forgot to mention that it is really small, about the size of a thimble...I'm not sure if this matters or not.