ID, and does anyone have some of this ?

Cant see its super small
 
looks like a Favites russeli, pic is very small to be sure
Favids - Closed brain
 
sorry for the small pic guys, but i am using mspaint to copy and paste ... i know, the shittest graphics program around ! let me see what i can do !
 
I have a similar coral, but not sure if it is a moon coral though. Previous owner recons it is, but I dont think it is...

Here's a pic:

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wow, it is very stunning, do you know of anyone in jhb that could have maybe ? i will post a wanted request later ...

Hey ZeroCool I know of a mate selling one - R500 looks same as the original pic. BEAUTIFUL coral! PM if keen
 
Hi ZeroCool, yip I have a nice colony. It’s actually a LPS coral. It’s not a Favia species as states above, but rather a Favites species. The main characteristic difference being that Corallites share a common wall with Favites whereas Favia do not.

Jaco your LPS piece is a Pavona species.
 
My dad has something similar...the pet shop said it was Favia

Here It Is

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Sorry for the bad pic (Phones camera)

We bought it from a non-sponsor though...

Brandon
 
Nice piece Brandon. Sorry but your pet shop is incorrect. It is very easy to tell the diff between the two species.
one of the very nice things on this forum is having people like you who know the differences with things like this, thanks for the posts above
 
Hi ZeroCool, yip I have a nice colony. It’s actually a LPS coral. It’s not a Favia species as states above, but rather a Favites species. The main characteristic difference being that Corallites share a common wall with Favites whereas Favia do not.

Jaco your LPS piece is a Pavona species.
i got it right :) woohoo
 
I have some close ups

Feeding

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Not Feeding

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Everyone that see this coral asks if its fake. It looks awesome. These photo's dont give the lumo green the right colour at all. Actinic makes all the difference is its look.
 
Thanks Crispin.
That’s a great example of a Favia posted by Fishy Steve above. (nice pic as well) See how each Corallite is complete and separate from the others. Now look at the Favites higher up and see that all the Corallites share a common wall.
 
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