Plerogyra sinuosa aka Bubble Coral

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Torch's tentecles end in single (sometimes two) balls. Frogspawn have lots of these along the tentecles.

I think you can uplaod 12 per post.

 

[Keanan]

Im def interedted to see some or lots more pics.

 

[2balive]

its not a duncans coral. Duncans tentacles dont have inflated tips the the coral in your pic.
Will need close up pics to get a proper id, but from that pic it looks like a very interestingly colourd frogspawn.

Out of a limb here, but what I remember form my research is that the main point of identification is the always visible disc and that the tentacles starts from the side of the disc, while Euphyllia species has a small or no visible disk and the tentacles starts close to the mouth of the coral. I could not find any description of Duncan tentacles, but from a image search it looks fairly variable.

Also Duncan's does not retract while Euphyllia retracts virtually completely.

A search has brought up quite a few discussion like this up. I also suspect that hybrids may exist?

But I am now speciesist (a person who discriminate agains a specific species) and would take a head of any of these, irrespective of what it is called.

 

[Keanan]

Hi there

I also think its a torch coral/frogspawn. The centre is super luminous green and remains wide open approx 2-3cm in diameter with the tentacles on the outside. Unfortunately the camera cant pick up the fine stripes in the centre green section often appearing transparent,

Have thought of rescaping that part of the tank, but this coral is doing so well there that ive decided to leave it alone

Here is a more close up pic a few months back - the tentacle normally extend double than in the pic below

Looking at this pic, I too think its a frogspawn. I have one that looks the same, not as green as those though, will get a pic.

 

[mytank]

Hi there

I dont do any particular target feeding for the bubble, he seems to be happy with what is in the tank. I do weekly feed cyclopeze at weekend and alternate with phytoplankton and zooplankton during the week

If he is not opening up, I suggest move him to a different spot. post a pic of your FTS and maybe I can offer a relocation

Thanks for the offer have a look at:
My Cube - Marine Aquariums of South Africa

Also here is a direct pic:

and

 

[mytank]

Looking at this pic, I too think its a frogspawn. I have one that looks the same, not as green as those though, will get a pic.

Must be the lighting cause my froggie looks like this:

 

[mytank]

I can never get my pics like that here is my froggie under blue's ok it is a camera phone....

 

[Keanan]

Cant get a pic of mine now, its half way close. Will get a pic tomorrow.

Must be the lighting cause my froggie looks like this:

@mytank, thats one nice frogspawn.