What type of coral is this

[mike Bushie]

what type of coral is this guys

 

[sunburst]

Does it have a skeleton

 

[mike Bushie]

the site i got the pic from said it was a soft coral so i don't think so.

 

[sunburst]

Lobophytom maybe

 

[Matt]

Maybe Goniopora? If so very difficult to keep: Goniopora.org:::Goniopora Reference Web Site

 

[lanzo]

looks to me like a goniapora, but goniapora has a skeleton.

 

[Matt]

Difficult to tell whether it has a skeleton or not from the pic. Goniopora would be my guess...

 

[IMarine]

Looks like goniopora but very difficult to keep,mine survived for 9 months now a massive decline 50% gone

 

[jacquesb]

Ja - goni's are some of the corals that should be on the "no-no" list! I have not heard of anyone's goniporia's (except perhaps Alan's) that has survived longer than a year in our tanks.

BTW: this looks like a goniporia too - it could possibly be a pipe-organ coral, but don't think so.

BTW: Goniporia corals belong to the LPS family.

 

[Mekaeel]

looks like a Goniopora to me

 

[Mike]

Deffo a goni

 

[Alfie]

It is a soft coral and Goni is not soft but LPS

 

[lanzo]

yip, but it looks like a goni

 

[jacquesb]

It sure looks like there's a piece of skeleton coming through, RIGHT at the centre of the pic. Right at the spot where the light is shining on.... So, I think our guesses at goniporia is correct.

 

[Alfie]

WTF mike posted that it is a soft coral from the site that he got the picture.

 

[jacquesb]

HHHhhhhhmmmm - I wonder how many sites post pictures with incorrect naming and/or descriptions... misleading poor people.....

 

[Mike]

Mike - what did the site call it that you got the picture from?

 

[Matt]

the image is named "http://www.bestfishesphotos.com/images/soft-coral.jpg"

 

[Matt]

Best Fishes Underwater Photography: Coral -> Useless site really

 

[Mike]

Best Fishes Underwater Photography: Coral -> Useless site really

That is appalling, no name just a wild stab at "soft coral" i still vote for gonipora, which only has a small skeleton