General information In the wild, Time Warp Acan Echinata comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric…
General information In general, the Blastomussa corals has many small corallites that is usually swollen and round in shape. When the polyps are out, the entire colony will look similar to a mushroom anemone. For the Aussie Green Mint Blasto, they are predominatly colored violet with neon green mouth. This are the water parameters for…
When it comes to the identification of corals as the correct genus species, we put in a tiny bit of effort. However, there are situations where getting the name right has some real-world practical impact. In this case, it’s a killer that hides in plain sight. Let’s talk about the genus Acanthastrea. Since Acanthastrea was…
If you look at this coral and think to yourself, isn’t this an Acanthastrea, you would not be alone. Until recently, this was an Acanthastrea Lordhowensis, sharing a genus with Acanthastrea Echinata. It had since been reclassified as a Micromussa in 2016. Name change aside, these are still some of the most popular are stony…