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    Posted: December 09 2010 at 12:01am
What are the physical differences between Tubastrea and Dendrophyllia? From what I've seen and read, dendro is usually bigger and the tentacles are a little more translucent, where the sun corals tentacles are a more solid yellow.

Is this correct? Are there other ways to tell them apart?

This is a photo of my new... sun coral? Right?


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that looks like a dendro to me, that hows mine looks. Also Dendro seems be hardier than its brother the sun coral
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It is a sun coral, and actually sun corals are much hardier than dendros. Dendros have to be fed much more often then sun corals.
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arent dendros way bigger than the sun coral?
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Not necessarily. They can be very similar in size. I have some very large sun corals. The skeletal structure is a dead giveaway though. 
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What about the skeletal structure distinguishes them?
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Come in tomorrow about 1. We have some dendros coming in at noon, and have some suncorals in stock already. We can show you the difference side by side.
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