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Posted: January 25 2016 at 4:46pm |
 I'd love some help to identify this coral. I figured if anyone knows, I'll find them here. Thanks. 
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 6:53pm |
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blastomussa commonly called blasto's
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 7:22pm |
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I thought blastos were round, I didn't realize there were others. Thank you!
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 7:58pm |
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Yep looks like a blasto. Their form is basically round but when they extend so far it likes to fold a bit on the larger headed species. I even have one that gets buubles:)
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 8:30pm |
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This picture is hard to tell, but it's bigger than a silver dollar. How big do they get?
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 9:06pm |
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This picture is hard to tell, but it's bigger than a silver dollar. How big do they get? |
The large head species get about that large I have 3 different large head ones and the range in size from quarter to silver dollar
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 10:45pm |
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Thank you!
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Posted: January 25 2016 at 10:51pm |
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Is it really fleshy or mostly hard?
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 5:35am |
I'm with Marcoss. Blastomussa is a LPS, with a stony base. That pic makes me think of the soft coral called Cabbage Leather Coral. A pic from a different angle would help us positively ID it.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 7:56am |
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Definitely appears to be a blasto due to it's distinctive rim.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 1:20pm |
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Yes blastos are stony but like Neurotivity says the rim makes me believe blasto as well. I have some large polyp blastos that get huge but yes a pic of it closed up if it closes and from the side would be helpful.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 1:33pm |
slicks56 wrote:
This picture is hard to tell, but it's bigger than a silver dollar. How big do they get? |
There are basically 2 types of blastos that we see in the hobby: blastomussa merletti, and blastomuusa wellsi. The merletti are smaller (normally dime sized) and the wellsi are larger like Jackie said. I love blastos wellsi (there my favorite corals) and have quite a garden. The largest one I have has heads on it that get about 3" across when they're fully extended. It's awesome! But that's not typical of my others. Most are around 1" to 2". You can't go wrong with blastos.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 3:52pm |
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Very fleshy.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 5:22pm |
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That's a blasto it has a skeleton
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 6:19pm |
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Yep.
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Posted: January 26 2016 at 6:36pm |
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Thanks so much!!! It was a really ugly little plug when I picked it up, I think it's turning out nice. Appreciate all when help.
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