Fire coral

[weesy74]

Hi experts, is this a fire coral? This is a SPS right?

If so why it does not sting when i hold it to put it in my tank?

[Vlamingi_cont]

Hi experts, is this a fire coral? This is a SPS right?

If so why it does not sting when i hold it to put it in my tank?

Looks like a sponge to me... not sps...

[weesy74]

Looks like a sponge to me... not sps...

cannot be as it is hard like rock.

[FuEl]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/eb/index.php

See the second picture

[yikai]

found this article on wetwebmedia. may be helpful. some kind of hydrozoan thing..

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/millepor.htm

[weesy74]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-11/eb/index.php

See the second picture

Thanks. That explains it.

[TayHongSiang]

It is a fire coral alright....had one of them b4. They are categorised under LPS although they look more like SPS.

Feeds on rotifer and phytoplankton in the night.

It does not sting yr hands because it is still small. But in the natural environment they can grow as abundunt as acropora and sometimes divers get cut by rubbing against them, just like acropora.

[weesy74]

It is a fire coral alright....had one of them b4. They are categorised under LPS although they look more like SPS.

Feeds on rotifer and phytoplankton in the night.

It does not sting yr hands because it is still small. But in the natural environment they can grow as abundunt as acropora and sometimes divers get cut by rubbing against them, just like acropora.

From my research after fuel's pointer, think this is distichopora lace coral or distichopora sp.

The picture in the below link also have the same colour and looked like mine.

http://www.themarinecenter.com/corals/cora...oporalacecoral/

it is technically a Hydrocoral, and is more closely resembles "Fire coral" (Milepora) sp. These rare corals have a highly branching form and are non photosynthetic. They should be kept in dimply lit spots or in caves in the aquarium and provided with medium to strong water flow and offered supplemental feeding.