What coral is this? (1 Viewer)

[julio]

Bought this as a green birdnest but now having my doubts as to what it is. Grows purple with green tips.... birdnest or some type of stylo? Thanks

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[Clownfish Chris]

ORA Bird of Paradise | Seriatopora sp. | ORA | Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

looks like a stylo to me.

 

[FarmerTy]

Purple stylo to me too.

Actually, do the branches break easily? Can you just twist with your finger and they break? If so, its a birdsnest. If not, stylo.

 

[RR-MAN]

I go with the first answer. I know it looks very similar to P. Stylo but looking at some of the branches it resembles a birdsnest.

I had the same coral for more than 5/yrs. Let me see if I can find a picture.

 

[FarmerTy]

I go with the first answer. I know it looks very similar to P. Stylo but looking at some of the branches it resembles a birdsnest.

I had the same coral for more than 5/yrs. Let me see if I can find a picture.

Yeah, I was thinking it could be either, that's why I asked about the fragile nature of branches. That's a dead giveaway as stylos are unbreakable! Haha.

 

[johntdaballa]

Looks like my purple stylo


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[julio]

Wont break easy, i always cut it


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[julio]

Just clicked on clownfish chris' link and it looks like birds of paradise. I dont know how you guys remember all these names especially the zoas


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[Reefahholic]

It looks slightly different than a stylo.

 

[Wingnut]

Here is a picture of my purple Stylo. Not a good

picture but

 

[Wingnut]

The branches on the Stylo seem to be thicker.

 

[julio]

Im still confused

 

[steveb]

Purple stylo to me too.

Actually, do the branches break easily? Can you just twist with your finger and they break? If so, its a birdsnest. If not, stylo.

Is there a small branch you can perform this test on? This will give you the most definitive answer to is it a stylophora sp. or is it a seriatopora sp. ...