Is this a dendro?

[emilybear91]

I can't even find anything on the internet that looks quite the same. It's heads continue to grow out like branches, but it is also encrusting, spreading from it's plug and growing new heads on the rock bellow it. It was three little heads when I got it almost a year ago; now it has eight or nine. Polyp extension/inflation is huge. The transparent tentacles are covered in tiny white dots. It eats giant mouthfuls of mysis and Rods.

 

[KeishaKornbread]

Are these for sale?

 

[MMreef]

They come as hitchhikers on LR, usually from Florida, I had those before, some kind of cup coral. Google Culicia coral.

 

[emilybear91]

They come as hitchhikers on LR, usually from Florida, I had those before, some kind of cup coral. Google Culicia coral.

I don't think that's it. I looked at the pictures. In the tank that mine came from they grew into big orbs like favia, but with heads protruding off the surface.

 

[emilybear91]

Are these for sale?

It looks like it should be easy enough to frag when it grows a little more. Now that my water has been good and stable for a few months it's growing very quickly.
Maybe you have something cool to trade when the time comes.

 

[emilybear91]

Fed her brine shrimp about an hour ago. She's happy.

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[emilybear91]

From the top.

Until someone bursts my bubble, I'm glad to have at least one unique and unidentified coral.

 

[emilybear91]

Sort of like this Schizoculina fissipara. African...

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[skunkmere]

looks really cool, i would buy a frag of that.

 

[PsychedelicNano.]

I used to have some of these. This is only the second time I've seen them so I would say they are pretty rare.

 

[KeishaKornbread]

We need someone to ID these.

 

[Joe Lydon]

"Hidden cup coral"... Phyllangia americana... Hitchhiker.

 

[emilybear91]

Dam, that's it. Thanks for the ID. Just read about it some. It looks like there must be some sub-species; some look different and appear to take on varying growth forms. I can't wait to see what it grows into.

 

[KeishaKornbread]

Joe is the MAN!!!