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bc-matty

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Hi there all! I have a funny dilema! I was at my local aquarium.. and they unveiled a much improved salt water reef display. The had one reef tank set up that had a type of "fungus" mushroom type coral on it. I walked into a petstore that was selling the same thing.

The petstore is about an hour drive for me, and when I arrived there the staff was very busy packing up an order. I asked for help identifying the coral but the guy was determined to work in the back. Love the stores that have a chart with 50+ names of corals and prices in the middle of 3 different tanks.

Anyhow I still want to know what it is that I saw that I loved at the aquarium and petstore.
Here is what it looks like and this description is going to be silly.

The coral thing.. looked like a mushroom but more of a fungus type that you would see growing on trees in the wild. It was light brown coloured and grew out from the rocks, creating ledges as it was very flat. It did not grow from the floor of the of the tanks.
Any idea what this is called? I am trying for hours to find a picture from retailers but I am having no luck. The petstore where I found it, has an online store... but no pics of their corals. I am going to try to attach a picture of what it looks like using a picture of the woodland type as it looks very similar to the ocean type.. silly to say I know.
 

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bc-matty

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okay I stuck the closest type pic of it. Obviously this is a woodland fungus type mushroom.. but the coral one at the aquarium and the pet store looked almost the same and grew in the same fashion. Whatever it is I seem to like and want it in my tank. So if anyone knows what it is that I saw please tell me.. and give a description of it such as care... lighting ect...

Thanks a million guys!
Matt

Oh the Aquarium I saw it at was the Vancouver Aquarium.. great Salt Water tanks.. they re-did a lot, and added a bunch of new exhibits![/b]
 
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Anonymous

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I'm pretty sure that's Montipora capricornis you're thinking of....it's an SPS coral so it's one of the more demanding corals to keep. Metal halide (or lots and lots of PCs) lighting and strong surging currents are two requirements.
 

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