Coral ID Please!!!!

[Wolverine57]

Hey guys, I check the coral database...zip...nada! I bought this chalice smaller than a finger nail about 4-5 months ago and now its bigger than a 50 cent coin. I would say its growing!! Just wondering if anyone seen this chalice around, and might know the name of it. Someone told me its in the watermelon family. Sorry about the pictures, but my nikon its only a 2.0 Megapixel...and not ready to spend the cash for a new camera. Colors, are yellow, green, red and orange. Appreciate your help in ID this beautiful chalice.

 

[House of Laughter]

looks like a chalice putting out it's sweepers..

House

 

[marki24]

I dont think its a mojano in the back .. looks like a bottom polyp.

 

[Wolverine57]

GUys back to the Chalice

 

[DevIouS]

I dont think its a mojano in the back .. looks like a bottom polyp.

& I don't think it's a "Bottom Polyp"......looks more like a Button Polyp.


Johnny:
Not a Watermelon.
Just a regular nice colored Chalice.

Name it after yourself.

 

[reefman]

i dont see any orange in it to be a watermelon chalice

 

[DevIouS]

i dont see any orange in it to be a watermelon chalice

Huh?

 

[reefman]

ops, i meant yellow

 

[Wolverine57]

Thanks Phil....there is yellow in several places. I need to take better pictures or burrow someone camera

 

[rfc]

I believe have the same one. It is a Yellow Eye Echinophyllia

 

[Wolverine57]

Could be. It looks like that.

Thanks.

 

[Chongpark27]

Johnny, 100% its not a watermelon. Watermelon coral got its name because the coral has a bright green colored edge with its inner surface being bright pink or red with green or yellow eyes. Ck out the watermelon thread started by grisha, u can see pics of watermelons on that thread.

 

[Wolverine57]

Thanks Chong! I kinda figured it out by looking at one of the watermelon threads, posted here.
I'm almost sure It is a Yellow Eye Echinophyllia, thanks to RFC

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Dude that is a nice piece no matter what you call it!

 

[Chongpark27]

i like the pic with its sweepers out johnny, one of my chalices only does that a night but i cant capture it on camera.

 

[crox99]

Nice chalice Johnny.