A Thorny Mystery Coral

A Thorny Mystery Coral

Elongated corallites are equally matched by long polyp tentacles. Image credit: Vincent Chalias/Bali Aquarium It features a very spiky appearance given the elongated corallites of this species.It is a coral rarely (if ever) seen in the marine aquarium trade.A...
A Thorny Mystery Coral Revealed

A Thorny Mystery Coral Revealed

Here’s a look at the coral in its full glory, an image published in the current July/August 2021 issue of CORAL Magazine.. This is Galaxea longisepta, now being maricultured in Indonesia for the aquarium trade. Note that many of the polyps are retracted in this...
MYSTERY CORAL: Softball for Summer

MYSTERY CORAL: Softball for Summer

Can you identify this beautiful coral, photographed by Grant Rakowski at Lansing, Michigan-based aquarium wholesaler A&M Aquatics? Summertime is here, and that means time for softball! Veteran aquarists will have a blast trying to identify this—well, how should we...