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[Reefing_addiction]

It's to purty and loves me though

Is there any point when it’s not so fluffy and maybe shows more of the skeletal structure?

 

[Goaway]

Any other smart people.

Acanthastrea pachysepta, another acan.. but very aggressive. Will eat neighbors.

 

[Goaway]

Getting very nice colors from her. Love it!!!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Acanthastrea pachysepta, another acan.. but very aggressive. Will eat neighbors.

So lobo like?

 

[Nate Chalk]

So lobo like?

Seems lobo and them get mixed up very often.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Seems lobo and them get mixed up very often.

A lot of it has to do based on skeletal structure, which is hard to tell in a live coral at a glance

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Corals of the world shows it as

Lobophyllia pachysepta​

 

[Goaway]

Corals of the world shows it as

Lobophyllia pachysepta​

Older info. As if you place this one near a true lobo, it will eat the lobo. I didnt make the name or reclassification

 

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Acanthastrea pachysepta: Your Orange Lobo is most Likely an Acan! | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Acanthastrea pachysepta is a reclassification of a coral that has stumped us for well over a decade. Formerly classified as a Lophyllia (which now includes all Symphyllia too), the majority of orange…

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[Nate Chalk]

Just winning Aunt and Uncle of the year

Brittany took the pic

 

[Nate Chalk]

Septea

So maybe I move away more from the acans idk

 

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Septea

So maybe I move away more from the acans idk

Safer near acans.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Safer near acans.

Makes sense hasn't nuked them yet. Lost my lobo to starvation pretty sure

 

[Goaway]

Makes sense hasn't nuked them yet. Lost my lobo to starvation pretty sure

I tried to pull the greens off of that piece. Glad to see shes giving you those amazing colors!

Sorry for the loss. Lobos are complicated creatures.