Loading ...Well, now you can do it yourself. AIMS, or Australian Institute for Marine Science, has made it much easier for you to identify your precious coral. By following this link, you will be taken to a search page where you can enter all the necessary keywords for your coral. Once the search is tabulated, you will be asked to select a potential match for your coral. The descriptions may be a bit confusing, as the terminology is not known to many.
So reference this website (or picture) before read about your coral. It will help you understand the anatomy of a species, and will make it easier for identification.
For those of you SPS freaks, thanks to StonyReef‘s suggestion, CoralSee is a useful link to ID’ing your twigs. It has a systematic approach in examining the coralite, formation, and branch thickness in narrowing your search. I am quite positive that even the freshest of novices can begin to know what they have in their tanks.
So take your time, and enjoy searching and identifying your coral. Look at the coralites, the formation, and skeletal structures for clues in successfully finding your gem.
Trained by the thirteenth ring master of the Sian Xiuang Coral Temple. Currently is apprenticing the art of Acropora shaping in the ancient tradition of Ninja Fragging. Known as the SPS hero!
Here’s another site for you, one you don’t see as often for Acropora sp. identification – you do need to know a bit about where your coral came from (geographically) to get a decent (sometimes) match, but it’s a fun site anyway:
http://www.coralsee.org/
Click on “Key to the Acropora”
Excellent link. I will amend the post and include it!
Thanks!