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How to identify purple soft coral from petco

DrJube
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@DrJube · 2 weeks ago

Help identify this coral please. Got it from petco and now spreading it is purple and def soft coral

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ms_reefnotes's avatar @ms_reefnotes 20d

Looks like Xenia/Anthelia type!

Enormis's avatar @Enormis 20d

Yes, definitely Xenia or as my Grandson calls it… “the blinking one”

leonitus890's avatar @leonitus890 20d

Cespitularia aka Blue Xenia

DrJube's avatar @DrJube 19d
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I think you are correct. Looks exactly like this

catepdx's avatar @catepdx 20d

I keep being told Xenia/Anthelia will take over eventually- keep it segregated from any main rock work.

DrJube's avatar @DrJube 19d

Yea he is spreading on sand bed. :( will need to keep it at bay

vicz2631's avatar @vicz2631 19d

Get a yellow filter for when you take pictures

vicz2631's avatar @vicz2631 19d
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Proofy's avatar @Proofy 15d

This coral is an Octocoral belonging to the family Xeniidae,

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