Help with coral identification

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Nexarion
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Help with coral identification

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Just got back home after a short trip and my wife had a lovely surprise waiting for me in the tank. Two new coral additions caught my eye - I'm pretty sure one's a type of torch coral, while the other looks like it might be a goniopora. I'd love some help identifying them so I can give them the proper care.
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The larger one does resemble a torch, that's definitely possible. It's also possible it could be a duncan, the pic doesn't give me enough to say for sure.
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The top one looks like elegance, but I'm wondering if it's individual branches or a single skeleton.
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Gonipora and catalaphyllia seem like possibilities.
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storm9 wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:36 am The top one looks like elegance, but I'm wondering if it's individual branches or a single skeleton.
It's one skeleton.
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I'd say it's an elegance, move it low or on the sandbed with gentle currents, feed a couple times a week. They can be tough to aclimate but once they settle in, they're pretty hardy.
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storm9 wrote: Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:36 am The top one looks like elegance, but I'm wondering if it's individual branches or a single skeleton.
Appreciate the confirmation, that's exactly what I was hoping to hear.
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