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I recently purchased a Goniopora frag from another reefer in the community, but now that I've had a chance to observe it, I'm having some doubts about its identity. I've included a few photos for your reference - the flintix9t photo shows the coral in its closed state at night. I'd appreciate any thoughts or insights you might have on this.

Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical about that being a Goniopora. I've had my fair share of misidentified corals, and this one doesn't quite add up. Looking at the photos, I'm not seeing the typical polyp structure I'd expect from a Goniopora. Can you tell me more about the seller and where they got the frag from?

My pom pom xenia colony is quite different from this, no pulsing action here either.

I'm going to take a guess here, but I think these might be clove polyps, a type of soft coral. Check out this link for comparison: https://www.google.com/search?q=clove+polyps. They seem to match what you've got.

Agree with the clove polyps ID. I've kept all three mentioned corals, and this one's a dead ringer for clove polyps. Still a nice piece, but it's got different needs than a Goniopora would.

Agreed, looks like clove polyps to me, I've dealt with them before and the pics seem to match.

These have a big difference from goniopora. For one, goniopora have a calcium carbonate skeleton, whereas clove polyps are soft corals that grow and spread in a completely different way.