Show us your corals !

Emg · 12-27-2007, 03:15 PM

Corals are some of the most colorful critters you can add to your sw tanks.......thought it would be nice to see what everyone out there has in theirs !

OK....I'll start

A few of these pics I've posted in other threads.......

Hammer corals

a couple of different types of green star polyps...wish my camera would show up the colors better....these glow green, very pretty !

protopalythoa...thanks for the ID Zanz

green zoanthids

forestal · 12-29-2007, 08:37 AM

I'll play

Turbinaria peltata

fungia and 2 baby plates(from frags)

Palythoa:

Pavona - encrusting rock:

Emg · 12-29-2007, 10:21 AM

Is that last one a gorgonian Dan ?

Nice pics BTW !

forestal · 12-29-2007, 03:46 PM

indeed it is : Plexaurella- 5 years old grown from a 3 inch frag

bit better pic of fully open and a macro shot

Emg · 12-29-2007, 07:49 PM

Nice ! Any relation to the frag you gave me ?

This one here....

daayda3 · 12-30-2007, 12:06 AM

ok.. well, here they are

i had to get rid of that "you have not posted in a few weeks" banner up in the top there again... haha
heres the vid with a FTS:
YouTube - My 24gal SW reef... UPDATED#2

and pics:

haha... not a coral

:

Slick Fork · 12-30-2007, 02:27 AM

I got a new camera for Christmas so here are some of the shots so far...

Riccordia

Hammer

Devils Hand

Candy Cane

Birds-nest

I know, he's not technically a coral but phbbbbttttttt.

Emg · 12-30-2007, 04:12 AM

Lol Slick, that's ok....we won't kick you out over the clam.....it's BEAUTIFUL ! But, no ugly clams though.....

Love those riccordias ! One of these days I'm going to have to get some of those.....

Slick Fork · 12-30-2007, 12:16 PM

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Riccordia's myself. Unfortunately for me I'm just babysitting them for a local who had a tank crash. I've got a few nice pieces that I'm sitting on out of her tank and I have them all strategically placed to encourage them to spread out and frag themselves!!!

Aussie_hippie_2 · 12-30-2007, 12:17 PM

Gonna get my new macro camera on Thursday, when that happens, I'll play

EMG, I just got a Ric, it walked away the first night, haven't seen it since. I've been looking every night in every crevice, and nothing. How do you lose a Ric in a 5.5g?!

Emg · 12-30-2007, 01:10 PM

Lol AH......I lost my orange zoas in my 29, but then I caught one of the clowns carrying around a clump of something....I glued it to the empty zoa plug...and WHALAh! There were my orange zoas ! I was so happy !

They may yet turn up for you AH.....but I have to say....gotta be hard to loose anything in a 5 !

forestal · 12-30-2007, 02:46 PM

your gorgonian is different EMG and i mistyped, mine is a Plexuara genus i think (did sclerite analysis)

and yours near as i can come is a Muricea - see this page for id info i did:
Coral ID: Gorgonian 1

nice corals y'all

Emg · 12-30-2007, 04:49 PM

Thanks Dan, they did look a bit different, but I didn't know if that was because yours is older and more mature than the one I have.

BTW....I hear you're going to be giving us a fraggin demo at the next CTARS gathering.......fantastic ! I was at the meeting tonight and picked up some type of zoanthid and a larger mat of green star polyps....I'll be taking pics and posting as soon as they open up. They're floating at the moment

forestal · 12-31-2007, 07:11 AM

the club president said he will be getting lots of corals to be fragged, dont know if they will be raffled or given away but should be fun

I will be using tile saw, and various other techniques for fragging and attaching...should be a good time

Emg · 12-31-2007, 08:44 AM

Look forward to it !

Here's a group of zoas I picked up in the santa swap yesturday......they're just beginning to peek out.....Dan, is there anything to be concerned about with that whitish coloring along the edge of these...or is that just a sign of stress ?

and....a matt of green star polyps....I'm a bit disappointed in their color, they're more brown than green..not nearly the brilliant green of some others that I have, but maybe they'll color up a bit more once they adjust...

and that little group of polyps I found floating around the tank are beginning to open up some more....nice color on these !

forestal · 12-31-2007, 03:18 PM

like the zo's - the whitish you refer to being inside the polyp? i think that is just its coloration.

and my star polyps are the super uber ones - brown only - never colored up, but they are still nice

o and have to share - mixed up some new coral recipe ala Eric Borneman's book and was able to get some strong response from my sun corals

Emg · 12-31-2007, 04:27 PM

You have SUN corals !!!

Weellll.....should you ever grow tired of them....or one or two fall off their rock and you just CAN'T find a place for em......you know...I think I could help you out buddy.....

forestal · 12-31-2007, 07:48 PM

or i can take a chisel to one

they as they grow out are going to be part of my soft coral tank i will be setting up featuring xenia, leathers, and gorgonians (converted my garage into a den, and once done, the room with the tank will be joined by another 125 and a 40

- getting there very soon, woot

Emg · 12-31-2007, 07:55 PM

Haha....giving the entire livingroom over to the hobby eh...and moving the family out into the garage too !!! NICE going !

Riverfishgirl · 01-02-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

a matt of green star polyps....I'm a bit disappointed in their color, they're more brown than green..not nearly the brilliant green of some others that I have, but maybe they'll color up a bit more once they adjust...

Mine turned brown too when I moved them from my 20g to my 50g under more light. I think either they turn brown under high light (unlikely since I've seen them bright green under halides) or they take awhile to adjust. Mine are still healthy and spreading, the older parts of the colony just aren't as bright now

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I'll take a pic and post it here, unfortunately I'm having an algae bloom from the new rock so it won't look great though.

12-27-2007, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Show us your corals ! Corals are some of the most colorful critters you can add to your sw tanks.......thought it would be nice to see what everyone out there has in theirs ! OK....I'll start A few of these pics I've posted in other threads....... Hammer corals a couple of different types of green star polyps...wish my camera would show up the colors better....these glow green, very pretty ! protopalythoa...thanks for the ID Zanz green zoanthids __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-29-2007, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	I'll play Turbinaria peltata fungia and 2 baby plates(from frags) Palythoa: Pavona - encrusting rock: __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

12-29-2007, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Is that last one a gorgonian Dan ? Nice pics BTW ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-29-2007, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	indeed it is : Plexaurella- 5 years old grown from a 3 inch frag bit better pic of fully open and a macro shot __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach Last edited by forestal : 12-29-2007 at 04:23 PM.

12-29-2007, 07:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Nice ! Any relation to the frag you gave me ? This one here.... __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-30-2007, 12:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
daayda3 ♥ My little princes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 115	ok.. well, here they are i had to get rid of that "you have not posted in a few weeks" banner up in the top there again... haha heres the vid with a FTS: YouTube - My 24gal SW reef... UPDATED#2 and pics: haha... not a coral : __________________ 24gal SW, 20gal, 10gal, 10gal, 5gal, 3gal, 2.5gal, 1/4gal

12-30-2007, 02:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Slick Fork Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wild Rose Country Posts: 278	I got a new camera for Christmas so here are some of the shots so far... Riccordia Hammer Devils Hand Candy Cane Birds-nest I know, he's not technically a coral but phbbbbttttttt.

12-30-2007, 04:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Lol Slick, that's ok....we won't kick you out over the clam.....it's BEAUTIFUL ! But, no ugly clams though..... Love those riccordias ! One of these days I'm going to have to get some of those..... __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-30-2007, 12:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Slick Fork Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wild Rose Country Posts: 278	Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Riccordia's myself. Unfortunately for me I'm just babysitting them for a local who had a tank crash. I've got a few nice pieces that I'm sitting on out of her tank and I have them all strategically placed to encourage them to spread out and frag themselves!!!

12-30-2007, 12:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	Gonna get my new macro camera on Thursday, when that happens, I'll play EMG, I just got a Ric, it walked away the first night, haven't seen it since. I've been looking every night in every crevice, and nothing. How do you lose a Ric in a 5.5g?!

12-30-2007, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Lol AH......I lost my orange zoas in my 29, but then I caught one of the clowns carrying around a clump of something....I glued it to the empty zoa plug...and WHALAh! There were my orange zoas ! I was so happy ! They may yet turn up for you AH.....but I have to say....gotta be hard to loose anything in a 5 ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-30-2007, 02:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	your gorgonian is different EMG and i mistyped, mine is a Plexuara genus i think (did sclerite analysis) and yours near as i can come is a Muricea - see this page for id info i did: Coral ID: Gorgonian 1 nice corals y'all __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

12-30-2007, 04:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Thanks Dan, they did look a bit different, but I didn't know if that was because yours is older and more mature than the one I have. BTW....I hear you're going to be giving us a fraggin demo at the next CTARS gathering.......fantastic ! I was at the meeting tonight and picked up some type of zoanthid and a larger mat of green star polyps....I'll be taking pics and posting as soon as they open up. They're floating at the moment __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-31-2007, 07:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	the club president said he will be getting lots of corals to be fragged, dont know if they will be raffled or given away but should be fun I will be using tile saw, and various other techniques for fragging and attaching...should be a good time __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

12-31-2007, 08:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Look forward to it ! Here's a group of zoas I picked up in the santa swap yesturday......they're just beginning to peek out.....Dan, is there anything to be concerned about with that whitish coloring along the edge of these...or is that just a sign of stress ? and....a matt of green star polyps....I'm a bit disappointed in their color, they're more brown than green..not nearly the brilliant green of some others that I have, but maybe they'll color up a bit more once they adjust... and that little group of polyps I found floating around the tank are beginning to open up some more....nice color on these ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-31-2007, 03:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	like the zo's - the whitish you refer to being inside the polyp? i think that is just its coloration. and my star polyps are the super uber ones - brown only - never colored up, but they are still nice o and have to share - mixed up some new coral recipe ala Eric Borneman's book and was able to get some strong response from my sun corals __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

12-31-2007, 04:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	You have SUN corals !!! Weellll.....should you ever grow tired of them....or one or two fall off their rock and you just CAN'T find a place for em......you know...I think I could help you out buddy..... __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

12-31-2007, 07:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	or i can take a chisel to one they as they grow out are going to be part of my soft coral tank i will be setting up featuring xenia, leathers, and gorgonians (converted my garage into a den, and once done, the room with the tank will be joined by another 125 and a 40 - getting there very soon, woot __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

12-31-2007, 07:55 PM	#19 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,263	Haha....giving the entire livingroom over to the hobby eh...and moving the family out into the garage too !!! NICE going ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

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