Acropora palmata (Elkhorn

[scubadoo2]

Has anyone sucessfully grown Acropora palmata i(Elkhorn) n their reeftank, or know of anyone who has?
I tried it many years ago, unsuccessfully, and I have not heard mention of it since.
Doug

 

[mbbuna]

im pretty sure its illegal to have that coral unless you had it before it was baned from collection. im sure some people have it but i never see it for sale

 

[kaptken]

Yup, Im pretty sure thats right Chris. Elkhorn coral has been dying off in florida and the islandsat a rapid rate.
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2006/may06/noaa06-052.html
partly from warming, ocean acidification by CO2, and runoff pollution from land and cities, and farms.
yup, heres the listing
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/esa/invertebrates.htm