Acropora spathulata experiences?

[SDguy]

I picked this up and got it today will post some pics of it..tomorrow

Congrats! Hope it does well for you!

 

[jackson6745]

Bump this up

I just picked up two different colors of this Australian Fat Milli. Any of you guys still have these going? color?

 

[Moser]

What sort of light/ flow for these?"¦

Thanks
Mo

 

[MIKE NY]

I have mine up top directly under a 250 radium with strong alternating flow...it browned out and encrusted down, but has done nothing in over a year...it does have PE and every other coral are doing well.

 

[Moser]

Thanks Mike,

Anybody else have this coral?..

Cheers
Mo

 

[Piper27]

I love how this coral looks. So is it obvious when you see one? I would guess to Id it you look for the fat branches and what else? I saw what I thought was one at a lfs but not sure how to tell.
Also why is this coral so much more expensive than the rest?

 

[takayan]

This is one of three of A. spathulata.

 

[bogg]

Here's mine it arrived brown and is coloring back up slowly
It's gorgeous green pink with orange tips nice big polyps too
Note the yellow milli above to the right for comparison
Ime it's doing very well for me

 

[Flagswipe]

Here is mine. Hard to get a good pic as its at the very top of the tank, just fragged it for the first time in 2 years last week. Needed a chainsaw to cut a piece off

One of my favorites, often overlooked when people com over but I love this piece

 

[SDguy]

That looks more like A. papillare?

 

[dvanacker]

No, definitely spathulata. It's much more smooth than papillare. I also seen it a long time ago in person and know it came from Aussie in the classic spathulata form. It has been in his aquarium for probably close to 2 years I bet which has probably brought on a slightly different growth form.

 

[Piper27]

Anyone want to give some tips on identifying one?

 

[kipper31]

The last photo,what's the yellow thing top right.?

 

[SDguy]

No, definitely spathulata. It's much more smooth than papillare. I also seen it a long time ago in person and know it came from Aussie in the classic spathulata form. It has been in his aquarium for probably close to 2 years I bet which has probably brought on a slightly different growth form.

I wasn't even thinking of the growth form... I was looking at the coralites.... I haven't seen those sort of wrinkly coralites on a spathulata before.

 

[dvanacker]

I wasn't even thinking of the growth form... I was looking at the coralites.... I haven't seen whose sort of wrinkly coralites on a spathulata before.

That is what Im talking about. Look at wild millepora and than captive grown ones...it really affects the coralite structure. I've seen plenty of spathulata so I know what Im looking at.... of course you are welcome to disagree.

 

[SDguy]

of course you are welcome to disagree.

Thank you

 

[Flagswipe]

The last photo,what's the yellow thing top right.?

Its 24k Milli

This is oversaturated

And this is a little under, just cannot get a good pic of this one either

Front shot

Close up of the Spath

 

[Frick]

That looks more like A. papillare?

They are close. Acropora papillare will be much thicker than A. spathulata. The tips are shout and short.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0838

On the subject of Acropora spathulata being an official scientific name, I do not believe it is yet. WoRMS describes A. millepora, but not A. spathulata. yet.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207023
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist

 

[takayan]

Here is mine.

 

[Moser]

Here is mine… slowly colouring up.

I have another one which is still brown…. I'll see what it does in a few weeks time….

Mo