Anyone have any nice Cyphastrea.... Show off your Cyphastrea here.

[Aj Flip]

wow these are like the montis of LPS

 

[TomRep]

My meteor shower when i first got it back in February
tom

 

[t4zalews]

my camera is my iPhone...not very professional, but here's mine

how do you make the polyps open so big? mine doesn't open like that but is growing

 

[happyface888]

Wow some nice ones, I've always thought this coral was an sps type. How does it fall under lps?

 

[undertai]

 

[LCN]

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13594300#post13594300 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ianiwane
Looks like it shifted a bit. Here is what mine looks like now.

Hate to say it, but that is gorgeous ian

:lol:

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15026808#post15026808 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by undertai

You sure this guys isnt a Leptastrea? I think I have a very similar morph

-Justin

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14824122#post14824122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by juniormc8704
Here are a couple of mine.

Jason Fox's PPE Cyphastrea

I was hoping to see that first one somewhere

All of these photos are awesome guys, may just have to consider lifting my tariff on these guys

-Justin

 

[Sheol]

Next trip to the Coral Store, I will have my eyes out for one, for sure..

Matthew

 

[happyface888]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14839471#post14839471 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyface888
Wow some nice ones, I've always thought this coral was an sps type. How does it fall under lps?

Anyone care to explain?

 

[mpoletti]

Its one of those corals that really falls in btween the general characteristics of the basic rules we use for classification. This debate has gone on and on; either way they are a nice coral specimen


Here is a recent shot of one of mine ( notice how the polyps are one singular formation)

 

[undertai]

I'm sure its not a Leptastrea. Because the polyps are all wrong for it to be Leptastrea. The second pictures is of it feeding on some left over shrimp.

 

[colorfan45]

spectacular pic mpoletti

 

[Sheol]

Well, starting with the fact those categories are very artificial to begin with. They are hobbyist terms that don't REALLY have much validity. There are plenty of LPS corals that are hard to keep. Etc., Etc...
Anyway, specifically, they are like Turbinaria. Sorta MPS if you will! LOL

Matthew

 

[Superstretch18]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15044844#post15044844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sheol
Well, starting with the fact those categories are very artificial to begin with. They are hobbyist terms that don't REALLY have much validity. There are plenty of LPS corals that are hard to keep. Etc., Etc...
Anyway, specifically, they are like Turbinaria. Sorta MPS if you will! LOL

Matthew

Took the words right out of my mouth!

Very nice pics everyone! Been eyeing these for a while and I think I just need to pull the trigger. Now to find one locally!

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15043706#post15043706 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by undertai
I'm sure its not a Leptastrea. Because the polyps are all wrong for it to be Leptastrea. The second pictures is of it feeding on some left over shrimp.

Looking at just the pic I couldnt disagree with you more, the polyps look dead on
Do you have any with them retracted?

-Justin

 

[ianiwane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15046264#post15046264 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
Looking at just the pic I couldnt disagree with you more, the polyps look dead on
Do you have any with them retracted?

-Justin

Looks like a retracted Galaxea to me. Doesn't look like a leptastrea to me.

 

[Justin74]

Okay, he says Cyph, I say Lep, and you call Galaxea!:lol:
A picture of it retracted would end this debate very fast though


-Justin

 

[kingfisher62]

Well just got mine today . Can't wait till ithe polyps open!