Anyone have hyacinthus colonies?

[twiggyb]

I was wondering if anyone had one of these cool tabling acros out there. I just picked up a piece yesterday and am looking forward to see it grow out. Any tips on light and flow this coral likes? I assume high and strong flow, but just making sure. Would love to see pics!

 

[mr. pluto]

i'll play

on bottom 34" below 400w 14k, back flow from 6100 tunze

 

[nemosworld]

Purty!

 

[Frick]

Wow, never seen a red. Very nice.

 

[twiggyb]

Nice piece, mine is a green version, looks a little yellow/brown right now, hopefully it'll color up nicely. It has a sky blue color where it is encrusting, I'll try and get a pic.

 

[SPSpirate]

The green table is a green hyacinthus.....

 

[twiggyb]

Did you guys grow them from frags or did you receive them as colonies?

 

[mr. pluto]

frag, a few years ago.

 

[Nanook]

Fast growers, love high light and flow.

 

[ryanjiang]

Isn't red planet hyacinthus ?

 

[ryanjiang]

i'll play

on bottom 34" below 400w 14k, back flow from 6100 tunze

When I saw the thread newly posted without reply yet, I was asking myself where the heck is that Mr. Pluto, is he stopping browsing RC?

Did you move the colony down? IIRC the colony was up higher.

If the picture was taken recently I can tell the color is deeper than when I saw it last time.

 

[mr. pluto]

hey, whats up Ryan, the lower it goes the richer the color if you feed um. top down pics
are the best.

 

[Frick]

Fast growers, love high light and flow.

Really? I though I just IDed one of my own and it is in the shade coloring up great and growing fast. It's new growth is teal and the old burnt piece is yellow/green. Might have to take a second look at it.

Isn't red planet hyacinthus ?

And I was wondering the same thing? Some one told me it's a milli, but that can't be right.

 

[ryanjiang]

Really? I though I just IDed one of my own and it is in the shade coloring up great and growing fast. It's new growth is teal and the old burnt piece is yellow/green. Might have to take a second look at it.



And I was wondering the same thing? Some one told me it's a milli, but that can't be right.

Def. not a Milli

 

[mr. pluto]

in my piece that i have, which is not a red planet, if
the colony is getting stronger light , it tends to lose its richer color
but grows really fast.... it still needs constant flow. the bigger one i have
has more flow & light.

 

[SPSpirate]

Did you guys grow them from frags or did you receive them as colonies?

The green hyacinthus was about the size of a silver dollar when I got it.

 

[29reef]

Fast growers, love high light and flow.

What he said.....and I started with captive grown frags, zero problems.

 

[gasman059]

By far my favorite coral/corals

By far my favorite coral/corals

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[twiggyb]

This is my hyacinthus frag I got. It has a nice sky blue rim on the new growth. Can't really see how bright it is in this pic

 

[64Ivy]