kev apsley
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Anyone keeping this new beauty??
Archohelia Rediviva
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kev apsley
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stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Kev, couple people that commented in my build thread have 'em: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1683937 (Jason wrote the article for RH mag): http://reefhobbyistmagazine.com/archives/vol_3/issue12/pages/16.htm
I've been on several waiting lists for quite some time, but they either never get to the retailer, or are D.O.A. - I'm still patiently waiting
I've been on several waiting lists for quite some time, but they either never get to the retailer, or are D.O.A. - I'm still patiently waiting
kev apsley
In Memoriam
Kev, couple people that commented in my build thread have 'em: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1683937 (Jason wrote the article for RH mag): http://reefhobbyistmagazine.com/archives/vol_3/issue12/pages/16.htm
I've been on several waiting lists for quite some time, but they either never get to the retailer, or are D.O.A. - I'm still patiently waiting
Austin... Thanks for the heads up! :beer:
yeah the article was a good one, that's what perked my interest..I'll keep a look out as well..thanks for the link
GoingPostal
Active member
I wish I had some. I had never heard of them until I saw one on Diver's Den. Hadn't read that article yet though. So it's black/white? All the pics I've seen have a bluer tint to it from lighting so I wasn't sure on true color.
kev apsley
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the pictures in reef hobbyist appear to be blue tips and cream base
dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
A LFS got some last week. I dare not to ask the price....besides I think they are not that nice looking and what is the track record of these things in captivity anway. Maybe if I was loaded....but I still wouldnt think they are that nice looking.
http://www.aquariumpros.ca/forums/showthread.php?threadid=38791
http://www.aquariumpros.ca/forums/showthread.php?threadid=38791
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Archohelia rediviva comes in different colors than the pics of what we've seen. The one's imported to DD were kind of a cream base with black coralites. The base has a blue-ish tint to them, but mostly the blue is seen from the light provided (or camera work). If you see the link above there are a couple colonies with no coloration on the polyps, same cream/white base.
IMO they're amazing corals. Feed a few times a week (as Jason described) and they're just as easy as Dendrophyllia, and grow at about the same pace, maybe a bit faster. I've heard from one person that has a colony that it hasn't grown at all in the several months he's kept one, and from another that it's growing, but slowly. Both reported that they're very easy to frag which based on skeletal structure is not surprising.
They're found in many other places besides Australia, that's just where they're being imported from for the hobby. There are Atlantic specimens off US shores, but of course, illegal to collect
Besides that fact they're surprisingly delicate shippers, especially if the shipper had been holding them for some time and didn't feed them (unlike Tubsatrea sp.). I've had a line on them several times, but every time they showed up to the retailer D.O.A., or never even made it that far.
If I could get my hands on those linked above (legally), none would be available That store is about a five hour drive for me...
IMO they're amazing corals. Feed a few times a week (as Jason described) and they're just as easy as Dendrophyllia, and grow at about the same pace, maybe a bit faster. I've heard from one person that has a colony that it hasn't grown at all in the several months he's kept one, and from another that it's growing, but slowly. Both reported that they're very easy to frag which based on skeletal structure is not surprising.
They're found in many other places besides Australia, that's just where they're being imported from for the hobby. There are Atlantic specimens off US shores, but of course, illegal to collect
Mike, unfortunately it's illegal to ship stony corals across borders without all kinds of permits (and even then...).how hard is it to ship livestock across borders?
Besides that fact they're surprisingly delicate shippers, especially if the shipper had been holding them for some time and didn't feed them (unlike Tubsatrea sp.). I've had a line on them several times, but every time they showed up to the retailer D.O.A., or never even made it that far.
If I could get my hands on those linked above (legally), none would be available
That store is about a five hour drive for me...
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rowjimmy
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+++1^^^
If anyone ever wants to frag some I'll pay/trade or both. Would love to have some of this coral...PM me.
rowjimmy
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Eight
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Nice to see some more Archo colonies starting to appear, although they still seem surprisingly rare. (I wrote that Reef Hobbyist article: http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/archives/vol_3/issue12/index.html)
My colony is doing really well. Much better now that I moved it to a darker area of my tank. Growth is very slow for me, but the colony certainly hasn't deteriorated at all.
My colony has a stark white base, black bands and 'blueish' mouths. I say blueish because it looks blue due to a combination of the black smearing into the white + some actinic reflection. Under a flash photo, the centers would really be more gray than blue. It looks like some other variations are being collected... cream, all white, etc. I'm biased but I like the white, black, blueish ones best.
My colony is doing really well. Much better now that I moved it to a darker area of my tank. Growth is very slow for me, but the colony certainly hasn't deteriorated at all.
My colony has a stark white base, black bands and 'blueish' mouths. I say blueish because it looks blue due to a combination of the black smearing into the white + some actinic reflection. Under a flash photo, the centers would really be more gray than blue. It looks like some other variations are being collected... cream, all white, etc. I'm biased but I like the white, black, blueish ones best.
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