Aussie Strawberry Shortcake Acropora Colony

[tannersmith2000]

Ok so after a nice long dip, thorough inspection, and acclimation...I added my Shortcake colony to my shallow tank. Initially I freaked because when I looked down into the bag it was brown but it happened to be the underside of the coral :dance:

It was definitely stressed but didn't stress as bad as I thought it would. It's gorgeous! I didn't jump on the shortcake bandwagon earlier but I pulled the trigger and got this one. It's friggin awesome! Prettiest acro I have ever owned hands down. It definitely has a tabling formation and I hope it maintains this formation.

Here's some pics. Sorry for the quality. These corals are under Kessil 360WE so the LED light gives more of a blue picture color than it appears with the naked eye.

 

[trueblackpercula]

It's nice hope it colors up for you lolike the picture.

 

[tannersmith2000]

I just looked at it before the lights turned off. Looks great. It has full PE and this thing is hairy. Largest polyps I have ever seen on a SPS coral.

 

[DSPs]

Awesome! Glad to see it shipped well!

 

[biggles]

That looks great to me, SSC are indeed hairy lol. You'll probably see lots of mesenterial filaments extended when you feed the tank too.
Well done, awesome acro score mate. :thumbsup:

 

[jroovers]

That looks great to me, SSC are indeed hairy lol. You'll probably see lots of mesenterial filaments extended when you feed the tank too.
Well done, awesome acro score mate. :thumbsup:

Is it ok to refer to you as "Mr. Strawberry Shortcake" lol? I'm sure that is a title you've been striving for for a long time...:thumbsup:

 

[xabo]

Bristol VA

Out by the Battlefield in Manassas near Blue ribbon Koi?

 

[davyboy1970]

Have you got an update for all of us jealous reefers out there, has the coral changed in colour at all?

 

[ZON]

is very dark.. perfect are when show acid yellows and pink reds..

but good piece..

 

[Mark426]

One thing I have experienced with Divers Den SPS is they arrive in great shape and I have never lost a single one. But in my tank they soon fade quite a bit until they become established, they recover over time and do beautifully. I dont think its the amount of light, I feel it might be that I run my tank at an ALK 8.0 and I have heard that Divers Den runs a high ALK at 10 or more. Not certain. Never kept me from ordering from them however. As a matter of fact I am waiting for a 10:30 delivery for two Divers Den/ORA frags today.

EDIT: I did try a maricultured monti frag from Live Aquaria once... covered in monti nudi's. I dont buy anything but aquacultured corals but had a weak moment trying to up my order for free shipping. Dumb move.

 

[rovster]

Nice. I believe there are a few different species that get labeled strawberry shortcake. The label apparently has more to do with color than actual species. The classic strawberry shortcake is a microclados which tables. There are also a few nausta that get this designation. These are the branchy ones.

 

[Grandlotus]

How much did you pay for this piece?