Australian SPS

Man 90 percent of the pieces in the pic are echinatas. I also see one horrida.

I have been seeing two color morphs of the echinata though. One that is more aqua and one that is darker blue.
 
isseym328 said:
I have been seeing two color morphs of the echinata though. One that is more aqua and one that is darker blue.
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Wouldn't call it color morphs, but rather, different degrees of color loss due to shipping. Willing to bet almost all will darken up a bunch (browner or greener base) over time.

People would say the same thing about the 'Ice Fire' echinatas. I had the first frag from Aquascene and grew it into a number of large colonies. The colors varied slightly depending on location in the tank but generally they became much darker than the pale cream and blue people named the Ice Fire after. People would question my lineage because it didn't match the paradigm people had in their head.
 
That is unfortunate if it is true. Although I still think there are possibilities of diff color morphs out there, especially since we have not seen much aussie echinatas come in in the past. It's like other corals...turaki comes to mind. I have seen diff shades of blue and also green. :D
 
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agentsps do you see any differences between the ice fire and the aussie echinatas in terms of structure? I have a small piece of the ice fire and have been comparing it to my aussie colone. I don't see much difference.
 
isseym328 said:
agentsps do you see any differences between the ice fire and the aussie echinatas in terms of structure? I have a small piece of the ice fire and have been comparing it to my aussie colone. I don't see much difference.
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Yea definitely two different species coming in from Australia and both are being labeled "echinatas". One is more bushy while the other is more uniform and columnar. Been meaning to peek at my copy of Veron to ID this new species.
 
I agree, it's only a matter of time before the price will lower an some of these pieces coming in.
 
They may possibly be two different species but I have a strong feeling that they are not. Alot of different factors: location, depth of harvest, aquaculture and wild collection. Very hard to determine, nevertheless they are both gorgeous. Sidenote, the original aquascene echinata was collected from Fiji.
 
all i can say is awesome - this is the one i've been saving a spot for

- the color is cool for sure but it is that unique growth form i like. the pic in veron's "corals of australia", p 192, has always been my fav of mine

soon they will be available enough for anyone who wants one to get one
 
Leishman said:
The flood gates are open.............

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You were able to post pics even before Mr. Coral....:lol:
 
aquascene said:
They may possibly be two different species but I have a strong feeling that they are not. Alot of different factors: location, depth of harvest, aquaculture and wild collection. Very hard to determine, nevertheless they are both gorgeous. Sidenote, the original aquascene echinata was collected from Fiji.
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i agree...those factors definitely play a big role in growth and formation..and i wouldn't say they are different "species" because surely they are not..they are all echinatas but just different variants..

btw how did u get a hold of that pic Rik?...
 
Just saw this post, its funny what is 'rare' in one part of the globe is normal in the other. im in aust and we see them all the time at the LFS...nice pieces
 
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