Blue Clove Polyps
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jeff@zina.com
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I got mine through the local reef group, I do see these occasionally at the LFS and frag swaps. They aren't hot, new, exciting corals and I'm not sure they ship well, so you may not find them online very often. Kind of like xenia.
Jeff
Jeff
olemiss reb
Molon Labe
http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Exp...y=Coral And Invertebrates:Polyps&SortBy=Price
get the cheapest frag, these reproduce quick
Mine:
get the cheapest frag, these reproduce quick
Mine:
nightOwl
Premium Member
They start off pretty cute, but will spread very quickly. I have a nice sized rock that is almost completely covered in them. Which I frag off frequently. They reproduce on their own so be careful with them. Kalk paste can help you keep them under control but they do spread. I had them in side tank and they are now in my main display as well. Under the right lighting they are amazing and fun to photograph!
Sexy shrimp - as I've recently learned to my regret - will happily chow down on them. Just an FYI for folks who might be looking for a control for them.
aday2remmbr
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i have tons in my tank, when they are fully open they are more purpelish.
That's not the same stuff. Blue cloves aka blue snowflakes have no stalk.
saltwaterpimp
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Indeed they reproduce fast !
lcs
It's Spring!!!!!!!
I bought a small frag over a year ago and after some issues and a rescape, I thought they were a goner, there were maybe a dozen polyps left on the rock.
Last fall they finally started to take off. I really like the way they are covering the rock. They can't go too far to the left because it's too dark (I think!) and to the right is another rock, so I'm hoping I'll be able to trim them back. So far I really like them and it's neat to have something that, at least around here, you don't see much.
Please excuse my lousy picture taking skills! And the reflection.
FTS. The colony is just to the right of the green toadstool on the left side of the tank.
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Last fall they finally started to take off. I really like the way they are covering the rock. They can't go too far to the left because it's too dark (I think!) and to the right is another rock, so I'm hoping I'll be able to trim them back. So far I really like them and it's neat to have something that, at least around here, you don't see much.
Please excuse my lousy picture taking skills! And the reflection.
FTS. The colony is just to the right of the green toadstool on the left side of the tank.
Closer
seapug
Premium Member
I have a couple different varieties of these in my tank. I believe the proper scientific name is Sarcothelia or Sansibia. It is true they spread quite quickly but they are very submissive to just about every other coral and are easily removed with a toothbrush if you need to clear some ground. Much better "groundcover" for a tank than Anthelia or GSP. The blue color really is quite nice, IMO.
It's not sansibia; the stuff aday2remmbr posted is sansibia. It might be sarcothelia, it certainly looks like some of the sarcothelia photos I've seen, but the only positively identified sarcothelia I know of is endemic to hawaii and I don't know where the blue snowflakes are actually being imported from.
The only positive ID on blue snowflakes I know of is in Sprung's quick reference guide from 2000, where it's listed under the heading 'mystery soft coral' with a notation that Aderslade believes it to be an undescribed species of xeniid. The sarcothelia family was erected after publication of that book, so it doesn't rule out that possibility, but the species Sprung covers he said came from the Solomons, which would.
