blue ridge coral

[monkeyman14554]

i know it might not be a true softy but always gre like one for me...i used to have a blue ridge coral that survived for years and years under 6 shop light tubes of light and a huge refuge... my guestion is i dont see them around anymore is there a reason... although this was at least 10 years ago it was the centerpiece of my aqarium and it survived everything.. anyone keeping this coral anymore ????? i would really like to use it as the centerpiece for my new aqarium as well..

 

[Hormigaquatica]

I have a colony that I've been growing out for 7 or 8 years, but I very rarely see them for sale anymore either. It's a shame; they are such cool looking corals if you give them time to grow out properly. Mine has even formed a few small islands above the water line.

 

[gflat65]

I've got a couple of colonies, too, that have been growing out for years. Sometimes, they get a notice, but most don't even give them a second look... The two colonies I have have completely different growth forms. One is very knobby, while the other is more vertical.

 

[Peppip]

i think its an endangered coral thats not allowed to be harvested anymore - and it is a very pretty coral, love the stalagmite type growth and the color

 

[mc-cro]

I got one, had it for years. there is a member on here that has a pink variety, very cool looking.

 

[alaskan84]

available as captive grown frags....pretty cool actually

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+1492+2295+2505&pcatid=2505&cmpid=13cseYY&ref=XXXX&subref=AA&CAWELAID=560925078

 

[monkeyman14554]

I saw they were for sale as captive frags thats what made me think of it.. I think they are endangered or not being collected anyway... Too bad for the oldest skeletal coral in the ocean

 

[chas84]

I read somewhere that there were only two species od Heliopora, of which one is extinct. When I got my first nano I bought two pieces of "rock" that were in fact two large colonies of Heliopora. Both regenerated and it took me a while to find somebody who could ID them.

Here are some pics, taken with my phone.

 

[gflat65]

I didn't know they were endangered. Interesting. They grow quickly.

 

[scchase]

They are not endangered

 

[Bigmike]

yeah I have a pink one, although it is more burgundy than pink, I love it, grows fast and awesome growth pattern.