Bright Orange Carnation.

[SLODEN53]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494256#post8494256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SLODEN53

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8490731#post8490731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shawnts106
That or Nepthea?



"No that isn't what I am referring to..."


How about the orange polyp coral Tubastraea sp. which are in the Cnidarian family. These are bright orange and very pretty!

Or maybe Clathria mima, an encrusting sponge species from Fiji that sometimes appears on live rock. Bright orange and pretty too.


Susie
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[Shoreliner11]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494256#post8494256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SLODEN53

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8490731#post8490731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shawnts106
That or Nepthea?
...thrive under any lighting conditions, from high intensity to complete darkness.

I just have to say that thriving is a term that probably doesn't apply to any aquarium husbandry regarding this Genus of corals. In the wild... ok...but in no means in an aquarium. I really don't think most get the scope of how little marine snow, particulate matter....whatever you want to call it, is in our tanks. It is highly unlikely most if any aquarium systems at the moment can sustain one of these corals long term. With that said, if they are sustaining, there's a long way between sustaining and thriving. These corals need a lot of food to survive, and without a dedicated tank, their long term survival is dismal. Sorry for the rant, just had to get this out there.
Aaron