Ice Fire eye candy...

[SDguy]

How's the polyp extension on your echinata SDguy? I don't get much at all... it's still growing tho, I moved it down a little bit so just a tad less light and less flow

Plenty at night. Just so so during the day. Seems very content otherwise...growing/encrusting well.

 

[ViPeR_930]

My icefire colony from 3 years ago. RIP

 

[rxx2]

Here are a couple photos from today. It's grown a bit. MH hasn't come on yet.

Older pic:

Today:

 

[Jeffie]

My frag from a few years back. Eventually sold it. Probably the coral I wish I still had the most

 

[DreamMachine]

My frag from a few years back. Eventually sold it. Probably the coral I wish I still had the most

That looks more like a Hawkins than a IceFire

 

[sportzfish]

Actually looks more like a caroliana.

 

[29reef]

Actually looks more like a caroliana.

No way, you've been sniffing too much acro slime

I believe he's referring to the one behind and to the left of the "Hawkins"

 

[DreamMachine]

No way, you've been sniffing too much acro slime

I believe he's referring to the one behind and to the left of the "Hawkins"

Haha, he could be. Then again, that frag to the left doesn't look like it's a IceFire to me either, not the same coralite structure. Nice color though.

 

[seminolecpa]

Why don't you think it's a hoek? Color is funky, but polyps and coralites and growth tips look close, IMO. At least compared to one I had...

Just to add to the mix. You sure this is a hoek and not a papillare

My Alex's blue Matrix (a papillare) as a comparison (sorry for the bad pic. It is a relatively small piece and not in the best area for pics)

 

[dots]

One of my favorite pieces that I had was the Tubs Real Deal Echinata. The Blue Matrix was very close to it as well.

http://www.exoticfrags.us/corals.php?&c=147

Here are a couple older threads for your reading pleasure:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1053546&highlight=echinata

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1392010

 

[Jeffie]

That looks more like a Hawkins than a IceFire

I was talking about the frag to the left. That Hawkins looking coral was a maricultured piece. The small frag to the left was sold to me as a Aquascene enchinata from a known source about 4 years ago. Doesn't mean it actually was though

 

[29reef]

Here's a few newer photos of mine to bring this thread back.

 

[KJAhp098]

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

Here is my old colony that I propagated from for a while. I eventually lost the colony after a tank crash when I went on vacation.

 

[mdt178]

RIP. It grew from a 1/2" frag from Hector/exoticfrag.us. Fortunately I manged to saved a frag.

 

[Pallobi]

Here is mine. grown from a small frag from caddisfly.

i recently got a frag from this colony, and I am very excited about it...

 

[MIKE NY]

here's mine grown from alittle nub...

 

[sjfishguy]

I never new the ice fire was suppose to have a green body. Makes the ORA blue iris look like a lot cheaper alternative with similar structure, color, and better growth rate

 

[Acronymous]

Blue Iris is actually more expensive than the echinata nowadays. I always heard the blue iris was a slooooow grower and the the stricture is way different But I'm comparing frags not large colonies.

 

[sjfishguy]

Never saw the iris in person, just the pics of the frag remind me of frags of this. I could be totally wrong. I do know that I would take a frag of SDGuy's echinata over any of these anyday! That thing is awesome