Im Gettin An Acan!!!!

[G.SMITHII]

im gonna buy a 4 headed acan frag.

what should i look for in my selection?

what is "need to know" about acans?

anything yall can toss at me would be most greatly appreciated.

is 29.99 a decent deal?

 

[b0bby1]

depends what kind of acan it is, subchintia, enchintia, lord, etc. if it is a lord than its a good deal but if its not its just average.

 

[G.SMITHII]

what defines a lord?

 

[Echidna09]

It's just one of a few Ancanthastrea species. I think the only noticeable difference is in the skeletons.

 

[iboard2]

Make sure it's not 29.99 per polyp....

 

[G.SMITHII]

good lookin out.

that was actually my first question

 

[Duce]

Find out if it is Indo or Aussie as well....

 

[tacocat]

Re: Im Gettin An Acan!!!!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10427043#post10427043 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by G.SMITHII
what is "need to know" about acans?

They're hardy as sin. They will kill most other corals that fall on it. They grow quickly. They are easy to frag, and are tolerant of most light and current conditions.

If you like the coral, purchase it. You can't go wrong with acans.

 

[All Delight]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10427928#post10427928 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by iboard2
Make sure it's not 29.99 per polyp....

If it's a nice one it'll be way more then $30 a polyp. I've bought some awesome pieces. $200+ a polyp.

But now you should be able to find some really nice Aussies. More then $30 a polyp. But not $100's.

 

[chromafi]

Acans need gentle intermittent current, medium lighting i.e. PC/VHO and most importantly regular feeding with a variety of coral foods.

 

[chromafi]

The lord acan is much fleshier that the ecinata. Lords usually are striped, while the echinata are two toned. There is a good selection at liveaquaria.com if you want to see the difference.

 

[G.SMITHII]

well, here's the lil fella. 4 large heads and like 5 lil babies!

 

[b0bby1]

its an acanlord, nice deal.

 

[tacocat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10438775#post10438775 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chromafi
Acans need gentle intermittent current, medium lighting i.e. PC/VHO and most importantly regular feeding with a variety of coral foods.

I have mine in strong current. They get POUNDED with MH. I never feed mine. I never find my micromussa either, too much of a pain.

They're pretty tolerant sea creatures.

 

[G.SMITHII]

ive been turkey-bastin the lil guy w/ mysis and enriched brine, etc.

i really like it.

 

[tacocat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10451623#post10451623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by G.SMITHII
ive been turkey-bastin the lil guy w/ mysis and enriched brine, etc.

i really like it.

They are definitely cool and fun corals to have. I like acans only second to acros.

I'll tell you what's a fun coral to have, dendrophyllia. Those things are very fun to feed.

 

[Serioussnaps]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10436645#post10436645 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by All Delight
If it's a nice one it'll be way more then $30 a polyp. I've bought some awesome pieces. $200+ a polyp.

But now you should be able to find some really nice Aussies. More then $30 a polyp. But not $100's.

OMG....:mad2:

 

[G.SMITHII]

yea all delight's all about acans, but ive seen him post pics of his colonies.

you think that avatar is sexy. sheeezes.

when i first started RC ALL Delight just got a rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreal sweet colony from the reefermadness dude.

i think it was an acan. cause thats right about when i started to long for a lord.......

 

[extinguishfire]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10452090#post10452090 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Serioussnaps
OMG....:mad2:

Captive Reef has some that are up to $600 a polyp.