Lokani colors lets see em!
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SPStoner
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From Veron:
Caroliniana: Colonies are thick horizontal plates composed of prostrate branches and short branchlets. Branchlets have large, usually tapering, axial and incipient axial corallites curving upwards or pointing in different directions. Radial corallites are small and pocket-like. Colour: Whitish-brown or pale blue. Similar species: Acropora granulosa, which forms thinner colonies with smaller corallites. See also A. lokani. Habitat: Upper reef slopes. Abundance: Uncommon.
Granulosa: Colonies are semi-circular horizontal plates, usually less than one metre across. Plates are composed of regularly spaced horizontal branches with short inclined branchlets composed mostly of one or more axial and incipient axial corallites. Radial corallites are small and pocket-like. Colour: Usually uniform cream, grey or pale blue (which may photograph purple), but may be other colours. Similar species: Acropora caroliniana, which has larger, usually more tapered axial and incipient axial corallites. Habitat: Most reef environments, especially reef slopes protected from wave action. Abundance: Common.
Lokani: Colonies are composed of robust horizontal main branches which usually diverge. Short upright branchlets diverge from main branches. Axial corallites and incipient axial corallites radiate from branchlets and are tubular in shape and large. Radial corallites are small and pocket shaped. Colour: Cream, brown or blue (which may photograph pink). Similar species: Acropora caroliniana has smaller corallites. See also A. granulosa. Habitat: Shallow reef environments. Abundance: Sometimes common
Znut Reefer
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Here is a pic of my 30K Lokani. Also came from "Rafael" TCN.
Great information SPStoner 
. I often wonder if people mislable A. loripes as A. granulosa. So many things to wonder about in this hobby, lol.
I wish I could get a picture of my 30k lokani but it is in a terrible spot to photograph but it is so awesome looking. I love the smooth skinned acros, especially the lokanis, echinatas, turakis, and my new colony, an Acro subglabra.
Great pictures in this thread, especially that sweet one teach put up.
. I often wonder if people mislable A. loripes as A. granulosa. So many things to wonder about in this hobby, lol. I wish I could get a picture of my 30k lokani but it is in a terrible spot to photograph but it is so awesome looking. I love the smooth skinned acros, especially the lokanis, echinatas, turakis, and my new colony, an Acro subglabra.
Great pictures in this thread, especially that sweet one teach put up.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12161850#post12161850 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by slojmn
Great information SPStoner
I wish I could get a picture of my 30k lokani but it is in a terrible spot to photograph but it is so awesome looking. I love the smooth skinned acros, especially the lokanis, echinatas, turakis, and my new colony, an Acro subglabra.
Great pictures in this thread, especially that sweet one teach put up.
I made the same mistake and posted A.elegance pictures instead. Here is one of 30K Lakoni from Foster and Smith:
My mini colony is about 4" by 4" not all that big but more than frag size, lol. I sure wish I could get a picture...I am going to try today and see if I can catch the right angle. It is growing kind of funky. I broke it off at the base by accident months and months ago when I hit it while removing one of my tunzes for a cleaning in the rockwork. I re-glued it to itself in the exact same spot, it held and encrusted back together but left this open spot in front and the branches are tabling out from the sides in the front and growing normal in the back...very strange. You'll see if I can snap a decent picture later today.
Dots, I have seen a lot of folks ask about that particular coral and I have never seen anyone post that they have it. It may be one of those lost corals that no one kept alive...or someone has it and doesn't know it, or someone has it and is holding out on us. I am hoping for the latter and one day they will post frags for sale, lol.
Dots, I have seen a lot of folks ask about that particular coral and I have never seen anyone post that they have it. It may be one of those lost corals that no one kept alive...or someone has it and doesn't know it, or someone has it and is holding out on us
. I am hoping for the latter and one day they will post frags for sale, lol.
snyder2050
In Memoriam
I'm not sure if this is a lokani
I picked up the Funk Phenomenom from Eric around Christmas time but it just never thrived in my tank and slowly faded away 
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I still can't get a decent picture of my 30k lokani and it was just frustrating me.
I have an A. elegans I picked up from Tim, tfp,. It looks so pretty in his tank...so far it is just a super slow growing frag for me, lol.
. I still can't get a decent picture of my 30k lokani and it was just frustrating me.
I have an A. elegans I picked up from Tim, tfp,. It looks so pretty in his tank...so far it is just a super slow growing frag for me, lol.
Znut Reefer
Premium Member
I agree the Funk Phenomenom does look a lot like the Tubs Starlight lokani. Not sure if it is a lokani but it looks close to one.
I got the Funk Phenomenom a few months ago, and it seems to be a slow grower at first but starting to take off under a 400 20K MH.
I got the Funk Phenomenom a few months ago, and it seems to be a slow grower at first but starting to take off under a 400 20K MH.
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