new "canvas"

[Gary Majchrzak]

Yes- Lobophyllia.
Coral growth can and usually does accelerate after fraggings (IME).
I've seen cases where a fragging puts a certain coral into a kind of torper where it stops growing, but that's rarely the case.
I'm anticipating an explosion of growth in the next few months for several reasons, among them is the northward tracking of the sun as we approach spring. Soon it will be the time of year when my aquarium gets drenched in sunlight

 

[KurtsReef]

I was thinking Lobo or Blasto...tough to tell

 

[jnarowe]

So far it seems to me that the slower growing corals like torts go into a healing process before they start sprouting, whereas other coral types seem to accelerate when fragged. I don't have enough experience to give any reasonable data yet.

And my tank is about 50% aquascaped by broken pieces. Moslty due to a maroon clown with a bad attitude. She hates most corals.

 

[nwrogers]

Gary what happened to the Bartlett's Anthias? What do you think is the best kind to get in your opinion? Thanks!

 

[nwrogers]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11827671#post11827671 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nwrogers
Gary what happened to the Bartlett's Anthias? What do you think is the best kind to get? Thanks!

 

[nwrogers]

Nevermind my posts about the Bartlett's. I found my answer a few pages back. BTW your tank is looking really nice!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks, Nate!

thanks, Nate!

this aquarium is almost two years old now

 

[jnarowe]

great growth Gary, and nice lobster!

 

[magdelan]

Your green milli is looking great!!

 

[maxxII]

Gary, the Divers Den has a Gigantea with similar color to yours...

Of course they're calling it brown...

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=37620&siteid=20

Thought you'd be interested in seeing it....

Tank looks great btw....

Nick

 

[maxxII]

Comparison between yours and theirs:

Yours

Theirs

I've seen brown Giganteas before.....thats far from brown IMO...

Nick

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks for that info Nick but I really don't care what color a vendor calls their anemones.
I do appreciate when vendors ID their livestock by species name and not just color.

and now.... back to our regularly scheduled program

 

[jnarowe]

stunning fish.

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Gary-

Do have one P. fridmani or do you keep a pair?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12062064#post12062064 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Conesus_Kid
Gary-

Do have one P. fridmani or do you keep a pair?

I had a pair. They were spawning but one of them died for some reason.
Here's a green polyp Sarcophyton that I got at the recent URS garage sale meet.
The jury is still out on whether or not my Emperor will leave this alone.

 

[amashun]

:eek2: is that a blue candycane?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

blue/peach/white it's all good

my aquarium is now a few weeks short of two years old. Here's a pic of the whole thing taken today

 

[RyanM]

Very nice Gary. Congrats on 2 years.

 

[jnarowe]

you are the man Gary. superb progress IMO.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks

thanks

here's an alternate shot showing the Emperor and a couple of Cirrhilabrus Wrasses