Pretty sure this is acan maxima

Creetin

Creetin

Limestone Cowboy.
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Got a good feeling that this is a maxima. The polyps are HUGE and very puffy. Much larger than any acan i have. It dwarfs the randy o lords i have as well by twice. The polyps are the same or a little bit larger than the old 50 cent piece.
Whatch guys and gals think?
I def dont think its a lord, That is the only other thing i can see it being. TIA

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I have some Acan Lords that get 2" across... About 50 polyps when Ecoralz was selling that 1.5 " Japanese Acan Maxima for like $699 I was gonna sell all 50 of these for the blowout price of just $499 each polyp... The colony cost me 2 arms and 2 legs after all........ Mostly Maximas are kinda like Unicorns (I know, I know some people do have them.... But those are Pure Virgins)
 
So the maxima's look more like lobo's? I have yet to see a good pic of one close up.
Guess this is just a giant acan lord, or a micro maxima. LOL;)
Heres a pic of them to the right in th epic, You can see the randy o's in the center towards the front.
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Do you guys remember the acan Atlantis and Frag Farmer had? Those were apparently Maximas.

Doc - one time Ezcorals had the orange ones that he also said were Maximas, he was selling the colony for 1K. Those are the same ones that Atlantis and Frag Farmer had.

Its funny though, everytime someone says they have a Maxima, everyone argues they its not. :)
 
I saw (in person) the maxima that Atlantis had (maybe still has), it looked very similar to what Mike has, to me neither of them looks very close to this: http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/901-1000/Species pages/911.htm

I personally don't think that they're acans, there are lots of mussa's out there. I do think they're nice though and tried to buy the Atlantis one when it first arrived, no such luck though (at the time they were calling it 'unknown lps').
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9135075#post9135075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
I saw (in person) the maxima that Atlantis had (maybe still has), it looked very similar to what Mike has, to me neither of them looks very close to this: http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/901-1000/Species pages/911.htm

I personally don't think that they're acans, there are lots of mussa's out there. I do think they're nice though and tried to buy the Atlantis one when it first arrived, no such luck though (at the time they were calling it 'unknown lps').
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Thats the one I got from Atlantis/Frag Farmer. Its cool, but I don't know if its a Maxima or not. The adult polyps are HUGE.

When I got mine it was a baby about the size of a nickel. Now its a little smaller then a silver dollar. But it hasn't taken an oval shape like adults. Its still round. Whatever type of acan it is, I love it.
 
I have some Acan Lords that get 2" across... About 50 polyps when Ecoralz was selling that 1.5 " Japanese Acan Maxima for like $699 I was gonna sell all 50 of these for the blowout price of just $499 each polyp...
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Ecoralz was NOT selling 1.5" A. maxima for $699... It was 7 heads. Also, there is a huge difference in price and shape between A. maxima and A. lord even though A. lord gets 2" in diameter.

The colony cost me 2 arms and 2 legs

This statement sounds familiar for some reason :lol:.

Happy reefing,
Adam
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9133440#post9133440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by doctor64776
........ Mostly Maximas are kinda like Unicorns (I know, I know some people do have them.... But those are Pure Virgins)
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REALLY??

All Delight has one...:D
 
I have yet to see a coral in someone's tank that warrants the name Acanthastrea maxima.

The two morphs Mike has look like two different Genus.

While I'll admit there are some unusual large polyp Mussides floating around, none look even close.

As for your piece Creetin, it's very nice, and close to the color Veron describes a maxima would be. "Colour: Green, grey or brown"
 
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