"Scolymia" pics....LETS SEE EM!!!!!!!

And... here's my collection. The flame red is a new purchase and will be arriving on Thursday!
 

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Can these solymias be propagated?

People have fragged the aussies in the past, and they do succeed in getting them to live. However, it takes months if not years for it to form back into the round shape, and get all the colors back.
I think the better way to do it is for people to keep a close eye on them and see if they will brood and release babies.
 
OMG I really want those cynaria scoly things, they are wicked. Can someone tell me what they paid for one in their tank? I just bought my first 2 scoly's and I need to take a new pic but here they are! 68 and 47 bucks- can't beat that....maybe. Here they are right after being added into the tank:

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Do you guys ever feel bad that you are taking such beautiful animals out of teh ocean and decreasing their chances of longterm survival in the wild?
 
My new guy...still waiting for a feeding response though... :(

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Wow, thread flashback! I can say I actually never got a feeding response, and it started to show recession, so I returned it to the vendor for some acans :) The acans are still going strong :D
 
It get's about 8-10 inches across when fully expanded. Here's a pic with normal lighting and at a somewhat smaller size (about 6"):

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Looks just like the one I had. See my Avatar for a pic.

unfortunately a tube worm dug a hole in it's skeleton and killed it.
Was my favorite coral EVER, second being a metalic orange brain I recently lost when my tank busted a seam and splled onto the floor within 10 minutes.
 
picked this puppy up today. I love these things.
Sorry I know its a bad pic. it was with my phone.
 

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guess not

Ok I'll bite. What information do you have about these specific corals that makes you say that their purchase is harming their chances of wild survival of the species?

Or perhaps the first impression you give of someone simply trolling for an argument is the correct one?
 
i am guessing he is saying that because we have not been able to successfully aquaculture them on a scale as something like acans. or he is simply a troll.

love the scolys everybody, they are beautiful.
 
Do you guys ever feel bad that you are taking such beautiful animals out of teh ocean and decreasing their chances of longterm survival in the wild?

Seeing that you have a tank, and are a member here, I would turn the question back to you.;)
 
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