Shallow water Acros, post them here!

[galleon]

How many of you are as obsessed as me?

monticulosa, gemmifera, samoensis, digitifera, humilis, etc.

Right now humilis is highest on my wish list. A good example with huge fat axial corallites.

 

[swanny]

You start!

 

[shayna123]

my 2

 

[yano]

This (Shallow) are my favorites corals....I love it!!! Not only acros...Stylos and poccis too.

Any of mines:

And from my old tank:

 

[galleon]

I love the humilis in your second photo, yano. Love those super wide axial corallites! Thanks for sharing!

 

[REEF SMAC]

I do like these acros you listed.
What exactly makes them a "shallow water" Acro?
Is that the only place they naturally grow?
Meaning they need more light maybe?

I Guess I was under the impression that pretty much any acro was a shallow water acro.

 

[yano]

I do like these acros you listed.
What exactly makes them a "shallow water" Acro?
Is that the only place they naturally grow?
Meaning they need more light maybe?

I Guess I was under the impression that pretty much any acro was a shallow water acro.

Yes, this corals grow in nature in shallow water.
This produces the typical growth form with short branches, compact and very thick (Acros humilis, gemmiferas, Pocillopora verrucosa, stylos are typical of this type corals) ... to maintain this form in the aquarium need very strong currents. Also required light strong to maintain their bright colors.

There is also acroporas typical of deeper waters, as echinata, Turaki, suharsonoi, caroliniana ... are recognized for their fine branches and little polyp, and require less flow and softer light. They are very sensitive and complicated to maintain, but if you do it you will get incredible colors more easily than others.

 

[allsps40]

What do you consider shallow water? All sps come from no deeper than about 30-50ft.

 

[grcforce327]

What do you consider shallow water?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOBqEPX6GM :lolspin:

 

[galleon]

 

[galleon]

 

[Chriskid]

yup thats shallow...lol i just ordered 4 shallow acros today. ive been quite successful in the last few years, however i do not have a part of my reef that looks as shallow as this ...lol

 

[yano]

Great images!...This is the reason that these acros are more resistant than others to changes in temperature, salinity, etc. in exchange is more difficult to maintain great color by high light and flow requirement .... just the opposite occurs in deepwater acros.

 

[glweek]

galleon: wow thats beautiful!

 

[allsps40]

Now that is shallow water. Love that pic, it is just awesome.

 

[allsps40]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOBqEPX6GM :lolspin:

Yeah that is crazy, I saw that video a while back. It is cool how corals can live for a few hours out of water at low tide like that. Coral flats as far as you can see. :dance:

 

[Piper27]

Thats it? Two people with pictures from their tank? I would post but just starting collecting these corals recently.

 

[coseal]

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this has been encrusting for about a year.. and im starting to get some upward growth on it and im happy! started as a brown $10 mrcoral frag. pic quality is nowhere near everyone else's but im trying! this is samoensis right?

 

[Jay uk]

 

[honkit]

A. sameonsis is my personal favourite of the list given by TS.

Here's my Fiji purple a.sameonsis