Show me your rare SPS!!

[gcarroll]

I think it could be either, but I'm leaning much more toward cyphastrea. I think those calling it a cyphastrea decadia are ID'ing it from this. Tyree may have been wrong when he ID'd it originally but once it's an "LE" you can't just go changing the name.
http://reeffarmers.com/limitedcyphastrea.htm

 

[gcarroll]

This is what he calls a echinopora mammiformis.
http://reeffarmers.com/limitedechinoporamammiformis.htm

 

[menard]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7834135#post7834135 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rav-65
How long have you had that??? Mine didn't last more than 3 weeks...

14 mo. and grows pretty good.

 

[gcarroll]

double post

 

[crypticghost]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7834170#post7834170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gcarroll
I think it could be either, but I'm leaning much more toward cyphastrea. I think those calling it a cyphastrea decadia are ID'ing it from this. Tyree may have been wrong when he ID'd it originally but once it's an "LE" you can't just go changing the name.
http://reeffarmers.com/limitedcyphastrea.htm
This is what he calls a echinopora mammiformis.
http://reeffarmers.com/limitedechinoporamammiformis.htm

Yes You are correct that is where I got me ID's from... And the mine looks more like the cyphastrea from those links, but http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species pages/144.htm looks more like it...so I think Tyree had the wrong id.

 

[crypticghost]

Does anyone have some good placement info for this coral?

ok, durr...I have two books and I just looked them up ...according to Borneman, they are actually very common in the wild...and they enjoy turbilant conditions and high light.

 

[gcarroll]

I placed mine in a very shady area and it has a nice orange color.

 

[crypticghost]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7834406#post7834406 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gcarroll
I placed mine in a very shady area and it has a nice orange color.

Shady, really? So I should move mine you think? Its directly below my 250 HQI halide..

 

[Stoney Mahony]

Tool Rocks, sweeeeet name! Only the best band ever...... Tell ya what, those are some cherry pieces if I don't say so myself! Your doin the thread right! What else you guys got hidin in there?

 

[clkwrk]

Here is my rarity....

Yellow with deep purple polyp austera

 

[crypticghost]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7836279#post7836279 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
Here is my rarity....

Yellow with deep purple polyp austera

Awesome Piece!!!! What did you pay if you do not mind me asking.

 

[clkwrk]

I stole it for 34 bucks. One of a kind frag that made its way into a LFS.

Here is a pic from october last year when I got it . It is a slow grower now that I look back . It is sitting next to the Benette yellow tort which now is huge while the other one is like it is in the first pic.

 

[Rav-65]

Wow! it's grown a fair bit!!! looking better and better!

 

[gcarroll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7834854#post7834854 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crypticghost
Shady, really? So I should move mine you think? Its directly below my 250 HQI halide..

I can't say for sure but the body of mine really lightens up in direct light light. I got it from pucci 3 years ago and it was one single polyp. His was high and under 400 watt helios but Every time I tried to move mine up it bleached.

 

[Neptune777]

My ORA "Purple Pillow"

My ORA "Purple Pillow"

I need to determine the exact species name for this piece...

And Closer up: (no those are not red bugs)...

 

[CAreefer]

Here is my C. Decadia. At the bottom of 24" tank under 400 watt Radium. Got it from Eric at FF so may be a piece of the LE.

My baby PM

CAReefer

 

[CeeGee]

does it count if you have one that hasn't turned brown? Colored SPS are very rare in my tank.

 

[Neptune777]

CAreefer: That is awesome!

 

[Rav-65]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7842443#post7842443 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
does it count if you have one that hasn't turned brown? Colored SPS are very rare in my tank.

I got one that's a walnut brown... beat dat!! LOL...

 

[kerusso316]

How about this guy....This pic is one month old ....This babby is growing like crazy.