Strawberry shortcake

[Whisperer]

Thanks Neal, it was very disappointing when I first got it. I thought they made a mistake. I made a comment about it somewhere in this thread. It somehow made it and I am now happy with the purchase.
Andy, it is in the upper third of the tank, inconveniently right beneath the center brace making it hard to take a direct top-down pic. It receives a random medium flow from a vortech. I use two 250 DE MH, it is in the middle of both, approximately 8 inches from the water level.

 

[agsansoo]

Thanks for the info Whisper. Mine stills looks like your first picture, after 4 months.

 

[ryanrid]

i have a question for everyone... i recently acquired a SSC from cultivated reef and im curious... i have read somewhere that SSC's do not have long "tentacles" on their polyps... the SSC i got seem to have polyps that can extend quite a bit... like a 1/4" or maybe even a bit longer... does this affect its authenticity or stirke concern with anyone for any VALID reasons? im trying to determine if its legit or not... colors and shape appear to be correct, but i am not 100%...

plz help, ill try to get a pic up

who cares, it has the same colouration and shape... if you see something that looks and smells like dog poo on the ground do you need to taste it to authenticate it is?:spin2:

 

[Pallobi]

who cares, it has the same colouration and shape... if you see something that looks and smells like dog poo on the ground do you need to taste it to authenticate it is?:spin2:

When im paying as much as I do for this hobby, and out to obtain only certain and select species, I care, as does most everyone else here... that's like paying for a brand name and getting an imitation... I'm paying for a certain acro from Australia, I better get the correct one... thanks for the two cents

 

[ryanrid]

When im paying as much as I do for this hobby, and out to obtain only certain and select species, I care, as does most everyone else here... that's like paying for a brand name and getting an imitation... I'm paying for a certain acro from Australia, I better get the correct one... thanks for the two cents

i thought the original SSC was from ORA or LE? IF so that would be the only OG or frags from that? If i am correct with the origin (someone who knows for certain please jump in) yours would be a fake not a designer brand unless they purchased from the OE. I also thought the original may have been from bali/indonesia (also someone who knows fact correct me as i may be wrong)

WE get wild collected SSC over here is aus all the time, here are some pics of only a few that have been available in the past few weeks.

plus the dozens more in LFS, so these should not really be considered SSC but i still call them SSC.

 

[Pallobi]

Regardless, I still wana know.that the acro I got is an actual SSC as that is what I was paying for and looking for... and I still don't understand what ur trying to tell me... are u telling me the one I have is not legit? Or it is? I take.it your telling me mine is fake, But u call anything that looks close a SSC? Perhaps I'm not understanding what ur saying and everyone does? I am pretty sure ORA does not have a SSC...

 

[Whisperer]

No one really owns a patent to SSC. As long as it is the same specie and exhibits the same coloration, there should be no question. The last pic I posted above is from Mr Coral, clearly not the same coloration of the same specie. Unique Corals, if I recall correctly, implies that they have the original one.

 

[Pallobi]

yes, UC claims to have an authentic AUSSIE ssc... and there is definitely not patent on a coral name or type... but i am jus a bit convused as to what ryanrid is saying with in his posts... there are a few corals that look very similiar, but i jus wanted to be sure if that is even possible... thanks for the input guys n gals

 

[ryanrid]

I also dont understand what you are saying also lol.

what i think.

same/similar colouration and shape = SSC, i dont care about lineage etc.

regarding PE i find this can vary in every system and even placement in each system can vary it.

 

[Pallobi]

I also dont understand what you are saying also lol.

what i think.

same/similar colouration and shape = SSC, i dont care about lineage etc.

regarding PE i find this can vary in every system and even placement in each system can vary it.

Lol, guess we are confusing each other lol... I'm not concerned with the lineage as I have been trying not to get caught up in that... I've even starting jus calling my stuff the type of coral and leaving out the supposed "lineage name" on it... ie tyree, Tubbs, etc...

I jus heard that SSC does not have any long polyps, or even "tentacles", and that if they did, they were not actually SSCs... I wasn't trying to confirm a lineage, jus that I actually had this particular specie of acro... as I've seen a few post here and there saying that it was questionable... so of course I was curious

 

[ryanrid]

ha ha cool beans. I thought you were all worried about lineage.

i see a lot of these and some have very long polops and others dont and they are collected in the same spot by the same collector so go figure. They are usually not even seperate/different pieces but actually large frags of a huge piece as they very rarely come in encrusted on rock but a chunk taken of a larger piece.

I wouldnt worry about it, i am pretty sure you have a SSC, post your pic so we can have a look. would like to see it in your tile system.

BTW i agree with all your posts on the achilles primer thread too :thumbsup:

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

SSC is certainly a great looking acro but I am not too concern with trade names. A Florida orange is very, very similar to an orange from California. Sure, they are not exactly the same but are so close that it doesn't really matter. I've just seen a lot of situations like Whisperer's experience with MC where you can get acros that look great in one system and look brown in another one.

 

[dvanacker]

Of course we should not be worried about lineage when it comes to the SSC. They are still coming in wild. That means anyone can buy a colony. When is the last time you seen a pink lemonade or oregon tort come in wild? They are almost if not only available through captive grown frags. Totally different story.

Thats why I dont know why people spend just as much on these wild SSC or echinata, etc. frags. You can buy a whole large colony for $300 that would make 15 frags.......sell them for $50 and you are scoring a huge profit and you didnt have to grown it out for years.

 

[jpkrze]

One of my fav acros for sure. Needs to be kept up high to get the best colors.

 

[klepto]

I jus heard that SSC does not have any long polyps, or even "tentacles", and that if they did, they were not actually SSCs... I wasn't trying to confirm a lineage, jus that I actually had this particular specie of acro... as I've seen a few post here and there saying that it was questionable... so of course I was curious

I'm wary of any advice suggesting that polyp extension alone can be used to distinguish between Acropora. There are too many variables affecting polyp extension. In my experience, flow, lighting, placement, water chemistry, age of the coral etc. will all play a role.
Here is a LA picture of a wild Shortcake colony with great polyp extension.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+2&ddid=120950

Comparing the skeleton is the more reliable method if you are trying to ID your coral.

When you wrote "lineage", to me that refers only to the named corals. Cultured corals that have been grown out for generations in captivity and that can be traced back to the original owner, importer etc. That is my understanding of lineage. It's not just what species the coral is.

And that's my rant.

 

[Pallobi]

I'm wary of any advice suggesting that polyp extension alone can be used to distinguish between Acropora. There are too many variables affecting polyp extension. In my experience, flow, lighting, placement, water chemistry, age of the coral etc. will all play a role.
Here is a LA picture of a wild Shortcake colony with great polyp extension.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/itemdisplay.cfm?c=2733+2&ddid=120950

Comparing the skeleton is the more reliable method if you are trying to ID your coral.

When you wrote "lineage", to me that refers only to the named corals. Cultured corals that have been grown out for generations in captivity and that can be traced back to the original owner, importer etc. That is my understanding of lineage. It's not just what species the coral is.

And that's my rant.

lol well your rant is helpful...

 

[scrapz]

grew it out from a 1" frag. Really hard to capture the color with a camera, it's literally fluroscent green and pink

 

[Pallobi]

grew it out from a 1" frag. Really hard to capture the color with a camera, it's literally fluroscent green and pink

gorgeous! makes me happy

 

[Piper27]

Had to bring this one back since my tank finally stablized from the move. Not a big one but I like the color so far. Sorry the pic isn't real good.

 

[Pallobi]

great peice piper