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Old 06-14-2008, 08:08 PM   #1
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What is your favorite coral that you have in your tank?


Since it has been quiet here lately, I would like to ask what is your favorite coral in your tanks? If possible, please post a picture and give a little history of the coral. I will post mine soon, but I have to get a picture first.
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Old 06-14-2008, 09:59 PM   #2
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I don't think I can pick just one. I have a lot of favorites, but I would be most upset if I lost these three.

1. Caroliania
I like it because it's one you just don't see everyday. It has very unique growth. I got it as a small frag in Orlando a couple of years ago. Here are a few pictures of when I first got it in 2005 and some growth shots.












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Old 06-14-2008, 10:01 PM   #3
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Teach, that looks like a pic of the month coral.
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Teach, what are the other 2?
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Old 06-14-2008, 10:11 PM   #5
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2. 30,000 Leagues Lokani

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Old 06-14-2008, 10:31 PM   #6
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3. Original ORA Blue Tort

Rob had to work hard to talk me into this one. He was right.

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Old 06-14-2008, 10:48 PM   #7
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Teach, that looks like a pic of the month coral.


Scruffy beat me out that month with his awesome monti cap.
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Scruffy beat me out that month with his awesome monti cap.
Ah, well I guess we just found out who I voted for. Awesome pics, as always Teach. I hope my tank lives up to yours some day.
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Ah, well I guess we just found out who I voted for. Awesome pics, as always Teach. I hope my tank lives up to yours some day.
Chris, your tank is awesome!
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Very nice! Three excellent choices!
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Old 06-14-2008, 11:33 PM   #11
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Let's see yours Dwight.
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Old 06-14-2008, 11:50 PM   #12
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No pics. And after teach's pics and corals, I am almost scared to say my favorites are zooanthids.
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I love zoozanthids, but my regal angel eats them like candy.
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Old 06-15-2008, 02:27 PM   #14
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So far my favorite is a close tie between the 30000 leagues lokani and patricks purple mystery acro. I will take some pics when I get home. But, they are still frags at the moment.
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Old 06-16-2008, 01:06 PM   #15
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My favorite corals

First is the 30k leagues lokani. I got a frag a couple of years ago from a friend of mine. It was given to me as a fragguys lokani. I gave a few frags to club members, and now I got it back. Funny thing is I offered a frag to anyone who wanted it for almost two months. Noone seemed interested. They only seemed to want some zoanthids Good thing Teach has a good eye!

It turned out that she got a frag from him long before he started selling them from his business called "the coral nursury" or TCN. For a while there was some debate whether this was the same lokani as the 20k lokani. Actually a etailer was selling it as the 20k lokani. Well there was no "proof" so it was renamed the 30k lokani and it has stuck.



Second is Psellers purple mystery acro. Not sure of its history other than he said he got it from the old atlantis years ago as a frag a customer brought in. It has been one of the many gems in his tank. But IMHO, this is the true prize of his collection. It is rare in as much as he has only fragged it once. It is rarer still because it looks like the tyree purple monster, but better. If you were at the meeting at his house, it is the dark purple acro at the top
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