Anyone else lose track of their Corals names?

[Azedenkae]

So am I the only person that has just completely forgot the specific names to their corals. I feel like it something I should know but I just dont. I have some zoas, acans and blastos but just do not know the specific name of them all. Am I the only one?

I remember the ones I care about. :3

Otherwise yeah I forget it all. XD

 

[fishface NJ]

my acros I always forget what they are

 

[turbo21]

When I get corals shipped in. I take a pic of it next to the bag it came in. So I know what it looks like. Makes it way easier to tell the frags apart for sps

 

[mdb_talon]

Approximately 14 seconds after purchase. Trying to get better at tracking them. As much as i laugh at the ridiculous names they do greatly facilitate selling/trading/ and even just buying. I mean if i want rastas it is a lot easier to google "rastas for sale" than "multicolor zoanthid"

 

[JCM]

I can think of two ways to answer .....

Yes .... almost immediately, or, since i never really bother to pay attention to the silly name, nothing to forget.

Same here. I can tell you what type of coral it is, but won't remember or care that it's an "LE super sprinkles Japanese deepwater pot of gold".

 

[Daniel@R2R]

When I get corals shipped in. I take a pic of it next to the bag it came in. So I know what it looks like. Makes it way easier to tell the frags apart for sps

That's what I decided to do this time around too.

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

I've got some Duncan's ummm oh yeah and the other corals....

 

[Brady4000]

I have about 20 different zoas. I know the name of one... 6 different mushrooms and I know the name of the watermelon mushroom, and that’s only because when I was told it’s a watermelon mushroom I laughed, because it actually looks like a watermelon.

 

[LegendaryCG]

Good luck keeping track of acros that are a completely different color and shape 4 months later.

 

[thewire]

LOL..at this rate, you can start naming it yourself and call it your own! Then sell it for $500 for 0.5" frag! Rinse and repeat! That's most retailers are doing!
My gsp is now known as ultra neon GSP or hairy punk armpit!

 

[turbo21]

Good luck keeping track of acros that are a completely different color and shape 4 months later.

In my last reef I had over 60 different named acros and over 120 different named Zoas. Had no issue knowing the name of each one

 

[Jekyl]

Naming every coral is ruining the hobby IMO

 

[PeterC99]

So am I the only person that has just completely forgot the specific names to their corals. I feel like it something I should know but I just dont. I have some zoas, acans and blastos but just do not know the specific name of them all. Am I the only one?

I’m so happy to see you start this post! I’m so busy trying to get the frags dipped and into the aquarium as soon as possible that I sometimes forget to write names down.

Have started using MyReef App to begin cataloging names and pics of the corals but have long ways to go.

 

[ApoIsland]

I had a excel sheet I kept up with before I stopped keeping up with it. Now I call it by its generic name and the color it is.

I did the same thing. I had an excel sheet to track how much $ I was spending and what corals I had. Didn't take long to quit that.

 

[LegendaryCG]

I did the same thing. I had an excel sheet to track how much $ I was spending and what corals I had. Didn't take long to quit that.

Lol I don’t want to see what excel says the sum() is.

 

[LegendaryCG]

In my last reef I had over 60 different named acros and over 120 different named Zoas. Had no issue knowing the name of each one

ok meanwhile I got 6 acros today and I only vaguely know which ones those are. I guess to each their own

 

[Dkmoo]

don't forget also corals can change color morph so you gotta rename them. my oldest common "aussie " torch with green tips started showing fluorescent green streaks along the tentacles on a few new heads when i upgraded my light, so now I started calling the new heads "aussie jester" green torches =).

 

[busybits]

My daughter names them like the fish. And expects me to remember. I have corals named birthday cake. Shimmer. Autumn. Rainbow dots. She’s 7 by the way. My favorite fish is name she came up with us sushiana.

It doesn't change. My daughter is 19 and still tries to name everything in the tank. Fluffy Snickerdoodle popsicle is a winner!

 

[MichaelReefer]

The only purpose I see for naming a coral is so I can ask for a specific one that I want to buy from a vendor. I'm not really interested in how rare it is, I just buy what I like that isn't ridiculously priced.

Same. personally, I could never spend more than $100 on a coral. Sometimes I see the ones going for almost half a grand and I am shocked people would spend that.

 

[brahm]

yah, except for a rare few older ones I don't care much. I'm much more interested in scientific names. However.... the variety in the photos people are taking makes me worried that at some point I'll end up buying something I already have.