Check out these Florida Hard Corals!

[Twink_w_a_Reef]

I’ve been really busy lately but I took a few minutes today during lunch to try out my new Avast Marine Porthole in the Caribbean Reef. Let me know what you think! :D

What’s the fourth coral? I have dried out specimens in a jar I got from a science teacher. I’ve been trying to identify it.

 

[Brandon McHenry]

What’s the fourth coral? I have dried out specimens in a jar I got from a science teacher. I’ve been trying to identify it.

Oculina diffusa :D

However there are several species and they do look similar to each other but this will give you a head start!

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Man your way past an update on this tank! Let’s see these rare beauties with some more growth. Please tell the tanks still going. If so I will have to make a trip down there sometime soon.

 

[stephj03]

Is the OP who started this thread still around? If so were you at all involved in the Elkhorn breeding program that was just highlighted in the press?

CNN Exclusive: Scientists make major breakthrough in race to save Caribbean coral | CNN

Elkhorn coral once dominated the Caribbean. But, just as other vital coral ecosystems are degrading around the world, elkhorn are now rarely seen alive in the wild.

www.cnn.com

 

[LPSfanatic]

I can’t believe how far things have come over the last year! This tank has really grown into something special!

What about these zoas are they also Florida native?

 

[bluemon]

What about these zoas are they also Florida native?

Looks like it, there are some zoas native to florida, probably Zoanthus Pulchellus