I made a mistake with the LPS votes...

Should I include Oulophyllia in the LPS votes?

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Time to come clean...



Anyway I just realized that I made a mistake with the LPS vote events. during the first round I forgot to include Oulophyllia, (which at the time i was unaware that it existed) and now that I realized I'm well into round 3. So I need your help, should I slip it into round 4, against acans and Acanthastrea, or should we forget about this LPS and move on?
 

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I don’t think I’ve seen one in person either; they’re probably an uncommon export. the Oulophyllia I’ve seen online are only wild colonies.
Based on genetic data, Oulophyllia shares a clade with Caulastrea, Astraeosmilia, Pectinia, and Mycedium.
 
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I don’t think I’ve seen one in person either; they’re probably an uncommon export. the Oulophyllia I’ve seen online are only wild colonies.
Based on genetic data, Oulophyllia shares a clade with Caulastrea, Astraeosmilia, Pectinia, and Mycedium.
If I do include them I was thinking of putting then against chalice. Anyway, if all goes right then I'm picking up one this week!
 

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If I do include them I was thinking of putting then against chalice. Anyway, if all goes right then I'm picking up one this week!
I think you should have split up chalices into the 4 genera (or 5/6, but Echinomorpha are rarely exported and Paraechinopora are not exported). Some chalice genera are better than others.
 
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Paraechinophyllia*
By the way, any care tips for Oulophyllia? A few years back my LFS had a colony, they say its very similar to platygyra and favia carewise, though do you know anything about aggression? Will it put out sweepers? Can i put it close to the moseleya that I'm also picking up soon?
 

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By the way, any care tips for Oulophyllia? A few years back my LFS had a colony, they say its very similar to platygyra and favia carewise, though do you know anything about aggression? Will it put out sweepers? Can i put it close to the moseleya that I'm also picking up soon?
Not sure about aggression; maybe watch it for a few days to see if any sweepers come out.
 

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