I was at the Fish Guy LFS in Michigan last week and saw a scolymia (also known as donut or meat coral) that was beyond belief..
..it had the most awesome color and sparkley pattern that I have ever seen. I agonized over getting it or passing on it for over an hour while we were there. This is going to be hard to believe, but I deliberately passed on it for a number of reasons. The biggest reason was this was a prime example of a show coral that should be seen and appreciated by many others, not kept in a tank in my house.
We left the LFS and went to eat at a restaurant on the corner of the strip mall. Needless to say, there was a lot of discussion about this scolymia and I mentioned that I would have taken it, but that it was a show piece that others should be able to appreciate. My reefer friends soon convinced me that I should get it to share pictures with everyone. Kinda hoping that someone else picked it up (and save me the trouble of making a decision), we went back to the LFS to see if it was still there.
It was still there and looking even better! I took it home with me. Here are some pictures that show how distinctive this scolymia is....it literally "sparkles". It has adapted well to my tank and is eating. I'll post some pictures of it eating later.
..it had the most awesome color and sparkley pattern that I have ever seen. I agonized over getting it or passing on it for over an hour while we were there. This is going to be hard to believe, but I deliberately passed on it for a number of reasons. The biggest reason was this was a prime example of a show coral that should be seen and appreciated by many others, not kept in a tank in my house.We left the LFS and went to eat at a restaurant on the corner of the strip mall. Needless to say, there was a lot of discussion about this scolymia and I mentioned that I would have taken it, but that it was a show piece that others should be able to appreciate. My reefer friends soon convinced me that I should get it to share pictures with everyone. Kinda hoping that someone else picked it up (and save me the trouble of making a decision), we went back to the LFS to see if it was still there.
It was still there and looking even better! I took it home with me. Here are some pictures that show how distinctive this scolymia is....it literally "sparkles". It has adapted well to my tank and is eating. I'll post some pictures of it eating later.
