AcanSam
New Member
Hey all let me start by saying this is in no way intended to be abrasive nor controversial in any way just looking for other opinions/insight to naming of Micro lords.
What do you think about naming of specific color patterns of these coral?Ive kept many and currently have 10+ specimens and also work at a LFS here in Arizona. I’ve dedicated copious amounts of time to learning and studying Micromussa lordhowensis and have noticed many people trying to distinguish and categorize these corals by designer names based on color variations ,but feel it’s not good for the hobby.
As many of you know these corals have one of the most profound responses to different lighting in terms of spectrum and intensity,feeding or lack of,flow,and I’d argue aminos and other trace elements. For this reason I think it’s not a good idea for anyone from wholesale all the way down to retail to add any designer name to these corals because the price may be inflated and the consumer or hobbyist aquires their “fruit loops” frag in the store that could very well be the last time it even looks that way and I would argue that it’s not even scientifically possible to keep and maintain the EXACT colors even if the parameters were identical. I think this will lead a protential let down and potentially cause one to develop skeptical feelings about keeping them in the future.
Micro lords to me are a more egalitarian coral where you don’t need to buy the most expensive named variety to have an extremely rare top 1% type of beauty.Take torch coral for example your 70 dollar neon torch will never be that gold or holy grail torch going for $800+. The beauty of these corals comes more from being a student of your tank, husbandry, feeding, flow, precise turning of your lights etc. I can’t sell you a rainbow micro lord and teach you to keep it the exact same color for years to come, but I can get you a nice healthy coral with proven success in captivity and all the insight and tools to make educated decisions when caring for them. As far as the color? That’s up to you.
I’ve gotten plain green and purple frags that have now picked up pinks and oranges, so in this case it has now been 2 different color varieties...which is the correct one?What would be the designer name? That’s up for debate and until we have a set in stone definition that is able to be replicated time and time again we shouldn’t take it upon ourselves to muddy the water. We many never be able to pinpoint precise color morphs with absolute certainty because the variability in marine ecosystems and that’s ok. The ocean is so incredibly nuanced in ways that are likely never to fully understood, and that’s ok
What do you think about naming of specific color patterns of these coral?Ive kept many and currently have 10+ specimens and also work at a LFS here in Arizona. I’ve dedicated copious amounts of time to learning and studying Micromussa lordhowensis and have noticed many people trying to distinguish and categorize these corals by designer names based on color variations ,but feel it’s not good for the hobby.
As many of you know these corals have one of the most profound responses to different lighting in terms of spectrum and intensity,feeding or lack of,flow,and I’d argue aminos and other trace elements. For this reason I think it’s not a good idea for anyone from wholesale all the way down to retail to add any designer name to these corals because the price may be inflated and the consumer or hobbyist aquires their “fruit loops” frag in the store that could very well be the last time it even looks that way and I would argue that it’s not even scientifically possible to keep and maintain the EXACT colors even if the parameters were identical. I think this will lead a protential let down and potentially cause one to develop skeptical feelings about keeping them in the future.
Micro lords to me are a more egalitarian coral where you don’t need to buy the most expensive named variety to have an extremely rare top 1% type of beauty.Take torch coral for example your 70 dollar neon torch will never be that gold or holy grail torch going for $800+. The beauty of these corals comes more from being a student of your tank, husbandry, feeding, flow, precise turning of your lights etc. I can’t sell you a rainbow micro lord and teach you to keep it the exact same color for years to come, but I can get you a nice healthy coral with proven success in captivity and all the insight and tools to make educated decisions when caring for them. As far as the color? That’s up to you.
I’ve gotten plain green and purple frags that have now picked up pinks and oranges, so in this case it has now been 2 different color varieties...which is the correct one?What would be the designer name? That’s up for debate and until we have a set in stone definition that is able to be replicated time and time again we shouldn’t take it upon ourselves to muddy the water. We many never be able to pinpoint precise color morphs with absolute certainty because the variability in marine ecosystems and that’s ok. The ocean is so incredibly nuanced in ways that are likely never to fully understood, and that’s ok
