Official Acanthophyllia, Cynarina, and Indophyllia show off (and appreciation) thread!

[Sherwin]

From Indo

I think I have his brother. Amazing piece.

 

[Saltyanimals]

I acquired the following which is no where the same vivid colors as yours but they seem to share the basic colors. Hoping it will color up.
Any tips?

My Indophyllia Contribution. Just the craziest looking thing ever.

 

[Sherwin]

I acquired the following which is no where the same vivid colors as yours but they seem to share the basic colors. Hoping it will color up.
Any tips?

I think yours has nicer colors than mine!! I pipette feed mine with a combination of LRS Nano and Elos Coral Feed.

 

[Saltyanimals]

That photo was from the seller. Mine arrived slightly more muted and I’m hoping just an acclimation thing and It’ll darken and color up. I’ve read very low flow and almost shaded for light which is harder to find in my higher flow SPS tank. Hopefully mine will color up like every one else on the is thread. Great photos!

 

[sdreef]

Love acanthos.

 

[MERKEY]

I acquired the following which is no where the same vivid colors as yours but they seem to share the basic colors. Hoping it will color up.
Any tips?

Very nice!

How much if you don't mind me asking?

Here's mine and the the one that I'm about to get.

 

[Saltyanimals]

Very nice!

How much if you don't mind me asking?

Here's mine and the the one that I'm about to get.

Very nice photo there.

I got mine through a trade, but I would value the trade to be around $400-500 bucks. Photoshop and "high punched" colors are very common as we know in this hobby, so I would ask for more photos of the coral. I saw the original merchant photo of mine and it doesn't look like that in my tank. However it went from merchant to reefer to me over a period of 5 weeks.. so hopefully just ticked off and hasn't had a chance to settle down and color up past several days.

I did notice it's starting to color up now that it's sitting under shade. My H5 + Radions in a SPS is a lot of light for this coral.

 

[PicassoClown04]

First Cynarina! I love this thing, it’s actually starting to turn blue green which is a relief

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Very nice!

How much if you don't mind me asking?

Here's mine and the the one that I'm about to get.

Oh my good gosh, those are all amazing! If you don't mind me asking, where are you getting the new one from? My area has ridiculously low demand for this type of coral and the local reef club is kind of in shambles right now, so I'm having trouble sourcing them. With MACNA cancelled for this year though I have some more spending money and may try and find one like this.

 

[LetItReef]

Cool thread!
Can Acantho and Cynarina be close to each other? Thanks!

 

[jdiefenbaugh]

This tank did not have good lighting, but those Acans were about dinner plate size.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Cool thread!
Can Acantho and Cynarina be close to each other? Thanks!

Beautiful piece! They can safely sit near each other, yes. Just a quick tip, Cynarinas like having their mantles supported as they grow in rocky crevices in nature. It may be a good idea to add some rubble around the base of the coral to get better spread, though it shouldn't change much of anything if you don't. Good luck with it!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

This tank did not have good lighting, but those Acans were about dinner plate size.

Oh my goodness, those are amazing! Solid reds have to be my favorite color form. It would be cool to see of this collection is still around lol

 

[LetItReef]

Beautiful piece! They can safely sit near each other, yes. Just a quick tip, Cynarinas like having their mantles supported as they grow in rocky crevices in nature. It may be a good idea to add some rubble around the base of the coral to get better spread, though it shouldn't change much of anything if you don't. Good luck with it!

Thank you!

 

[jdiefenbaugh]

Oh my goodness, those are amazing! Solid reds have to be my favorite color form. It would be cool to see of this collection is still around lol

I would imagine, they have pretty capable people taking care of them. The 6500K metal halides just didn't do them much justice, lol. This was a USF&W confiscation, someone was out a decent amount of money.

 

[Uptown_Reef_Keeper]

Indophyllia, I believe. Super pumped to have picked this up. Sold to me as a cynarina.

 

[Rickybobby]

Love the pastels of this meat head. The feeding response is insane

 

[Saltyanimals]

Indophyllia, I believe. Super pumped to have picked this up. Sold to me as a cynarina.

Yes it is an Indophyllia. Same one I have posted above. Mine is still not coloring up red, but I have a low nutrient problem and don't feed as much directly. I have also noticed it prefers lower light to darken up which is also a problem in my SPS tank. Man I don't have the right tank for these guys! lol.

 

[MERKEY]

Moved them for a moment but they looked all happy so I thought to share a pic.

 

[Saltyanimals]

Moved them for a moment but they looked all happy so I thought to share a pic.

Ahh.. looks like the acanthophyllia + cynarina can touch.