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

[Pieces of the Ocean]

 

[Saltyanimals]

What temps are folks running with these all fluffy like. Mine has never been truly happy. I struggled through this summer and water temps 80-83.

 

[PicassoClown04]

Woahhhhh <3

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Those are absolutely insane! The one in the top right is unlike any other that I've seen before, incredible! When I start my spawning project, I may have to give you guys a ring, you've got some incredible broodstock!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

What temps are folks running with these all fluffy like. Mine has never been truly happy. I struggled through this summer and water temps 80-83.

In general, they like lower temps. Mine withered at temps above eighty, and thrived at 75-73. They do their absolute best in cooler water, from my experience.

 

[FragFarm]

Check out Fragfarmcoral.com

 

[Surfandturf]

Here are a few pics of mine.

 

[Saltyanimals]

In general, they like lower temps. Mine withered at temps above eighty, and thrived at 75-73. They do their absolute best in cooler water, from my experience.

That's interesting. Makes sense since indophyllias are lower depth coral. I think I'll try the chiller route next summer for the tank and now that it's semi-winter in Houston I think I can lower the heater kick-in temp. I been keeping my tank at 78s for the mix reef and sps. Hate to change to for one more, but man it has not been happy for a while. However my meat coral is doing fine. Puffy etc. Just this indophyllia.

Anyone else share their success temp for indophyllia?

 

[Pieces of the Ocean]

That's interesting. Makes sense since indophyllias are lower depth coral. I think I'll try the chiller route next summer for the tank and now that it's semi-winter in Houston I think I can lower the heater kick-in temp. I been keeping my tank at 78s for the mix reef and sps. Hate to change to for one more, but man it has not been happy for a while. However my meat coral is doing fine. Puffy etc. Just this indophyllia.

Anyone else share their success temp for indophyllia?

They are also sensitive to high po4. Ours would lose color and deflate if po4 climbed too high.

 

[Saltyanimals]

I have sps level water which I thought was starving it with the lower nitrates hence manual dosing to get it to 2-5 with po4 under .07. The meat is is fine just this indo which is why I was thinking it may be the water temp. It looked unhappy for months and I just moved it to a quieter area with sps overhead shading it. Cooling down water by 2 degrees to see if it does better.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

bump! I'm starting to collect broodstock for my breeding project, inspire me!
(Here's the project link: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/cynarina-lacrymalis-spawning-project-setup.899403/)

 

[Kellie in CA]

Grabbed this acantho for a decent price (considering what they go for these days). When I got it home it was tiny and not too impressive, but after a couple months and a bunch of feedings, it's starting to look pretty good!

Here it is, ready to eat!

 

[Littlesquishy]

Anyone got photos of their cynarina feeding tentacles extended and acanthophyllia?

 

[jonray]

A couple of mine.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

A couple of mine.

Good gracious, that first one is incredible! I'll have to be on the lookout for more lime green ones like that!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Check out Fragfarmcoral.com

Wow!! That thing is nuts!!!

 

[jle617]

 

[Daniel@R2R]

That's a beauty!

 

[encrustingacro]

Indophyllias are actually a species of cynarina called cynarina macassarensis

 

[Hecdr34]

I have a few Acanthos