Rare soft corals

PDR

<°)))>{
View Badges
Joined
Jul 13, 2015
Messages
3,354
Reaction score
16,952
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
So I was looking at my tank with the flow off tonight and observed this.


(sorry for the crappy vid)

The movement looks a lot like pulsing sinularia to me, but this is the ORA Fuzzy Lobo.

Do you all think they are really just the same species? It's not as pink as the pulsing sinularia I purchased from DD a couple of years ago, but idk..it looks really similar. Also, nowhere in the description is the pulsing movement mentioned.
 

tsav87

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 28, 2016
Messages
688
Reaction score
791
Location
Louisiana
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Update on the Aussie Sinularia.

It hasnt opened for months. Then, two days of dosing Red Sea Reef Energy, bam!
66EDF25C-C156-403E-BAD9-5E51478CB2EF.jpeg
 

tsav87

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 28, 2016
Messages
688
Reaction score
791
Location
Louisiana
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.
B3815A0A-22D3-4A84-94B0-3ABABB37FAF7.jpeg
 

Dr. Dendrostein

Marine fish monthly
View Badges
Joined
Nov 8, 2017
Messages
9,581
Reaction score
20,789
Location
Fullerton, California
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.
B3815A0A-22D3-4A84-94B0-3ABABB37FAF7.jpeg
WOW, Gorgeous
 

fragit

2500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 21, 2012
Messages
2,509
Reaction score
1,881
Location
Freeport
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.
B3815A0A-22D3-4A84-94B0-3ABABB37FAF7.jpeg
Love it! I will take a piece!
 

DeniseAndy

7500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 12, 2011
Messages
7,802
Reaction score
10,677
Location
Milford, Ohio
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Well, I got a shot of my pink nepthea. Still figuring out my hubby's camera, but I do not know how to do the photo editing to wipe out the blue as he does, so this will have to do. It has done wonderfully and close to doubled in extension growth.
DSC_9396.JPG
 

cristata.reef

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 20, 2017
Messages
884
Reaction score
734
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
So I was looking at my tank with the flow off tonight and observed this.


(sorry for the crappy vid)

The movement looks a lot like pulsing sinularia to me, but this is the ORA Fuzzy Lobo.

Do you all think they are really just the same species? It's not as pink as the pulsing sinularia I purchased from DD a couple of years ago, but idk..it looks really similar. Also, nowhere in the description is the pulsing movement mentioned.


No they are not the same. Soft coral species are best identified by the shape of their sclerites. However that is still cool regardless of what species it is. I know some alcyoniids are capable of doing that to remove detritus particles from their polyps but I've never seen them pulse like that
 

Mike7396

New Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 20, 2019
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
How, how can I get in touch with you for the red xenia? Text me if you can 917-406-8676
 

Dr. Dendrostein

Marine fish monthly
View Badges
Joined
Nov 8, 2017
Messages
9,581
Reaction score
20,789
Location
Fullerton, California
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
32AD287F-F427-4285-A406-E1CC892B16D7.jpeg
I picked up the stereonepthea at my LFS...sure don’t see them much anymore!
Can't believe you found that. Spoke to an individual like two months ago and he's had them anywhere from five years up to 12 years plus and the key is strong water flow, Stontium, iodine, lighting of course and little bit of feeding off and on.
That specimen you got is really beautiful. Keep us posted please and plenty of lighting

The same individual also frags them, later on, when you're ready to do that, keep me in mind I'll let you know what he told me
 

dbraun15

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 13, 2009
Messages
706
Reaction score
723
Location
Youngsville, LA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Can't believe you found that. Spoke to an individual like two months ago and he's had them anywhere from five years up to 12 years plus and the key is strong water flow, Stontium, iodine, lighting of course and little bit of feeding off and on.
That specimen you got is really beautiful. Keep us posted please and plenty of lighting

The same individual also frags them, later on, when you're ready to do that, keep me in mind I'll let you know what he told me
Thanks...Crazy...my LFS got about 10 small colonies all about this size in a shipment from Vietnam...I have it right next to my S.Gigantea which is being blasted with flow.
 

A worm with high fashion and practical utility: Have you ever kept feather dusters in your reef aquarium?

  • I currently have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 68 37.8%
  • Not currently, but I have had feather dusters in my tank in the past.

    Votes: 59 32.8%
  • I have not had feather dusters, but I hope to in the future.

    Votes: 25 13.9%
  • I have no plans to have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 28 15.6%
  • Other.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
Back
Top