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point there are approximately 35 colonies of
the so-called Small Polyped Stony corals in my
tank.They range in size from a 2" frag to
a staghorn thicket almost 18" tall and a
circumference of nearly two feet! I have some
daughter colonies growing in proximity to their
mothers and, in one case, a granddaughter colony
whose ancestors simply outgrew the space allotted
them. |
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of my colonies were obtained from the wild. So
far though, (and knock virtual wood) I must say
I've had pretty good success with them. In fact,
several have been propagated and the frags sold
back to the LFS from which I originally purchased
the parent colony. Of course, I HAVE had a few
slight "rtn" events in the past, but
as I can be a merciless fragger when driven by
panic, they were fortunately stopped before any
major losses occurred. |
Of
the many things I am not however, one
of the most important here is a Marine Biologist.
Therefore I am not even going to begin to enter
the fray when it comes to trying to identify
species of the genus Acropora in my own or
in anyone else's tank (I try to make it a point
never to draw an opinion of something that
scientists can't even agree on the pronunciation
of). |
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So
what I've decided to do is to simply assign
each of my colonies a number. I was going to
give them each names like Fred, Nene, or Lorraine
but upon review, I concluded that was stupid.
Anyway, when I am reasonably sure of an ID,
I will include it in the image caption of that
individual coral. Otherwise, I'll leave it
up to you guys. |
| Please
do not think I'm disinterested in this topic
by the way. Quite the contrary actually. So if
any of you have what you believe to be correct
information as to the scientific name of any
coral pictured here, let me know. I plan to update
this site quite frequently. |
| Remember,
the number sequencing applies to the Acropora
genus only. Otherwise, simply click on a thumbnail
for a larger (and sometimes multiple) view of
a particular individual along with whatever info
I may have on the specimen. Click on the image
again for an even larger view. |
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