"challice" pics...lets see em!

[MarLooney]

OK w/ the Blasto pics thread out there and the Acan thread becoming a forum within itself... i've been waiting for the LPS forum to open to start this one. i've recently gotten addicted to these lesser known plating/encrusting LPS. i wanna see what's out there.

by "challice" corals i mean the collective group including not only Echinopora (the original challice) but Echinophyllia, Oxypora, and Mycedium as well. if you have anything that looks like one of these... go ahead and post that too. for example Acanthastera rotundoflora would fit in this thead better than the Acan theread...

OK so i'll start things off...

here's a lil variety.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/030.jpg

[va_reefman]

Here are mine :D

First batch


http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-1.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-2.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-3.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-4.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-5.JPG

John

[va_reefman]

Second batch


http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-6.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-7.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-8.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-9.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-10.JPG

John

[va_reefman]

Third batch


http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-11.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-12.JPG

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/echino-13.JPG

That's all for now...nedd to collect some more :)

John

[mane3215]

John, your an animal man!

[va_reefman]

You haven't seen other LPS yet budy....:D

There's favia, blasto, scolymia, Cynaria...all hand picked ....hehe

John

[mane3215]

Sheesh!...Once I get a big tank, maybe I can participate in the fun!

[Gary Majchrzak]

"Blue Chalice" Echinopora lamellosa
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/511/7144129_2911.JPG

[RandyO]

I've got a few of these. I'll post my old pics for now.
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/June_2003_echinos.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/frags1-04.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/May_2003_Green_echino.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Green_Echino_frags.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Tanks_April_2003_first.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Tanks_April_2003_second.jpg

[RandyO]

http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/May_2003_red_echino.jpg
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/red_echino_frags.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/randyolszewski/images/august%202004%20013%20resize.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/randyolszewski/images/august%202004%20021%20resize.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/randyolszewski/images/august%202004%20024%20resize.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/randyolszewski/images/august%202004%20027%20resize.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/randyolszewski/images/august%202004%20047%20resize.jpg

[sschafer]

Wild Echinophyllia I got about 8 months ago. Gotta frag it sometime soon:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~sschafer/Images/echinophyllia_new.jpg


Three different Echinopora (top Blue from Birch Aquarium, left Purple, right Tyree Blue Chalice)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~sschafer/Images/Frags/echinoporas.jpg

Pictures of others at some point.

-Steve

[brahm]

here is my mini chalice ;)

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/40319echino_1_.jpg

[slave-of-rock]

where do you guys get these? ive never seen them in a LFS or in some1s tank, thsi is the first time sein them, id LOVE to get some thanks
kyle kaz

[SeanT]

These corals are wonderful.
Any care guidelines and tips you have please share.
Lighting, flow etc.

Thanks,
Sean

[ReeferMac]

JEEZE! I was gonna post a pic or two, but so far everyone else has posted pics of the same specimens (Randy, Gary, Steve and I have all insestuously been sharing Echino's up here... ;) )

But I can still take credit for bringing THIS one back from Michigan (thanks Ken). ;)

http://reef.myip.org/230/2004_07_25/640x480purple_echino.JPG

And some day I'll have a few frags of this one to share:

http://reef.myip.org/230/2004_07_25/640x480Red_noflash.JPG

Sean, you can just leave them on the bottom of the tank. They do well under a range of conditions, but get sweeper tentacles, which can kill just about anything (trust me....)

http://reef.myip.org/echno_sweepers/close.gif

(more sweeper pics here:http://reef.myip.org/echno_sweepers/ ).

(Yes Steve, you do need to frag that one soon... ;) )

- Mac

[captain7359]

Just a few that I've got from around town.
Green enchino
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Green_Enchino.jpg
Pink Enchino
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Pink_Enchino.jpg
My new orange enchino next to the green
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Orange___Green_Enchino.jpg
Then orange looks much better than in the picture I just couldn't get it to show right.
Not much too special right now but I've got you guys to try and keep up with.

[va_reefman]

Captain,

Very nice pics/pieces...looks like these are the RandyO collection?

John

[captain7359]

Originally posted by va_reefman
Captain,

Very nice pics/pieces...looks like these are the RandyO collection?

John
good eye- the green and pink are. Randy may have the orange one but i didn't get it from him.

[RandyO]

Originally posted by captain7359
good eye- the green and pink are. Randy may have the orange one but i didn't get it from him.

Not directly, but you did. :)

[RandyO]

Originally posted by va_reefman
Captain,

Very nice pics/pieces...looks like these are the RandyO collection?

John

Hey John,
After thinking about that, I can't decide it's that's lame that someone can look as these and know where they came from, or cool.

[va_reefman]

Randy,

I was guessing because the 3 color morphs above kinda originated from you at one point. Everyone seems to get 'a set' of them from you...including me :D

John

[SeanT]

Originally posted by SeanT
These corals are wonderful.
Any care guidelines and tips you have please share.
Lighting, flow etc.

Thanks,
Sean
Bueller? Bueller? ;)

[RandyO]

Originally posted by SeanT
These corals are wonderful.
Any care guidelines and tips you have please share.
Lighting, flow etc.

Thanks,
Sean

Which ones do you have or are inquiring about Sean? Echinopora, Echinophyllia, Oxypora, or Mycedium? They have different requirments. Some like a lot of light, some like shade. Some like more flow than others. But for the most part, these corals can be kept in any condition. Even very low light. They just lose some of their color.

Here's a 2 year old article on Echinophyllia.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/invert.htm

[SeanT]

Hey Randy.
I am inquiring about Echinopora.
I received some nice frags in a trade recently.
Thanks,
Sean

[brahm]

Originally posted by sschafer
Wild Echinophyllia I got about 8 months ago. Gotta frag it sometime soon:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~sschafer/Images/echinophyllia_new.jpg


Three different Echinopora (top Blue from Birch Aquarium, left Purple, right Tyree Blue Chalice)

http://www.frontiernet.net/~sschafer/Images/Frags/echinoporas.jpg

Pictures of others at some point.

-Steve


..how did you get a piece from birch.

[ReeferMac]

Originally posted by RandyO
Which ones do you have or are inquiring about Sean?

Your green and yellow E. aspera and the Orange/Pink Echinophyllia from Pets Plus.

;)

- Mac

[RandyO]

Originally posted by SeanT
Hey Randy.
I am inquiring about Echinopora.
I received some nice frags in a trade recently.
Thanks,
Sean

I keep the echinoporas I have in lower light. Shaded actually. But I have lot's of light in my tanks. I have the blue echinopora, and in brighter light, it turns cream color, instead of powder blue. I have a purple echinopora that can handle more light, but I keep it in the shade, next to the blue. I have a green eye echinopora that I tried in a brighter area. It's color also turned cream/brown, but the mouths still stayed green. I have since moved it down with the other 2 echinoporas. It has not grown as fast, like the others. All three of those Echinoporas are E. lamellosa, most likely. I have a 4th Echinopora, which I believe is E. mammiformis. I keep this one in a brighter zone, with a little more flow than the lamellosas.
The lemellosas also produce long sweeper tentacles, so be careful what you put downstream to them.

[captain7359]

the three enchinophyllia and one enchinopora i have are on the bottom and i only have 420w vho/pc and are doing fine. not a ton of growth out of the pink enchinophyllia but thats to be expected from what i've heard.

[MarLooney]

wow john, you have some really nice pieces. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif
i really like the pink w/ blue edge, bright red, light blue w/ pink mouths, green w/ pink mouths, & pink/light blue.

randy, your collections still inspires me. yours pieces are so big, and after being frag a ton of times. some day i hope my lil frags from your "chalices" grow into big colonies. with the way i frag, that's not very likely... HAHA. remember i just got a bigger tank, so there's hope yet. i know you have a bunch more... those pics are sooo old. time to bust out the camera and update us. i wonder what they look like under your new lighting. i wanna see how the pieces i sent you are doing too.

steve, your pieces aren't fair. you shouldn't be allowed to keep Echinopora that nice. LOL. it's about time you start sharing... :p i like the orange echino too. great find.

[JenDub]

va_reefman I have to give you props on your collection :D You have a purple with green eyes, is that tub's limited edition alien eye???

[va_reefman]

Thanks Marlo...I know I promised you pics a while back but didn't have time to post.

Jendub, That one came from a trade. I didn't get anything from Tub. There are few pieces in the pics that really not color up yet. They will be once they grow out a bit.

John

[SPStoner]

I just got a frag of this from tubs. He calls it "alien eye". It's my first chalice type coral, and I must say, I really like it!


This is his pic, as I can't seem to get a shot that does it justice. My frag is about 1 1/2", placed about 3 inches from the bottom in my tank.


http://www.exoticreefs.us/repository/tubs/tubs_alien_eyed_chalice-001.jpg

[JenDub]

SPStoner that's the one I am talking about. I have one of those coming to me. How is yours looking???

[SPStoner]

JenDub- DOH! I didn't even see where you had asked about that:) It's doing great so far. It's only been a few weeks, but it seems to be already growing a little. I did have to epoxy it to the rock as it kept falling from it's "perch" at night, but other than that, no issues.

[JenDub]

Right on....that's great that it is growing. I can't wait to get mine :D

[MarLooney]

i get mine friday! :D

[JenDub]

MarLooney you copycat....:p

[MarLooney]

when are you getting yours? if i get mine first (that'll be in two days)... who's copying who? :p

[JenDub]

haha, tomorrow.....take that

[MarLooney]

booo!

i better see a pic... next to your picture ID to prove it's yours. LOL!

here's my frag BTW...
http://www.reeffreak.com/alien.jpg
it looks a lot diff from Tubs' but it's supposed have come from that colony. it's actually pink w/ light blue edge & yellow mouths... looks like the underside if yellow too... pretty crazy. either way, i'm excited to get it. don't forget to provide photographic evidence to prove you get yours before me. LOL! :p

[JenDub]

It's on.....I want to use the "Alien Eye" as my avatar, I think chalice are going to be the new rave along side acans. The one above is crazy looking, I likey....I have three different types coming, I have Tubs Plastic Fantastic and Tub's Pink Eyed Pink and Blue Chalice. I will post pics when they come.

So when are you going to share with your friendly neighbor???? :D

[brahm]

i got my blue and pink piece all fragged up, (See start of thread).. I'll be bringing frags to the swap on saturday, you want to trade Jendub?

[JenDub]

ohhh tempting.....I am still unsure if I am going to the swap. Are you coming up from San Diego? If I don't go, I still would like to trade....:D

[brahm]

Yes I am, and no excuses what else better is there to do then meet and greet all the reef heads you chat w/every day!

[JenDub]

MarLooney mine didn't come today, they are coming tomorrow morning, so the race is still on.....I did get my acanthastrea lords today....pretty yummy:beer:

[Project Reef]

Here's one of mine, since - it has morphed into a real nice pastel pink color.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8980AliTankEch.JPG

[JenDub]

very nice....Project Reef

[mane3215]

Ali, that thing sucks!

[JenDub]

I have this coming to me tomorrow, what do you think mane??? I know it sucks.....
http://www.exoticreefs.us/images/erf/tubs/tubs_grn_pink_chalice-003-tmb.jpg

[mane3215]

Hahaha, looks pretty shweet...Ill take a piece thanks =).

[JenDub]

you need to share, I will.....:D

[mane3215]

I always share =P...thats how my colonies went to frags =).

[JenDub]

ahhh.... grasshopper, so much to learn!!!

[baja_01]

I had to go into the one of the poor exuses for a pet store yesterday to get some frog food, and in their LR tank, the was what looked like the skeliton to a "challice" on a chunck of rock, but it didn't look alive.

Too bad, it was about 4" in diameter.

[RandyO]

Originally posted by mane3215
Ali, that thing sucks!

ROTFLMAO! Come on now Chris.

Ali, good to hear from you. Is that the pink from Tubs?

[mane3215]

Originally posted by RandyO
ROTFLMAO! Come on now Chris.

Ali, good to hear from you. Is that the pink from Tubs?

Hehehe, Ali knows I'm just busting him hehehe........thats my homie. I think I got a piece of that one, is that the one Ali meister?

[kayl]

holy crap! This stuff is awesome! Where do you guys get it?

[brahm]

same place we get our acans ;)

[kayl]

brahm, you're in CA, when I was out there, you guys had EVERYTHING... :-P

[brahm]

yea..thats slowly going to start changing..

[kayl]

hopefully not before my next visit!

[brahm]

....well it will be better for you.. Alot of the wholesalers are starting to cave into the pressure of out of state stores complaining about sd getting the cream of the crop..

[JenDub]

My new baby.....
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276PA220319__Custom_.JPG

[Project Reef]

Nice corals guys! Jen send me a PM if you want that coral you PM'd me about, I might want a few things from him myself, we might be able to split shipping.


Chris, good news, I've corresponded with R.C. Staff and sometime during this week your username will be changed from mane3215 to TootsieMuffinBreath (all one word).

All of Chris' reefer friends, please take note and adjust your buddy list accordindly.

[brahm]

no no no it's the Acan Swami. not tootsiemuffinbreath

[mane3215]

Originally posted by JenDub
My new baby.....
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276PA220319__Custom_.JPG

Thats sweet!



Ali.....are you serious? Do you know how many rquests for hick changes I have put in? Dude I have been going for that forever...YOU DA MAN!

[JenDub]

:lol:

[RandyO]

Jen,
Your new piece looks great.

You guys are too funny. Especially you TootsieMuffinBreath

[JenDub]

oopppps almost forgot this one...enjoy :D
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276PA220325__Custom_.JPG

[MarLooney]

nice jen... i got two news one also.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/067.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/068.jpg

[MarLooney]

also... i took a pic of the new red echino frag i just put in the nano next the pink one in there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/069.jpg

[JenDub]

those are sick marlooney.....:eek1:
I really like the red one, how much did they cost?

[MarLooney]

cost?

no cost. the two i got today came from trades. the pink & red are frags i put in my friend's tank fragged from my own pieces... which i didn't pay for.

"Interests: Coral propagation"... me too ;)

[mane3215]

Originally posted by RandyO
Jen,
Your new piece looks great.

You guys are too funny. Especially you TootsieMuffinBreath

It sounds so cute when you type it :D

[mane3215]

Marlon, that first one you posted up there is insane dude! pink with yellow mouths and blue rim? Mmmmm, me wants!

[MarLooney]

Originally posted by mane3215
Marlon, that first one you posted up there is insane dude! pink with yellow mouths and blue rim? Mmmmm, me wants!

oh yeah... and lime green on the underside of the rim. i could hardly believe it myself. :eek:

[mane3215]

Thats it man....rub it in...its cool =).

[va_reefman]

Psssh! It will change color in your tank anyway. It better off in my tank :D

[MarLooney]

LOL...

John, you probably have this chalice, but it's lost in the dozen or so other chalice-type corals you got.

[va_reefman]

hehe...I don't know until I put your piece in there for better comparision :D

[mane3215]

Acan wolf converted to chalice woof....sheesh =).

[va_reefman]

I have been collecting chalice for a while now bro...I was just quitely doing it while ya all out hunting for acans :D

[mane3215]

Ahhhh, a wolf in sheeps clothing =).

There are a few pieces I need to get a hold of. The one marlooney just posted, johns aliens eyes, and like one or two others. Other then that, luckily they arent top on my list =P.

[MarLooney]

john's just into everything. i bet he's got something unexpected like an amazing star polyp collection we don't know about w/ half a dozen types we've never seen. :D

here are some of my chalice-type corals...

Lavendar Oxypora sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/059.jpg

Lavendar w/ Pink Mouths Oxypora sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/060.jpg

Green Acanthastrea rotundoflora
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/061.jpg

Green Echinophyllia aspera
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/062.jpg

Red & Bright Pink Echinophyllia aspera *before fragging
(like the two in the nano... last pic on page 3)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/063.jpg

i'll be bringing frags of the Lavendar Oxy & Pink Echino to the Enino swap (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=444455) in a few weeks.

[JenDub]

marlooney you can give them to me and save the trouble of bringing them all the way to the frag swap, setting up, talking to people that seem interested and not knowing what they are getting.........;)
I will make it easy and painless!!!

[va_reefman]

haha...none of that star polyps stuff but I do have a few rare SPS, and a few cool/colorful favias in my 180g if that counts....:)

Chris,

You still remember my promise about these chalice :)...well...you know you can use that ticket when the time come :D

[mane3215]

Originally posted by va_reefman
haha...none of that star polyps stuff but I do have a few rare SPS, and a few cool/colorful favias in my 180g if that counts....:)

Chris,

You still remember my promise about these chalice :)...well...you know you can use that ticket when the time come :D

Hehe, yeah, I remember =)...shweeeet!

[milhouse74]

OK all, what are these things? What names do they go by, and what sci names? I want some..... want some.....WANT SOME.....

[JenDub]

let's not have a hissy fit.....they are called Echinophyllia, echinopora, oxypora, "challice", "hedgehog coral", money in the bank......whatever you call it, they are pretty cool.

[MarLooney]

looks more like a Mycedium IMO.
http://www.reefermadness.us/images/RMD10220080.jpg
lemme know what you guys think.

[JenDub]

it looks like to me that reefermadness needs to let that piece color up before they sell it, but I know someone will buy it.....they always do

[va_reefman]

IMO, not a good piece to start with. I'd rather spend the same amount of money on a much more colorful frag of other echino.

[kayl]

Check out this piece: Click (http://www.reefermadness.us/RMD09200124.htm)

[RandyO]

I think that piece has great potential. I think it is an echinophyllia. The hot pink one I have was brown when it came in too. I think that could turn into a pink, or red. But I know one thing. I've never seen a brown Echinophyllia that was in captivity for a while. They always turn into something.

[mane3215]

http://www.cvreefers.org/modules/gallery/albums/album12/enchinosa.sized.jpg

[MarLooney]

very nice! new or you've had those? i'll take a frag of each. ;)

[mane3215]

Thanks, I have had these for some time now. The red is from Randy, the blue from another reefer. I did just get two others a small one from Tyree and one from John, I have had them a few months. I need to get some shots of them.

Frags are coming your way =).

[ReeferMac]

That blue one is killer!

- Mac

[mane3215]

Originally posted by ReeferMac
That blue one is killer!

- Mac

Thanks Mac!

[captain7359]

Not sure if this is a mycedium yet or not but i picked it up because it has neon green mouths and i'm hoping it colors up nice.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Mycedium_2.jpg

[MarLooney]

WTH... i don't see any mouths. that piece is weird... and weird is good. ;)

[downset]

Here is a night shot of my Orange echino from Randy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/31383orange.JPG

[mane3215]

Originally posted by MarLooney
WTH... i don't see any mouths. that piece is weird... and weird is good. ;)

heheh, werd. Looks like it will be a mycedium!

[mane3215]

Originally posted by downset
Here is a night shot of my Orange echino from Randy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/31383orange.JPG

Nice shot holmes!

[downset]

Those sweeper are NASTY!! anyone that has this coral watch out!
they can kill about anything

[va_reefman]

Chris, remember the micro I brought you? One side of it was stung by this baby a month ealier. IT's nasty man.

[mane3215]

Hehehe, dag man....look I have plenty of room here, bring me your acan/micro collection, I dont want anything else to happen to your chit holmes!

[va_reefman]

Ok guy...You have to show me some thing if you are an acan head...

I spend all afternoon to re-create this thing from the thread in the main forum...I am pretty happy with how it comes out...here it is almost like the other one...

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/dori.JPG

John

[RandyO]

Originally posted by downset
Here is a night shot of my Orange echino from Randy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/31383orange.JPG

Wow Jeremy,
He must be p ****sed off at something in the tank. Or just hungry. My mother echino does not do that at night. If it did I'd be in trouble, since I crowd it.

[downset]

Really Randy it does that every night!!!!
i wonder if it comes from being a 3rd or 4th gen frag!, the "pink" does this as well,although its sweepers arent as long,but the frag isnt nearly as big.
take a pic at night when the sweeper are out on youre colony for me so i can compare

[Dr.King]

Well I'm late to the thread but here are my three chalices. some say echinos, and some say maybe an Oxypora or two. I'm about ready to start up my LPS frag tank. I think I will be fraggin gup these three soon.



http://www.zoosrus.com/photopost/data/500/11green_echinophylia-med.JPG

http://www.zoosrus.com/photopost/data/500/11psychadelic_echinophylia-med.jpg

http://www.zoosrus.com/photopost/data/500/11blue_echinophylia-med.JPG

[Dr.King]

And this is what happens when you don't respect the reach of the sweepers. The Ricordia never had a chance.

http://www.zoosrus.com/photopost/data/500/11ricordia-death-med.JPG

http://www.zoosrus.com/photopost/data/500/11echino-vs-ricordia-med.JPG

[slave-of-rock]

nice pic!, i love that last one

[RandyO]

Paige,
I've had the same thing happen with ricordea. The echinophyllia just dissolved them.
BTW, is that Pink from me? It's hard to keep track these days.

[Dr.King]

Randy the pink Echino colony is actually about 7" in diameter. I have a 2" frag I bought from you but I didn't photgraph it since its just a smaller version of the larger colony.

[MarLooney]

that's pink? nice pics. these sure do kiss @$$. i've got mine kinda close to some corals right now. when i set up my new tank i'll be sure to give 'em some space.

check this one out on Ebaby. :D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46308&item=4336278886&rd=1

[RandyO]

Originally posted by MarLooney

check this one out on Ebay. :D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46308&item=4336278886&rd=1

In my experience, I wouldn't recommend sending out a fresh cut frag. Too risky. A couple weeks is worth the wait.

[JenDub]

Here is my alien eye with new heads, it is finally starting to color up...
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276PB100386__Custom_.JPG

[brahm]

are you sure thats.. your alien eye.. it really looks like MY alien eye.. hint hint.. nudge nudge.. ship ship..

[JenDub]

I bought this off of Tubs (John S.), brahm I don't think I have bought anything from you but I might have something tomorrow you might want.....(the wheels spin).

[brahm]

i have other enchinos i can trade you.. I have frags of my Blue and pink eyes one.

[JenDub]

You don't have an alien eye??? I thought you did...I have three right now that are up for trade but I need to wait till they get a tad bigger. If you want, I can save a frag for you.

[brahm]

i can cut you an equal sized piece.. as long as it's got a polyp.. i don't really care it will grow.

[JenDub]

Let me think about it....I have not hacked into this one so I am a little shakey.....I will pm you tomorrow, if that is cool???:D

[brahm]

as cool, as your little 3 eyed futurama guy.

[mane3215]

Originally posted by JenDub
I bought this off of Tubs (John S.), brahm I don't think I have bought anything from you but I might have something tomorrow you might want.....(the wheels spin).


Heheh, that went right over your head me thinks =P. Send it to me while your at it =P.

[JenDub]

chris are you talking about my head or brahms head???

[mane3215]

That would be your head =P.

[JenDub]

Originally posted by brahm
hint hint.. nudge nudge.. ship ship..

dude...I am retarded, I get it...:p I think I have been in the saltwater to much. And Chris you can't have any, your tank is full.....you can start reducing the acan load to me and then maybe I will think about it...sounds like a deal???:D

[mane3215]

I am =)...I am reducing it to my 60g prop tank =)....so do we have a deal now? Heheh....

BTW, your not retarded =), just a bit slow at times hehe.

[Jus Reefin]

What is a good price for a 8 inch round Bright Red colony? My LFS owner thinks it is a red brain. I offered him $50 and he is mulling it over.

[mane3215]

I would say for bright red 50 is an absolute killer deal/steal.

[Jus Reefin]

Thanks Chris. That's what I thought considering some were going for $50 a frag

[JenDub]

$50 is a good deal

[brahm]

no it's crap, buy it for 50 and send it to me for 60 thats a good deal! you make 10 bucks! WOWZER!

[MarLooney]

that's a steal. do it! score one for the team.

Jen, you've got mail.

[Jus Reefin]

Originally posted by brahm
no it's crap, buy it for 50 and send it to me for 60 thats a good deal! you make 10 bucks! WOWZER!

Sure no problem, as soon as you send me a Lord frag or 2

[rockdr]

Does this guy belong in this thread?


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/37922myced__Small___2_.JPG

not the best pic- sorry!

[RandyO]

Originally posted by rockdr
Does this guy belong in this thread?


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/37922myced__Small___2_.JPG

not the best pic- sorry!

That is a Mycedium. It's not usually referred to as a chalice, but is still a member of the Pectiniidae family. This is the same family some of the other "chalices" are found, including Echinophyllia and Oxypora. A true chalice, IMO is an Echinopora, which is a member of the Faviidae Family. To be fair, the word "chalice" is just a fancy word for cup.
Main Entry: chal·ice
Pronunciation: 'cha-l&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx
Date: 14th century
1 : a drinking cup : GOBLET; especially : the eucharistic cup
2 : the cup-shaped interior of a flower

So Mycedium would be best described as a chalice, since it's the only one that really cups.

[brahm]

..there are sooo many diffrent types of echinoporas though.. i can't tell between those, some oxypora, and some mycediums

[ReeferMac]

Is that the source of the "Chalice" name, the cup-like shape they grow to? I guess I'd have to agree, as Echinophyllia tends to plate out, rather than grow upwards in whorls or cups.
Hehe, I haven't let one of my pieces of Echinopora get big enough to do that before I fragged it back, so I'll have to take your word on it Randy. ;)

- Mac

[Gary Majchrzak]

Jeez, you guys are up early....
Here's my green Echinophyllia taken several months ago. This coral is getting 'out of control' big right now. I've placed this green one over a big field of brown star polyps to let smother 'em .... something these corals are able to do quite well!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/7144123_2378.JPG

[mane3215]

Sweet piece Gary!

[rockdr]

thanks for the info RandyO. I thought it was a Mycedium.aka elephant nose coral. Guess I nee to rerea Borenman again and learn about these other species! :-)

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
Jeez, you guys are up early....


More like up late.:o

[Gary Majchrzak]

We're on reverse lighting schedules, Randy! Well, good morning now. Here's one for ya'll: what is it? Total size of the piece is 4" diameter. Each polyp is very large. I've never seen another coral like this before.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/7144143_4303_1_.jpg

[mane3215]

Not sure, pretty interesting. Send it on down here for a closer look. :D

[brahm]

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
We're on reverse lighting schedules, Randy! Well, good morning now. Here's one for ya'll: what is it? Total size of the piece is 4" diameter. Each polyp is very large. I've never seen another coral like this before.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/7144143_4303_1_.jpg

nice i've s een em before starts with an Sc something.. usally brown.

[Gary Majchrzak]

This isn't a Scolymia, and I don't know of many other corals starting with "Sc"...:confused:

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
We're on reverse lighting schedules, Randy! Well, good morning now. Here's one for ya'll: what is it? Total size of the piece is 4" diameter. Each polyp is very large. I've never seen another coral like this before.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/7144143_4303_1_.jpg

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/301-400/Large/340-07.jpg

That's my guess.

[Gary Majchrzak]

I give up- what's the coral in your pic, Randy...
a type of Echinophyllia ?

[mane3215]

Randy, you tease you!

[yoshiod9]

here's a pic of my gf's lilac and raspberry mouthed chalice. a great find at one of our lfs!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=67070

[JenDub]

that looks like an oxypora....I wonder???

[MarLooney]

it sure does. nice piece. it's like the darker version of my lavendar w/ pink mouths oxy. wanna trade? :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/060.jpg

[JenDub]

I likey.....

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak
I give up- what's the coral in your pic, Randy...
a type of Echinophyllia ?

Sorry to leave you hanging Gary. I'll give you a hint. It's in the Mussidae Family. Same as Acanthastrea.

OK, it's a Scolymia vitiensis.
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/301-400/Species%20pages/340.htm

[Gary Majchrzak]

Verry interesting. Thanks for the link, Randy.

[yoshiod9]

i posted this in its own id thread but only got one reply to check out gregs piece on page 6. from what randy posted mine looks nothing like that. the polyps are good sized...the largest polyp(right of bottom center) is probably 2.25 inches in diameter, if not larger! has anyone seen anything like this before? thanks for any help!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/40242P1000571unknowncropcompress.JPG

[yoshiod9]

how big is your oxypora piece marlooney? my gf's is about 8inches by 4 inches....really nice till it faded into an overall lilac color.

anyone have any ideas on how to brighten its mouths back up? (no need for the 'send it to me' talk!...unless you wanna trade acan lords!!) :D

[JenDub]

yoshiod9 that's a cool piece you got there :D

[yoshiod9]

thanks jen. i'm still trying to figure out what the heck it is! i posted in dr. ron's forum to see if he could get me a possible id on it. hopefully it's something nice!(read as...'oh this is a new species...i guess you get to name it!'...lol. i wish!)

[Anemone]

yoshiod9,

I think it looks quite similar...

Originally posted by Gary Majchrzak

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/7144143_4303_1_.jpg

[yoshiod9]

i dunno if it is what randy says it may be(Scolymia vitiensis)... my piece is definetly more than a single large polyp as seen at the link randy provided as well.
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearc...20pages/340.htm

the growth of my piece seems to be more flattened(the thickness of the actual coral tissue is maybe 1/4 inch when expanded).

anyone else have any ideas?

[RandyO]

They do look similar, but I don't think they are the same. It's hard to tell from just a picture, but Gary's look like the corallite diameter is large. It also looks like Gary's piece is just 3 or 4 corallites. Your piece looks like smaller corallites, less than 15mm, and more polyps. Though the color is astoundingly similar, your's looks more like what people have been calling A.echinata.

Then again, maybe Gary has a serious Macro shot there, and I'm way off. :)

[Gary Majchrzak]

The corallites on my coral are very large, and there's only 3 of them. You are probably right Randy. I can't seem to find anything else similar to this thing.

[yoshiod9]

i can't believe no one really knows what this thing is!.... i'm sure if it was a. echinata more people would've chimed in telling me that it was. lol.

any other guesses or ideas on what the hell this thing is?



stupid ocean and all of its corals....

[Jus Reefin]

Originally posted by yoshiod9
i can't believe no one really knows what this thing is!.... i'm sure if it was a. echinata more people would've chimed in telling me that it was. lol.

any other guesses or ideas on what the hell this thing is?



stupid ocean and all of its corals....

Send me half of it for inspection and I'll try to ID it for ya :)

Looks like A.echinata but hell I'm a rookie

[yoshiod9]

lol. next time you're out by arden mall, you can come check it out. if it is an echinata...score one for me! lol. until i figure out what it is...i'm gonna keep hunting to figure this one out.

oh yeah, did you end up getting that red echino from that store? if you wanna half it we can offer him 100 for it...i am new to the area and someone told me of the store so i went to check it out...saw that piece and talked to the owner about it. he is the most clueless man in the world for coral. when i told him i wanted to ask about a piece of coral to see if he would sell it he said," oh the toadstool...yeah, that's not for sale."....... i was kinda dumbfounded that anyone would want to buy that thing...but to each his own, ya know? anyway, i saw your post here not too long after and yeah.... so let me know if you wanna go half and half or something. =)
danny

[mane3215]

Its a very nice coral, no idea what it is. I would say that its def not echinata though. How big are the coralites?

[yoshiod9]

they range is size from less than a half inch to more than 2 inches. ....come on mane...i know you know what this is! =)

[va_reefman]

Their size are kinda small for vitiensis...If it is an acan then my best guess would be acan ishigakiensis. Pic number 4 or 8, page 31, volumne 3 in the Veron set. Pic number 8 is a much closer resemblence.

Please understand that this is my best guess from your pic and the pic in the Veron set.

Rare find btw. :)

HTH,
John

[mane3215]

I Have to get some time to dig through the corals =)....darnit it. You have any skeleton pics/frags =)?

[yoshiod9]

nope...the piece is just as is. nothing extra besides where it has already grown. frags will have to come after i figure out what it is and how hardy this bad boy will be. =)

[mane3215]

Originally posted by yoshiod9
they range is size from less than a half inch to more than 2 inches. ....come on mane...i know you know what this is! =)

Echinomorpha nishihirai?

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/801-900/Large/865-03M.jpg

[baja_01]

Not quite, those coralites are convex, his look concaved.

[mane3215]

They are convex, not concave. Optical illusion!

[brahm]

it's um.. echinopora uglihirai

[yoshiod9]

now that looks a bit more like the piece i have...are the mouth areas concave or convex on that species? my piece has concave mouth openings and the piece is entirely flat in growth patterns.

that does, however, look dead on like gary's piece! good find bro!

[yoshiod9]

whoa...that's crazy how fast those posts came in while i was figuring out what to type!

[yoshiod9]

anyone figure out what the heck i have yet?.....mane?

[Mustang]

I know I a little late in this thread but thought I would show off a few of mine

http://kensreef.homestead.com/Grn_eye.jpg
http://kensreef.homestead.com/new_encho_from_trop.jpg
http://kensreef.homestead.com/pink_eye.jpg
http://kensreef.homestead.com/pink_encho.jpg

I also have Brick red and 2 huge colonies of Tyrees Blue Chalice

[milhouse74]

Mustang,
That first pic is REALLY nice, I like it. I am a little confused though, an engineer for GM named MUSTANG????? Don't let your boss find out.

David

[Mustang]

LOL Its been my handle for longer than I worked at GM so I just kept it. I used to be big time into stangs

[ReeferMac]

Hey, nice to see you again Ken. Glad to see that pink one's doing well, but you must be fragging it. ;)

- Mac

[Mustang]

Yea Been busy this year
Actually thats the one I got from you 2 years ago but I lost most of it when I had the tank problems so its just coming back really good.

Hows the green eye one doing for ya I lost the colony and only saved a dime size frag but its coming back too
All the other I got form you and Randy are doing good need to take some pics and update the website. my Tanks really starting to look good again

[MarLooney]

"Chalice" pics from My 10gal Tank Away From Home

Echinopora lamellosa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/149.jpg

Oxypora lacera & Echinophyllia sp./Acanthastrea rotundoflora
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/128.jpg

Echinophyllia sp./Acanthastrea rotundoflora
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/151.jpg

Echinophyllia sp. & Echinophyllia aspera
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/152.jpg

Echinophyllia aspera
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/165.jpg

Oxypora sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/167.jpg

Echinophyllia sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/166.jpg

yes, these are all in a nano... ;)

[Jus Reefin]

sweet pieces. This one reminds me of a one night stand I once had ;)


Originally posted by MarLooney
"

Oxypora sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/10gal%20Tank%20Away%20From%20Home/167.jpg


yes, these are all in a nano... ;)

[Dr.King]

Are you feeding the Echino's and Oxy's Marlooney? They all look fantastic. What type of lighting is over the 10 gallon tank? Since I switched to Hamilton 14K 250 DE bulds all of my LPS have started to bleach out. I hope they rebound soon.

[naka]

Here you go
http://img64.exs.cx/img64/3402/img0032jpg7dl.th.jpg (http://img64.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img64&image=img0032jpg7dl.jpg) http://img64.exs.cx/img64/1641/img0031jpg2rz.th.jpg (http://img64.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img64&image=img0031jpg2rz.jpg) http://img64.exs.cx/img64/125/img0023jpg2wn.th.jpg (http://img64.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img64&image=img0023jpg2wn.jpg) http://img148.exs.cx/img148/8431/img0008jpg9hw.th.jpg (http://img148.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img148&image=img0008jpg9hw.jpg)

Naka

[MarLooney]

Jus Reefin, thanks for the compliment... LOL.

paige, thanks, they're all fed and kept under a 96W PowerQuad 50/50. it'd be a shame for your LPS for bleach. from what i've seen all of your pieces look exceptional. i hope you find out what's wrong. maybe they're just adjusting to the change. good luck.

Naka, nice pieces. time for some joe's juice though.

& oh yeah... sick pics Mustang. i really like the oxy w/ red mouths.

[Duce]

OK here are mine.....not too sure if they are challice so pls help...

I got this at the bargin bin for $18 US roughly cause it has been beaten up by other corals in the store...

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8163Echinopora.jpg


Just got this and I paid about $40 US for it.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8163Echinophyllia.jpg

[MarLooney]

nice. i don't think either one of them belong in this thread but they're still nice. i can't seem to remember the name of the 1st piece. i know i've seen it before. can you get a closer pic? the 2nd one is pretty dark. are you sure that's an LPS? it looks like a monti :D.

[Duce]

The first one is suppose to be a Echinopora......
The second piece is sold to me as a Echinophyllia.....It is not a Monti for sure.....I gone through enough of those to know :( .....

[Jus Reefin]

I'm no expert but is the first one a Oxypora??

[JenDub]

Mustang nice...Marlooney I don't need to tell you nice, you already know. :p
here is my new piece...enjoy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276PC310594__Custom_.JPG

[kruxy]

Echinopora mammiformis frag

<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-11/466116/mamy010205.jpg' >

[yoshiod9]

here's a piece i picked up not too long ago for a steal of a price at 40 bucks!! it's in my 6gallon with my unidentified piece(as well as my blastos, some zoos, and some gsp). lol.

the first pic is without a flash and under 32w of pc and the second is with a flash.


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/40242P1000606echinocompress.JPG

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/40242P1000604echinoflash.JPG

[okiebones]

Howdy from Oklahoma......you know.... the place that has no coral of color or taste... :( Ok..OK in all seriousness it is REALLY difficult to find any decentcoral period and much less any nice chalice,. I've bought a couple from Tubs and Ming but the market out there is really dry. Anyone here showing pics willing to frag/sell? Or any advice on internet sources for nice chalice?
I'd DEFINITELY appreciate any input...and I'm sorry if this post is "out of place" for this forum.
Thx!
Doc in Tulsa

[JenDub]

hey okie, you might get moved to the want to buy forum but there are plenty of people here that frag. If you like someone's stuff, pm them, most likely they are fragging and if you have stuff to trade then you are sitting pretty.:D

[ReeferMac]

Ditto. Search the Selling forum, you might see some of these very same pics... ;)

- Mac

[okiebones]

Thankx Jen...I guess a big Oooooops is n order if I get moved eh? :)
Doc

[okiebones]

Thx ReeferMac...sschafer pm'd me back after reading this . He suggested I PM you...got one coming...thx!
Doc

[JenDub]

here is a new oxypora I picked up today, I can't wait for the color on it to intensify. :D
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276P1090615__Custom_.JPG

[yoshiod9]

in the eternal words of keanu reeves; "WHOA..."

that's a nice oxy jen! the piece my gf had totally bleached out in her tank and that piece was somewhat similar to yours....she'll be sad to see your pic! lol.

[JenDub]

I will be fragging that puppy soon, it is a huge piece. I can't keep it all to myself...now could I? ;)

[va_reefman]

nice piece Jen...I can see the pink/red mouths but what is the color of the body?

John

[JenDub]

Thanks John, in the pic it looks more blue but it is actually green when I bought it. I think the color is adjusting during acclimation. It was only in my tank for 1 hour before I snapped that pic, either color, I still like.

[VegasMike]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8977IMG_0927__2_.JPG

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/8977Image002__2_.jpg

[va_reefman]

Need to revive this thread :)

Here's a close up pic of one of my echino:

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/green-red2.JPG


and closer....


http://members.cox.net/johnw3/green-red1.JPG


John

[Gary Majchrzak]

:eek2:

[ReeferMac]

TEASE!!!! :hammer:

- Mac

[JenDub]

nice John :D

[va_reefman]

Mac :) You had your chance to see my echinos in person last Haloween but you didn't stop by....

Jen, thanks...It is my favorite...May be I should call it rainbow echino...:)

[okiebones]

HEY JOHN!n Is it too late for you to put a piece of that one in my shipping going out tonight?? :) I know, I know....BUT It sure is nice!!

Doc

[ReeferMac]

I know... we never ended up coming down due to illnesses (not a good thing to mix w/ new baby's!). The hard part was going to be leaving w/ out taking a piece of each of them! :D

- Mac

[va_reefman]

Doc,

That is the piece that I said you already have from the last box. It's the green with red eyes. BTW, you should have the email with your tracking number this afternoon.

Mac,

There's a va_reefman payment plan...2 years with no interest...hehe.

[JenDub]

Hey John if it is wild caught, you can name it whatever you like.
Rainbow echino...you can do better than that ;)

[ReeferMac]

ROTFL!!!! You've got my number, that's for sure. Always was a sucker for no-interest terms! :lol:

- Mac

[okiebones]

My turn....if I can get this thing to take the pic with it...I keep having trouble.....says too large a file and i'm not sure how to "shrink it"....If this doesnt come through and anyone has a tip please do......
RThx

[Jus Reefin]

John, is that pic under 20k's? My Chalice looks just like that under 20k but only shows the green w/pink eye under 10k's

[va_reefman]

All the pics are under 10K MH with VHO actinics.

Doc,

I tried to look at your pic but I cannot see it.

[Acroller]

Looks like I am late for the party but what does everyone feed theirs.

Every one looks great. There's not one on this thread that I wouldn't love to have.

[Tarasco1]

A lot of you guys have already seen this, but for some of you others out there, here's another thread with some good stuff

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5922

[va_reefman]

I saw the thread. They are very nice but most of them are probably posted in here by them already :) OR they prob come from the same source....lol

John

[JenDub]

I picked this one up tonight. It is such a bright blue that pics don't due it justice.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/68276P1210672__Custom_.JPG

[slave-of-rock]

that things sweet! where do you guys get these things? i never see um at my LFS?!?

[va_reefman]

Got one for ya too :)

http://members.cox.net/johnw3/EnchinoW-Coin.jpg

John

[JenDub]

ohhhh I like that one, how big is it?

[va_reefman]

That is a quarter on the coral. A quarter is 1" wide so you know how big it is.

John

[JenDub]

nice, I thought it was a reflection :)

[Achilles]

Here's mine! :)

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-70-1106380005.jpg

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-70-1106380056.jpg

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-70-1106380565.jpg

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-70-1106381558.jpg

[JenDub]

omg I want them all....very nice pieces Achilles. Why are so far away...I would trade with you in a second. In Singapore, do you see these types of pieces around?

[RandyO]

Nice corals Achilles.

John, I thought that was a refection of your halide bulb too. :) LOL

[JenDub]

see, so it wasn't just me....;)

[Achilles]

Here's one more... ;)

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/uploads/post-70-1106417990.jpg

Yeah they do come in once in a while, you got to look out for them though. They are as coveted here as in the US! :D

[va_reefman]

Haha...I ask the guy to put the quarter there so I can have some idea of the size before we buy it. Still deciding though. Not exactly what I want to pay for so I might have to back out.

John

[Shaun Monahan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/WAVESHAUN/Enchinophyllia.jpg

[Elmo18]

Hi all, very nice corals.

I just acquired this one, but would like to know what exact species it is.

http://www.puri-bahasa.com/images/reef/012205-1.jpg

and another photo:

http://www.puri-bahasa.com/images/reef/012205-2.jpg

Thanks,
Elmo

[ReeferMac]

I dunno, but could you get a little closer next time? :)
Nice shots man.

- Mac

[JenDub]

that looks like an echino but I could be wrong....nice pieces Shaun and elmo:D

[va_reefman]

Shaun Monahan,

I hope you didn't pay $xxx for that piece my friend...I am pretty sure that is the same piece I was looking at.

He agreed to sell it to me for less than xxx but I passed because I didn't want to set the price for those vendor.

It sure is a very nice piece though. Very unique color combination for an echino.

John

[Elmo18]

Here's another pic of the same one i just got.

What exact species is this?
http://www.puri-bahasa.com/images/reef/012305-1.jpg

Thanks,
Elmo

[JenDub]

My guess is an echinophyllia aspera. :D

[sschafer]

I just got this Oxypora yesterday:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~sschafer/Images/Oxypora.jpg

-Steve

[Gary Majchrzak]

Nice Oxy. :D

Holy smokes there are some nice corals in this thread.

[Mustang]

Ok here are a few I have picked up in the past few weeks the last 2 are due here tomorrow

Think it will color up?
http://kensreef.homestead.com/1-27-05/DSCN3949.JPG

http://kensreef.homestead.com/1-27-05/Myc.jpg

http://kensreef.homestead.com/1-27-05/green_eye.jpg

[JenDub]

Looking good mustang:)
The first one looks like it needs some love and it will color up for you. The last two are a mycedium cups, right? I like them both, nice score.

[Maximus]

How rare are the mycedium cups? I almost bought a green one at my lfs. They called them elephant totus, or something like that.

[JenDub]

mycedium cups are not that rare, you see them more then the others. There are still pretty cool...:D