"challice" pics...lets see em!
 

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.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v448/MarLooney/030.jpg[/IMG]

Here are mine :D

First batch


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

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

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

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

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

John

Second batch


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

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

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

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

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

John

Third batch


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

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

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

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

John

John, your an animal man!

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

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

John

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Pictures of others at some point.

-Steve

here is my mini chalice ;)

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

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

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

Thanks,
Sean

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). ;)

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

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

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

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....)

[img]http://reef.myip.org/echno_sweepers/close.gif[/img]

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

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

- Mac

Just a few that I've got from around town.
Green enchino
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Green_Enchino.jpg[/IMG]
Pink Enchino
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Pink_Enchino.jpg[/IMG]
My new orange enchino next to the green
[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/46687Orange___Green_Enchino.jpg[/IMG]
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.

Captain,

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

John

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by va_reefman [/i]
[B]Captain,

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

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

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

Not directly, but you did. :)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by va_reefman [/i]
[B]Captain,

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

John [/B][/QUOTE]

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.

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

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SeanT [/i]
[B]These corals are wonderful.
Any care guidelines and tips you have please share.
Lighting, flow etc.

Thanks,
Sean [/B][/QUOTE]
Bueller? Bueller? ;)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SeanT [/i]
[B]These corals are wonderful.
Any care guidelines and tips you have please share.
Lighting, flow etc.

Thanks,
Sean [/B][/QUOTE]

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.
[url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/invert.htm[/url]

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

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sschafer [/i]
[B]Wild [I]Echinophyllia[/I] I got about 8 months ago. Gotta frag it sometime soon:

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


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

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

Pictures of others at some point.

-Steve [/B][/QUOTE]


..how did you get a piece from birch.