hahahahahahaha. So Jen why is it that you dont want any one to know who you are? Are you hiding someting?

not at all...I will be at the swap on sunday. I was just messing around. I have had a bunch of people at my house, I have nothing to hide but my credit card debt.;)

yeah tell me about it. That is why i dont have any. Well see you at the swap on sunday Jen.

I shall contribute with what few I have...tho I'm getting a couple more lord frags in about 3 weeks.

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Peace,

Chip

here is a better picture of mine that I just got today. THanks Jen.[IMG]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/54516acanlord-JD-med.jpg[/IMG]

They look happy :D

yes they do and here i thought they where not going to be happy. Here the first night and they are already feeding. WOW.

hehe, no joke, they'll eat right after being sliced in half right down the center! They are hogs

feed me

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Jus- that piece looks familiar :D

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bugsy714 [/i]
[B]Jus- that piece looks familiar :D [/B][/QUOTE]

I'm sure it does :) I think it is my Favorite now

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jus Reefin [/i]
[B]feed me

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I'm jealous

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jus Reefin [/i]
[B]feed me

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I'm jealous

those raspberry pieces have the stickiest tentacles I've encountered, they eat all the extra food like lil mikeys

hey Bugsy, I think it is happier in my tank :) send a few more my way and we can test the level of Happieness LOL HAHAHA

This little baby i got as a single polyp(no skirt) in Jan. and has already sprouted 7 new ones.Cant wait until it gets colony size.
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Keep feeding the Acan Dave and those babies will be full polyps in another month. After that, they will put out another ring around them. Once your one that second ring of babies, it's starting to look like a colony. Also, try to feed the baby polyps too. It's usually a little harder to feed the small polyps, but it helps them grow big and strong. :)

It really is amazing how quickly a single polyp frag can turn into a colony.

daang any one whant to donate a few lol:)

thanks for the tip Randy :) Actually,i havn't been feeding all that much,just some mysis 1 to 2 times a wk.I've been having trouble getting the baby polyps to eat them before that pesky peppermint shrimp comes over to steal the food.

Oh Oh... I wanna play along since the thread is shorter now :D and btw jen I'm with the mob here...that pink and green is amazing!!!!!!!!!

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by davejnz [/i]
[B]thanks for the tip Randy :) Actually,i havn't been feeding all that much,just some mysis 1 to 2 times a wk.I've been having trouble getting the baby polyps to eat them before that pesky peppermint shrimp comes over to steal the food. [/B][/QUOTE]

Get yourself some freeze dried Krill. Then feed a piece to the shrimp before you start feeding your Acan. The Krill will keep the shrimp busy long enough for the Acan polyps to swalow the food.
I've also used a plastic rod to poke at the shrimp if he comes near my Acans while feeding. But that can be very time consuming.

Alright this will soind stupid, but what exactly is an acan?
What kind of lighitng do they require?
I have seen these LPS's on various websites and they cost hundreds of dollars(aquadesignz-spelling). Why are they so expensive?

They do fine in pc, t5, and mh, but if you have 400 or 250 mh's you will have to keep them out of the sps zone.

They are expensive because people find them highly desirable and they only come into the country infrequently at best.

Hope this helps, you can read through the other 100+ pages in the old thread by clicking the link in the first post of this thread.

acan is short for Acanthastrea.They are in the musiid family.There are many different species but A.lordhowensis is the one thats most desired.They are expensive because of there rarity in the trade(LFS almost never have them)and because of the demand for them.

What does everyone feed them?