blastomussa pics

[Rendos]

My wellsi...

[TomH]

Originally posted by pixburg-reefer
Thats really nice also. How big was it when you got it?
kelly

It was about golfball-sized when I got it. Now, its a little smaller than a baseball.

Also, I agree with Maguz, I've seen my blasto grab some daphnia and mysis.

[pixburg-reefer]

mine has also grabed some "prime reef" frozen food.
Pikey- nice wellsi
Kelly

[pixburg-reefer]

Tom- is that sams strawberry blasto? From salt water heaven?
Kelly

[Python73]

I'll answer that for TomH - it sure is. Looking great. I just fragged it again, made 4 or 5 little frags. Hopefully by spring they should be sweet little pieces ready for trading.

S !

[creei49]

Has anybody ever observed amphipods that appear to be eating blastos at night? When I first get mine, they do great and after a few days they don't expand as much until there is just white shell. Everything else in my tank is doing good except these.

[thetedinator]

Tagging along....neat stuff.

[arcab4]

kinda blurry but definately my most favorite...

[pixburg-reefer]

arcab-THAT'S REALLY COOL! I like that. How long have you had it, and under what light?
Gee python, what would you/are you looking for? You know I want a piece. What I came home with from the trip to Ohio is really cool, and what I came home with from yesterday is awesome...
Kelly

[pixburg-reefer]

oh sorry, and a no to the pods. Mine have never bothered my blastos. They just keep growing and look very happy and healthy.
Kelly

[Python73]

Arcab4 - generally I'm not a fan of wellsi, but those are off the hook.

S !

[Python73]

We'll talk Kelly. I'm sure we'll figure something out.

S !

[arcab4]

thanks - i'll try to get a better picture of it. it's under xm bulbs right now at the bottom of my tank. i should clean my tank also to get a better shot. haha.

[pixburg-reefer]

did you get it from an on line site, or ware did you get it from?
Kelly

[ReeferMac]

Tagging in on this one too!
Some great pics!
hope to see a few for trade at the NCPARS (if I make it next year).
I've got 2 blasto frags I p/u from a reefer in Ohio, but had to trade Echno frags to get them ("A cherry pick for a cherry pick" was the quote I remember most from that trade ). Worked well, shipped great, but I lost a few of the polpys trying to acclimate and position the pieces.
I've got a TON of flow in my tank, and light, and leave them on the sandbed in the middle. If it wasn't for the big tang swooshing his tail passed them on the bed, they'd be pretty stationary. Tissue is flattened against the skeleton fairly tight, but otherwise they don't seem to mind.
(Sorry, someone asked about hi-flow back on page 2 ).

- Mac

[pixburg-reefer]

oh, does any one have any blue centered blasto?
Kelly

[marrone]

I have complete blue Blasto Wellsi, I will be take a picture soon and post it.

Michael

[pixburg-reefer]

cool, i'd love to see the pic when you get a chance. is it wellsi or m.?
Kelly

[sinned]

Here's mine: pinkish and green, 8" long - 4" wide.....Dennis (fish2223)

[pixburg-reefer]

wow, nice tank, and colony. How long ago did you get it, and how big was it?
Kelly

[sinned]

kelly-
blasto is about 4 years old..... when purchased at local LFS it was about
half its current size..... Dennis (fish2223(

[pixburg-reefer]

bump back to the top. More pictures! I know there are more awesome blastos out there! Don't hold back on us!
Kelly

[James7773]

Very cool pics!!! Is the common name for this coral "candy cane coral"?

[pixburg-reefer]

no, canycane coral is very different from blastomussa, well, not VERY, but, its different than the pictures you have seen. It also may be called a moon coral, but their is another coral called a moon coral, that is like a hard coral that grows in a mating form. It dosn't look "as fleshy" as the blasto's do.
Kelly

[jdsabin1]

Here's my wellsi taken the day before yesterday. He's happy.