Favia Show Off Thread

[Al G Blenny]

Originally posted by Sheol
Al,

No, I looked at it again. Actually it varies all over the thing, just very strongly in two. Look closely & its subtly shaded different colors.
Too bad our debate is irrelevant since he no longer has it!

So what you are saying is that the four sections ALL have some marbling that is different from each other section? That actually makes it harder to believe that it is one coral. Gresham has probably seen more coral in one year than most of us will see in our entire lives and I too have seen lots of wild corals at lots of different wholesalers. It's true that Favia rocks do come in on a regular basis with multi colonies on the same rock. Right now I have a Blasto that has three different colonies that have grown together. They aren't killing each other at this point but one may overgrow another if I leave them like that. I take care of a customers aquarium that has two Psammocora colonies on the same rock. They used to live together peacefully with no killing but after about 6 months, one of the colonies starting growing up and over the other. It happens all the time. This conversation may not be that relevant to the thread because the coral isn't around anymore but it is always fun to learn as much as possible about the corals. I mean this is our hobby. I really think if you ask some of the people that have been around for a long time in the industry they will tell you that they have seen rocks very similar to that one many times.

Originally posted by wishntoboutside
that piebad.. multicolored morph favia is sick. i have never even thought a favia could have so many colors on a singel rock, regardless if that was one colony or not. that is crazy.

Easy to have one of those in your tank. Buy four different Favia frags and put them on a rock. A few months down the road and it will look like that.

[geris]

Guys I don't know if that favia was made by God or Man, i just know i bought it that way and it was beautiful and impressive. And it started dying for no good reason...so maybe one part WAS killing another part...which would prove it was different colonies...but if you saw the piece up close and personal you couldn't actually witness any manhandling in its making...so....i just hope i find another one......that would be pure luck!!!

[Al G Blenny]

Originally posted by geris
Guys I don't know if that favia was made by God or Man, i just know i bought it that way and it was beautiful and impressive. And it started dying for no good reason...so maybe one part WAS killing another part...which would prove it was different colonies...but if you saw the piece up close and personal you couldn't actually witness any manhandling in its making...so....i just hope i find another one......that would be pure luck!!!

Just to clarify, I wasn't trying to say that a person made that rock. Just that someone could. Your's probably came out of the ocean that way. I try to be funny and look what it gets me. Oh well I guess I should drop it at this point anyway. Either you see that they are starting to grow over each other or you don't.

[Sheol]

Wishntobeoutside,

You mean you didn't brighten it up just a little? The color on that thing is insane. This particular coral wasn't the cause of the big breakup by any chance..
Who cares with a beauty like that.

Matthew
Your REAL friends will stick around as long as there are possible frags in the future. Actually, I already lost my arm & leg. Oh well..

[Sheol]

Al,

Its dead. We'll never know, you may have been right.

Matthew

[wishntoboutside]

Sheol.
i moved the coral yesterday to take a better pic. i dont think i photoshoped that one. i am still playing with my new camera lense so that is hard enough for me to figure out.

lost an arm and leg. i just hope that was a figure of speech. =)

pm me your email address i will send you my album for some pics not posted.

Richard

[JOSE CASAS]

Here are some pix better late than never.

[nUgZ]

Very nice Jose.

[musty baby]

Originally posted by Sheol
I don't think the piebald Favia was a compound colony, rather just looks like there was gene drift in some of the dividing polyps.

Genetic drift does not apply here, fyi.

[Sheol]

Ryan,

You are right..

Jose,

The 2nd pic did not come out on my comp..

Matthew

Wishn..
Only BARELY a figure of speech.

[Sheol]

Oh, now I see them..
Yowza.. the last 2 took away my breath..

Matthew

[JOSE CASAS]

Thanks Shoel.

[sps_addict]

holy smokes, i need to keep my eyes peeled for these even more now!!!

[monkeydude]

here is my pink eyed with mottled orange/red. Polyp in top right has a piece of mysis. Can you see the green ring aroung the mouth. Wish I could get a better pic.

[silas k]

do you feed your favias ? and if you do what do you feed them ? Great colors everyone . i hope to see those kinda colors here in denmark in the nearest future .

[nUgZ]

I feed all my LPS a mixture of mysis, enriched brine, and cyclopeeze. I also feed Coral Frenzy from time to time.

[kev apsley]

Jose,
Great pieces! simply Beautiful!!

Monkeydude,
Nice as well!

[Sheol]

I'm starting to feed my reef with Frozen Plankton, & also Mysis. Some LPS may occasionally get Krill or small pieces of Silverside..

Matthew

[Sheol]

Richard,

Will do!

Matthew

[glaudds]

Here's my platygyra
two months ago when I got it...




now...

[gcarroll]

Originally posted by JOSE CASAS

Jose what is this one called? I have one that looks simular.

[gcarroll]

Here is mine

[melev]

Originally posted by gcarroll
Here is mine

That is a beautiful coral. Can you post a larger picture of it?

[Justin74]

He cant cuz it's matted with briopsis and valonia..


Just kidding man, gcarroll, yet another gorgeous coral you have there! Think if I could only chose one more, that would have to be the one!

-Justin

[Sheol]

Is that a Baby'sbreath? If not, its remarkably similar.

Matthew
PS.
Justin,
Where are those Goniastrea pics?