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Old 11/29/2004, 12:44 PM
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Lets see those Scolymia pics!

Been wanting one of these for a long time, was lucky enough to find this guy! This is my new favorite coral, isn't it pretty? LOL

Please share your pics and experiences!

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Old 11/29/2004, 03:02 PM
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Sweeeett, Delishus, Yuuuuummmyy MEATYNESS!

this is one of my pet corals because I have had it for many yrs and it is still the same albeit much larger polyp that I started with. I have a pretty big hand and in this pic I was actually encouraging it to contract so that I could move it, I took the pic after a couple minutes of intentionally irritating it. I guess this image is a little smaller than life size
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Old 12/01/2004, 01:37 PM
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that thing is huge, great coral!!
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Old 12/02/2004, 06:49 PM
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Here are my two.
Red and green.

Red and green eating silverside.

Green and brown.

Green and brown eating silverside.
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Old 12/02/2004, 07:09 PM
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I have had mine forever!!
it is the only coral i have ever named lol

this pic sucks btw this coral is so bright,14ks wash out pics so bad
and these arent scoylmia there Cynarina Deshayesiana
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Old 12/02/2004, 07:33 PM
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Great SCOLYMIAS everyone, yours too downset.
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Old 12/03/2004, 10:36 AM
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Great stuff guys, good to see other Scolys!

coralite: i think i know the answer to that question "where's the beef?" Just awesome!
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Old 12/03/2004, 11:01 AM
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I agree they are all Cynarina. This is by far my favorite coral. I have three of them. An orange, green, and Brown/white. I will post the pics as soon as I am able. I love the orange and red ones. I have a change to buy a huge red one a month back for $70 dollars but my others are so big there just isn't room for more.
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Old 12/03/2004, 11:06 AM
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scolymia on the left, cynarina on the right.
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Old 12/03/2004, 11:27 AM
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Scolymia


Cynarina


Pic's from Whelk.aims.gov.au

Notice that wild specimens do not inflate like our home specimens. I think a lot of LPS are like that.
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Old 12/03/2004, 02:18 PM
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Corals: a quick refence guide labels them as Cynarina Deshayesiana,and when i do a google search of Cynarina Deshayesiana about a million of these come up
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Old 12/03/2004, 03:28 PM
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I wouldn't use that book as a guide to species names. Veron's Corals of the World or the Australian Institute of Marine Science web site (AIMS) would be better references, in my opinion. J. Sprungs book is great, but as a quick reference guide, not definitive.
C. Deshayesiana may have been a species name at one time, but there is only one species of Cynarina, and that is C. lacrymalis.
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Old 12/03/2004, 03:32 PM
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I did your google search Jeremy. This article was the second to pop up, by no other than J.Sprung. He talks about Hybrids and how the names should be changed.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...003/invert.htm
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Old 12/03/2004, 04:31 PM
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Okay...how about this scolymia...
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Old 12/03/2004, 04:45 PM
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I did your google search Jeremy. This article was the second to pop up, by no other than J.Sprung. He talks about Hybrids and how the names should be changed.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...003/invert.htm
thats a good link Randy!
so what is
Cynarina (=Acanthophyllia) deshayesiana? because mine looks just like the ones in the article,that are commonly called scolymia


this is from that article
The following links show Cynarina (=Acanthophyllia) deshayesiana mis-identified as Scolymia:

http://www.jeffsabin.com/movabletype/photos/000362.html

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/z...Svitiensis.htm



http://www.oceanviewenterprise.com/lps/Doughnut.html



http://www.thepetstop.com/fish_shop/...rd_Corals.html

http://www.phishybusiness.com/premium.php?offset=12

http://www.livingreefimages.com/Page54c.html
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Old 12/04/2004, 03:24 AM
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Hey Jeremy,
It's kind of hard to follow those links. But one thing they have in common is that they are online venders selling corals, and not references. On that note, most of them have it right. Scolymia are meaty, bumpy, and mostly an opaque color.
Cynarina are more smooth with large ridges that give almost a bubble look, and slightly clear.
From your first link

That is a Scolymia

Second link

Also Scolymia

Third link, probably a Scolymia



Forth link First one Scolymia


Second one Cynarina
That place is selling those two corals for the same price. I'd snatch up the orange one in a heartbeat for 30.00

Didn't see anything on the 5 link.(phishy)

And sixth link



Also Scolymia

I would say they have these straight.

As to what is Acanthophyllia, I would say it's in the same class as Wellsophyllia. A made up name in the industry with no scientific merits.
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Old 12/05/2004, 06:31 PM
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Man, we finally got a decent amount of scolymia pics going, that wasnt so hard.
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Old 12/07/2004, 10:48 AM
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Nice pics everyone!

Here's a new one for me!
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Old 12/07/2004, 09:13 PM
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nothing fancy!


the often seen!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...66scolymia.jpg
And a more rarer find! Lavender Scolymia!!

my two cents!

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Old 12/28/2004, 06:49 PM
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heres mine




after eating


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Old 12/28/2004, 09:54 PM
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These are probably my favorite kind of corals!! They are just so awsome and there are so many different color morphs.



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Old 01/05/2005, 06:00 PM
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Just got this one. Hasn't settled in yet, but looks so far like it will be nice.



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Old 01/05/2005, 06:10 PM
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Wow! Sweet guys.

heuerfan - I love the green one!

Mine, the actinic just went on.

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Old 01/08/2005, 10:29 AM
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I have one. but still waiting for the skirts to come out all the way before i post pics.

here is fishcraze2002's Scolymia. A beautiful Hot Pink. Looks 10 times better in person.

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Old 01/08/2005, 11:17 AM
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Here's mine with only 1 wk in my tank. Skirts are slowly coming down. He's been eating good.




Here it is the day i got it. Not so healthy.

 

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