blastomussa pics - Page 11

johns · #**251** 07/10/2004, 09:08 PM

Dont mean to hijack a thread, but can any of you blasto experts explain how these corals grow?

I have a small bright red blasto, about the size of a golf ball or a little bigger.

Most of it is covered with heads already. There is a small spot on one side (lower right side in photo) that doesn't have heads yet. But my quesion is, given it's small size, will it actually GET BIGGER?? Or will the heads just finish covering all the open spots on and then that's it (ie. it'll remain about the size of a golf-ball).

znut Reefer · #**252** 07/10/2004, 10:36 PM

It will keep growing new heads, and the colony gets bigger.

Chris: Are you trying to convince me or yourself. I can assure you these two are not red and never have been. I have had the common reds before just like Johns pic but larger colonies.

brahm · #**253** 07/11/2004, 01:02 AM

yea chris the item you posted.. i hate to tell you is this other colour it's called YELLOW

mane3215 · #**254** 07/11/2004, 01:04 AM

Um? What, its an orange plate that everyone is familiar with. THe saturation may be a bit blown out in the pic, but I would hope that most would have gotten the idea of what I was saying.

pixburg-reefer · #**255** 07/11/2004, 10:52 AM

I have seen 4 bright neon orange wellsi polyps for sale for $212. That's nuts.
wow chris. You do have some insane colors. Looking forward to buying from you....
lol
kelly

pixburg-reefer · #**256** 07/11/2004, 08:12 PM

okay now a new question:
I have a huge bright neon pink with lime green center colony. I bought it when it was just a frag but it was attached to a green plastic plug/stick as many of you use for acros ( I my self use rock) but now it has grown into more than 120+ heads and grew in a golfball shape. How would I frag it with out damaging the polyps on the other side of the colony? I thought you layed it down and broke it apart with a chisle and hammer. But if I did that I thought I would ruin much of the one side of the colony.
Thanks
Kelly

mane3215 · #**257** 07/11/2004, 09:50 PM

Sounds like you have a blasto merletti. I have seen them frequently fragged and put on them little green guys.

surfy · #**258** 07/11/2004, 09:56 PM

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Originally posted by znut Reefer
I have had the common reds before just like Johns pic but larger colonies. [/B]

In my area these all red ones arn't very common. Actually I have only seen one and I bought it. That was three years ago.

I usually see the two tone, green centers with red skirts. My LFS has one right now.

pixburg-reefer · #**259** 07/12/2004, 08:00 AM

yeah, it's marleti. But I'm still not sure on how to frag it with out damaging it.
Kelly

pixburg-reefer · #**260** 07/12/2004, 06:12 PM

any more pics out there???
Kelly

surfy · #**261** 07/12/2004, 07:16 PM

With merletti just squeeze in a screwdriver between the tubes and gently pull the screwdriver to break some off. You may need to use two screwdrivers and squeeze them in on each side faceing eachother, push with one and pull with the other.

Before you do this take a turkey baister and blow water onto the polyps so they retract, this way you are less likely to hurt them.

Pretty easy to do

johns · #**262** 07/12/2004, 08:01 PM

Does anyone in this forum sell frags of these beautiful blastos they are posting? Please PM me.

mane3215 · #**263** 07/12/2004, 08:34 PM

My one blue blasto is showing a about a 1mm circle of skeleton around its mouth. I have no idea what cause it =(, I sure hope it doesnt get any worse.

Dr.King · #**264** 07/12/2004, 08:38 PM

New LFS purchase today, purple with a green trim. Sorry about the image qualility but I didn't want to move it into a better position for photos untill it completely settles in.

pixburg-reefer · #**265** 07/12/2004, 09:05 PM

wow, that's an awesome blasto!!! WHERE in PA did you get that??? store name. I'm in pittsburgh and not ONE TIME have I been able to get in and just pick up a blasto. How much was it, and was it labeld as blasto?
Kelly

Dr.King · #**266** 07/12/2004, 09:08 PM

It was $55 at The Frazer Zoo, in Frazer. It didn't look as colorful in the store as it does in my tank and it was labeled as Blasto. Frazer is near West Chester, which is about 45 minutes West of Philly.

pixburg-reefer · #**267** 07/12/2004, 10:04 PM

it would take me a while to get their. Does the zoo normally have them? That's cool that the zoo sells live stock. Our aquarium doesn't do that.
Kelly

znut Reefer · #**268** 07/12/2004, 11:20 PM

Just got this one in Friday. It was called a Lavender Blasto.

Dr.King · #**269** 07/13/2004, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pixburg-reefer
it would take me a while to get their. Does the zoo normally have them? That's cool that the zoo sells live stock. Our aquarium doesn't do that.
Kelly

It isn't a real zoo, just a pet store named that. I was confused when I heard of it myself.

pixburg-reefer · #**270** 07/13/2004, 07:11 AM

lol, that's interesting. I think it would still be cool if the aquarium sold livestock. Do they normally carry blastos?
znut- that is a very very cool blasto. You did see purple much at all.
Kelly

pixburg-reefer · #**271** 07/13/2004, 02:18 PM

have you ever herd of blastos being dyed? I know that some times anemones are dyed to improve color, I didn't know if they did that to blastos too (sometimes)
Kelly

medicine · #**272** 07/13/2004, 03:11 PM

this has to be my favorite coral in my cube, the colors are so vibrant, im looking for more varieties of this coral to add. without a doubt one of the coolest corals for me.

mane3215 · #**273** 07/13/2004, 03:12 PM

Very nice, very similiar to mine, where ya get it?

medicine · #**274** 07/13/2004, 03:17 PM

lfs here in houston. just couldnt pass it up

pixburg-reefer · #**275** 07/13/2004, 03:20 PM

wow, very very nice. I love the ones with the stripes. Thanks for the pic medicine
Kelly