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11/13/2007, 11:53 PM
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11/13/2007, 11:53 PM
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opps!! odouble post,,sorry
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11/18/2007, 04:27 PM
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There has to be more lobos out there!
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11/19/2007, 11:24 PM
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Does anybody know, what the difference between two kinds of lobophyllia - one is flat, as on photo of tamarindthai, and with wedge-like high skeleton, with small meaty part on the top (photo in my post on the page 1)?
Different species? Different care? |
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#38
11/20/2007, 01:03 AM
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L. corymbosa, L. diminuta, L. dentatus, L. flabelliformis, L. hataii, L. robusta, L. hemprichii, L. serratus and L. pachysepta. The differences are really in the structure of the skeleton itself, not just the growth pattern (though thats a good clue to narrow things down) but in the shape of the septae too. It can be tough to get an individual's taxonomic ID. To make matters worse, Symphyllia superficially looks similar to Lobophyllia (as do a few other Genera- Mussa comes to mind). L. hataii in particular looks a lot more like a Sym than a Lobo to me (I believe the beautiful coral in tamarindthai's photo for example is actually a Symphyllia, not that it really makes a difference) Ive worked with at least 5 of the 9, and luckily Ive noticed no real differences in their care requirements. Id hate to generalize across all 9, but Im willing to bet the whole genus has very similar needs.
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11/20/2007, 07:35 AM
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Thanks, very informative! Could you also summarize the basic care requirements, comparing to scolymia and cynarina - these were much easier for me, than lobos; may be just faster growth and better extension.
Now I have two lobos, the flat kind, would like to do the best. |
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11/20/2007, 05:15 PM
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Got this guy about 9 months ago with 9 big fat polyps have gotten it to grow to 11 now.We will call it a lobo for sake of arguement.
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11/20/2007, 09:29 PM
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They dont seem to require feedings to do well, but you will definitely see a boost in growth rate if you offer food. I give mine Mysis a couple times a week after the halides are shut down and the feeder tentacles have come out. It feeds Heavily And for the record, I believe the advise you got on that Other board was excessivly conservative  Growth pattern can be used to make a guesstimate for some types of corals (especially on newly collected LPS whose pattern hasnt had a chance to be deformed by captive conditions). You can also use a bit of common sense- if 2 species look similar superficially, and one is uncommon in the wild while the other is common, chances are good that the one you have ISNT the rare one. Its not foolproof, but process of elimination can get you close (but not 100%, short of bleaching the skeleton, as you were advised).
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11/21/2007, 01:01 AM
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I bought this one online and had it shipped overnight. When it arrived, the sharp outer edge of the skeleton had made a hole in the double bag and there was less than a Tbs of water in the bag. I thought for sure it was a goner, it was mostly skeleton but it recovered fully within a day. Not a great picture but you get the idea.
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