My acro

Echidna09 · #1 09/30/2007, 08:56 PM

I picked up this acro yesterday. Anyone have an idea on the species? I think it has really cool coloration.

First pic is through the glass, the rest are top-down.

dkle · #2 09/30/2007, 09:04 PM

Nice pick. It looks like a tabling A.hyacinthus to me. Beautiful color.

SDguy · #3 09/30/2007, 09:25 PM

A. plana?

I'd pull that caulerpa out of there too.

danfrith · #4 09/30/2007, 09:32 PM

A. gemmifera or microclades.

Echidna09 · #5 09/30/2007, 10:23 PM

Lol anyone agree on any of those? I took out probably about 1/2 of the caulerpa today. I don't wanna get rid of all of it because it will bring my NO3 and PO4 up.

SDguy · #6 09/30/2007, 10:43 PM

Just be careful. At best caulerpa can overgrow/smother corals...at worst I've read that its holdfasts actually can eat through coral skeleton

danfrith · #7 09/30/2007, 11:53 PM

Yeah. I agree keep it out of the display, it will take over. Do you have a sump or fuge? I would put some chaetomorpa in there.

Canarygirl · #8 10/01/2007, 01:44 PM

BTW, what's the correct pronunciation of "Chaetomorpa"?

blackheart · #9 10/01/2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by Canarygirl
BTW, what's the correct pronunciation of "Chaetomorpa"?

shay-toe-morph-ah

Canarygirl · #10 10/01/2007, 02:09 PM

At my local LFS yesterday, I asked for "CHAY-to," and I was corrected...I was told to pronounce it "kee-AY-to" or "kay-EE-to" (one of those).

Adding it to the list of so many things I've missed pronounced like "nudibranches." I thought it was, well, "NOO-dee-branch" not "NOO-di-bronk."

SDguy · #11 10/01/2007, 02:14 PM

Most people around here like to call it "chee-toe-morfa"

Mmmmmm, cheetos.....

blackheart · #12 10/01/2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by Canarygirl
At my local LFS yesterday, I asked for "CHAY-to," and I was corrected...I was told to pronounce it "kee-AY-to" or "kay-EE-to" (one of those).

Adding it to the list of so many things I've missed pronounced like "nudibranches." I thought it was, well, "NOO-dee-branch" not "NOO-di-bronk."

they are wrong its

shay-toe-morph-ah

New-duh-branch

I promise I know better than your LFS..........i have a degree in zoology

Canarygirl · #13 10/01/2007, 02:37 PM

Quote:

I promise I know better than your LFS..........i have a degree in zoology

I love it....I can't wait until the next time they correct me...

Echidna09 · #14 10/01/2007, 05:40 PM

Don't have a Fuge. I've thought about putting one on, but might upgrade soon and don't wanna take the time if I'm just gonna tear it down.

Any more guesses of the species?

PSam · #15 10/01/2007, 05:58 PM

A. subulata?

Echidna09 · #16 10/01/2007, 06:33 PM

Looks like it may be subulata to me after looking at aims.

looks a lot like the one on LA http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=2358

lancer99 · #17 10/03/2007, 12:18 PM

It's Latin, so it's kee-toe.

Nudibranch is NOO-dih-brangk. Look it it up in a dictionary.

By the way, real scientists say uh-CROP-o-ra, so what do they know?

-R

lancer99 · #18 10/03/2007, 01:04 PM

It's Latin, so it's kee-toe.

Nudibranch is NOO-dih-brangk. Look it it up in a dictionary.

By the way, real scientists say uh-CROP-o-ra, so what do they know?

-R