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Jar*Head
05/21/2007, 06:27 PM
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/NgoSH0311/may%2007/maxima.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/NgoSH0311/may%2007/maximavho.jpg
Jar*Head
05/21/2007, 07:08 PM
No one? Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
JBG
05/21/2007, 07:37 PM
Trumpet coral
Jar*Head
05/21/2007, 08:09 PM
Trumpet coral? Do you have pic of it?
Bcollins111900
05/21/2007, 08:36 PM
I am thinking more along the lines of a lobophylia.
Jar*Head
05/21/2007, 08:48 PM
That is what i thought. But i have not seen this type of lobo before. Normally the lobo has some source of branching base
Bcollins111900
05/21/2007, 09:36 PM
yes and no. I would rule out candy cane. I have had lobos that have had next to no base to them, more encusting you could say if that makes sense.
Jar*Head
05/21/2007, 10:47 PM
Got it. The reason i want to have it ID cuz my friend has a colony of Acan maxima look exactly the same, even the color
thecichlidpleco
05/21/2007, 11:10 PM
Not acans, too big, lobo based on the way the skeleton shows through.
zeppelin
05/22/2007, 04:44 PM
Looks like lobo to me too.

Odds are your friend's isn't acan maxima either. Very few, if any, of them are in captivity at all. Mainly because they are only found in Omen waters, where no collection is allowed at all. Lately, there seems to be a number of vendors selling lobos as acan maxima.
neyugn0w01
05/22/2007, 05:02 PM
That is the same type of coral most sellers were calling "maxima". Their has always been a debate in what this particular coral was and the price on them has been about $100-$150 a head.
Jar*Head
05/22/2007, 05:56 PM
Well, either Acan or Lobo it is very nice piece of corals. Thank you all. If anyone has something similar please post some pic