Favorite LPS in your tank pic thread

[Leviathan]

Just wanted to see some pictures of your favorite LPS in your tank.

Plus this is a shameless excuse for me to show off pictures from my new camera that I am just starting to figure out:D

Anyhow this is my solid green candycane that I have had since
5-31-03

When I first got it there was right at 12 heads on it, now there is over 24 and most of them are splitting also.

Please post some pictures of your prized LPS ( I dont think they get enough attention sometimes )
http://www.freewebs.com/chrisphotopost/1-5-04%20candy%20cane.JPG

[eums]

here is my open brain, one of 3 LPS in my tank. the three LPS get more attention than the 20 SPS i have... and yes the brain dose have a blue color to it, its not the antinic bulbs.

http://members.aol.com/moraleislow/brain.jpg

[willtel]

I love my frogspawn. It's a bit picky about flow and lighting but when it is doing well it seems to be everyones favorite.
http://www.pmdnet.net/images/nano/PC150038.jpg

[Leviathan]

eums, that is a nice coloration that brain has, I havent seen many witha blue morph to them.

willtel,
I can see why you like it so much, thats a nice piece.

Thanks for sharing them,,,hopefully some more will post.

[clarkyclown]

Here is a pic of my tri color open brain.It is red dark green and yellow flames:)

[clarkyclown]

Here is pic of my super neon green open brain.It blinds you under actinic

[GinaSofia]

haven't been able to get an id

[geofloors]

Here's mine. Acanthastrea
http://www.geofloors.com/coral//images/DSCN6329.JPG
http://www.geofloors.com/coral//images/DSCN6333.JPG


George

[David M]

My fav is a colony of green torch, also have a nice stand of green/pink frogspawn. Having trouble posting pics, I reduce them to postage stamps and it still says "file too big". What am I doing wrong?

[64Ivy]

Too new to be called my favorite yet but I'm really liking it so far. Acanthastrea.

http://www.moyesreef.com/uploads/Acanthastrea.jpg

[DJPB]

George, that is incredible, where on earth did you find that?

LPS are my favorites! I have 7 of them in my tank. Here are my favorite 2. The first is a Wellsophyllia Radiata. It measures about 8" fully expanded and it is under 10k...
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/28576Wellsophyllia_Radiata_web.jpg

Here is the same Wellsophyllia Radiata under VHO actinics. Notice how the green really glows...
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/28576Wellsophyllia_Radiata_actinic_web.jpg

My other favorite LPS is a Orange Lobophyllia. It was totally bleached when I got it. I moved it near the bottom of my tank and it has since bounced back nicely...
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/28576lobo_web.jpg

[Leviathan]

very nice pieces everyone,,,keep them coming.

I love both the Acanthastrea pieces very much!

[lexusboy]

Here is mine, most of my tanks have a number of lps as I think these are the cooler corals.

[lexusboy]

another, wish I had a pic hosting service.

[lexusboy]

another sorry

[lexusboy]

Last one I have serveral more, I have no favorite becuase each are my favorite in their own way. The bubble that is attached is about a foot in diamter when expanded.

[musicsmaker]

A large branching hammer from eastcoastclams.

<img src=http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/557/14413PinkTipHammer.jpg>

A single branch of a frogspawn I got at a swap from RC member Mad Drama.

<img src=http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/558/14413FragFromMadDramma.jpg>

[reef150]

Here is a Scolymia that I picked up last evening..... great coloration

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/29476WhatIsThisCoral.JPG

[reef150]

never mind... image posted right this time.....

[bluereefs]

Few mine lps (they are best corals:D )
red funghia
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/28.12.03mirkoredfunghia.jpg
alveopora
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/alveopora.jpg
catalaphillya baby (cultured)
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/catababy1.jpg
Big "mama" catalaphillya
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/catalaphiliaok.JPG
caulastrea
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/caulastreaok.jpg
green caulastrea
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/mirkcaul.jpg
euphillya
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/mirkoeufillyaflabe08.03.jpg
lps
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/mirksred.jpg
euphillya
http://www.orbicon.com/hraquatica/upload/slike/euphillya.jpg

[musicsmaker]

Eums, is there any way we can get a shot of the brain under actinics? I really like the blue.

[pixburg-reefer]

geofloors and 64ivy- I love those Acanthastrea! What is the difference between that and a blastomussa? Acan. look more colorful, or have a more varity or colors than blastos do. Ware can you find them? Is their a site online that sells them?

DJBP- i love that lobo too! That looks great!
Kelly

[DvSkIn]

Goegeous pics everyone!! My turn!! LoL
http://dvskin.smugmug.com/photos/338510-M-1.jpg

http://dvskin.smugmug.com/photos/1285787-M.jpg

http://dvskin.smugmug.com/photos/1285789-M.jpg

RIP, due to an NH3 spike
http://dvskin.smugmug.com/photos/347172-M-1.jpg

And lastly!!
http://dvskin.smugmug.com/photos/370124-M-1.jpg



DvS

[DvSkIn]

Man, that last pic is kinda crappy!

[Ron]

bluereefs,

That tank looks fantastic! Kudos to you. Just looking at it is making me rethink my decision to dedicate my 90 gallon to SPS.

Ron

:strooper:

[geofloors]

Originally posted by pixburg-reefer
geofloors and 64ivy- I love those Acanthastrea! What is the difference between that and a blastomussa? Acan. look more colorful, or have a more varity or colors than blastos do. Ware can you find them? Is their a site online that sells them?

DJBP- i love that lobo too! That looks great!
Kelly

The main difference between blastomussa and acanthastrea is the feeder tentacles.

Here the acanthastrea has feeder tentacles that radiate out from around the mouth. Much like an open brain.

http://www.geofloors.com/coral//images/DSCN6333.JPG

Here the blastomussa has modified tentacles as part of the polyp. Much like a bubble coral.

http://www.geofloors.com/coral/images/DSCN6336.JPG

I have two different colors of acanthastrea which came from a fellow reefer.


George

[phishlet]

Probably one of these two for me.





http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110trachyphyllia.jpg


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/110anchor.jpg

[bluereefs]

That tank looks fantastic! Kudos to you. Just looking at it is making me rethink my decision to dedicate my 90 gallon to SPS
Thank you,personaly I find sps coral boring and mostly to much easy for keep.I use them to fill places where I have strong flow or for encrusting glass panels ,and lately for suporting rocks with the lps corals.

[casbarian]

Leptoria Maze Brain

[rxdi]

heres my red and green open brain, I've had it about 3 years now.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18565&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

[ostrow]

Lexus, you got any maze brains? You may have seen I'm looking for frags or someone trying to unload one. I'm personally against buying corals taken off the reefs, but brains are pretty hard to propagate I'm learning.

[Mariner]

Here's a pic of my fox/ridge coral among some xenia, polyps and 'shrooms. I'd have to say it's my favorite LPS.... that's what I have to say because it's my ONLY LPS :lol:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/24125softies2.jpg
Mariner

[120bamaguy]

Here's my catalaphillya.

[120bamaguy]

And you all have great looking LPS's

[eums]

my barin under antinic lighting per request.

http://members.aol.com/moraleislow/bain_antinic.jpg

sence the picture it has grown maybe a inch and a half.

[Mmaggicc2]

Here's my brain right after feeding. It really loves to eat !

[Mmaggicc2]

Here's a picture of my Christmas present..a Tubbastrea...not sure if it qualifies as a LPS. I've been feeding it with a "feeding bell"

[jlserr]

euphyllia glabrescens
http://revela2.com/media/fotos2/15455/177160-6780_max.jpg

plerogyra sinuosa
http://revela2.com/media/fotos2/15455/173795-9856_max.jpg

[musicsmaker]

Thanks, eums. That's one sweet brain.

[bergzy]

my single head 8 inches (when expanded) light neon green frogspawn. amazing.

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/121064/12.jpg

[bergzy]

sorry that is the wrong frog...

[bergzy]

well, can't find my frog...

but here is a fox that is really open (i don't see a lot of foxes open this much)...

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/121064/15.jpg

[CaddyofClowns]

http://evologic.infinitycubed.com/~reef/cube_close3.jpg

[RandyO]

With all these Acanthastrea pic's, I have to add mine.
Old pic
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Micromussia.jpg

[proboscis]

i was given a peiceof this coral above and told it was a rare micromussa ????? anybody care to elaborate

[brahm]

oooh.. I keep meaning to take a pic, but I just added a new piece of frogspawn the other day and it's still not 100% so don't worry I'll be knocking this thread back up to the top of the list in a couple of days!

[Gerard the fish]

The hungriest of the LPS's :-D

http://gerardrodriguez.com/fishstuff/redandyeller.jpg
http://gerardrodriguez.com/fishstuff/redtuba.jpg
http://gerardrodriguez.com/fishstuff/suncoralupdate.jpg

- g

[brahm]

lol, don't post those... I keep trying to convince myself I don't want to buy them

[reef150]

Gerard:

Those are great... what is the "common" name and what species are those?

[Poseidon9697]

Tube Coral, Tubastraea sp. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=22&pCatId=517

[Joe_Bui]

It was a toss up between my Sun Coral and my Blastomussas. Since I don't have any pics of the Sun Coral opened up yet, it will be the blast...

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/124637/16.jpg

[Gwoardnog]

Here's my one and only, its getting up there in size.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/557/25775hammer1.jpg


-John

[sabalough]

green open brain two mouths 3 1/2 yrs old

[sreefs]

My blastomussa wellsi