Coral spawning event

[Sparkss]

We had our first coral spawning event this evening. The thread in the SPS forum can be found here :

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=716993

Couple of months back we had a peppermint shrimp spawning event... not too uncommon I know... but hey, it was still cool to witness....

[crazzyreefer]

bad link....but congrats! Jim was telling me that in Tonga they eat it on toast and its a delicacy.

[Sparkss]

Grrr, copy and pasted right from IE.. let's try that link again :

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=716993

[crizq0]

Originally posted by crazzyreefer
bad link....but congrats! Jim was telling me that in Tonga they eat it on toast and its a delicacy.

I'm curious to know what it tastes like.

[crazzyreefer]

Tom I know that your a meat and potato guy, so just picture it as a steak sandwich and Bonn Appetite!

[hammerhead]

TOM come get this 80g tank you know you want it.

[Sparkss]

Michael..

Hehe... well, since it is glass, and I would need to drill it, then most likely not going to work out for my needs .. Sorry bro, Thanks for the offer though.

crizq0 and Nicholas,

You're going to just have to use your imagination on the taste . I'm not going to "taste test" the stuff, and most of it has dispersed to the point of disappearing... I did see a couple of the "seeds" in the sump caught up in the chaeto and the ones we fished out last night have separated into their individual globes (that made up the overall shperical shape). So aparently the seeds were really clumps of smaller seeds, meant to float to a distant location then separate and seed multiple spots in that location, multiple this times so many locations (so many spheres witnessed last night being released), and it is easy to see how coral reefs can spread

[bookfish]

Originally posted by crizq0
I'm curious to know what it tastes like.

Palolo (coral spawn)is something I will definitely be trying but I think that like on the GBR, it's a springtime delicacy. BTW, gold teardrop maxima abductor muscle-yummy!, Mantle-yicky!
More gastronomic descriptions will follow.-Jim

[GreshamH]

Raw abalone is excellent as well Jim Great with korean dipping sauce or wasabi and soy sauce.

I can't wait try all the fresh treats in Tonga

[Mr. Ugly]

Palolo isn't worm 'nads?

http://www.getlostmagazine.com/featu...moa/samoa.html

Not that I"d have a problem with that... maybe

Norman <-- likes uni

[Mr. Ugly]

RE abalone. Definately

[Sparkss]

you guys worry me.. then again I tell my wife to stop sitting in front of the aquarium with chop sticks and a bowl of sauce.. she keeps scaring the fish

[bookfish]

Originally posted by Mr. Ugly
Palolo isn't worm 'nads?

http://www.getlostmagazine.com/featu...moa/samoa.html

Not that I"d have a problem with that... maybe

Norman <-- likes uni

I see it is even MORE interesting than coral spawn. Can't wait and thanks for the link.-Jim

[Mr. Ugly]

Originally posted by Sparkss
you guys worry me.. then again I tell my wife to stop sitting in front of the aquarium with chop sticks and a bowl of sauce.. she keeps scaring the fish

Hahaha... when my wife ate with chopsticks in front of her puffers, they all went crazy and begged for food. As if they need a reason to beg for food.

Yah, she fed them with chopsticks. Should see the bite marks on those chopsticks too

[Mr. Ugly]

Very weird... my GSP produced a bunch of that pink spawn again last night

[GreshamH]

You adding Viagra to your tank?

[Elite]

Originally posted by GreshamH
You adding Viagra to your tank?

LMAO

[Mr. Ugly]

Well, I didn't pee in the tank to cycle it or anything

See also:
http://www.bareefers.org/bar/viewtop...light=starfish

[Sparkss]

too funny