Saturday 7-pack!
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yosemite sam
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Whoa, very cool! Those fungia babies are great. What's their story - how long have they been going?
saltynewbie
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where do the baby plates sprout? i guess i have never given much though to the reproduction on fungias. hopefully i can get my orange fungia to reproduce! sweet pics!
where do the baby plates sprout? i guess i have never given much though to the reproduction on fungias. hopefully i can get my orange fungia to reproduce! sweet pics!
fishkiller
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Yeah, #1 looks like a meat!
ryebread
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Thanks guys!
The baby Fungias are really cool! They actually start forming around the outside edge of the plate and just look like a little lump....after a little while they get some tissue to them and start growing. Soon after that they will actually separate and become there own plate coral......sweet!!
The blenny is a bi-color as mentioned by reefSOE....he's pretty full of personality.
I had wondered if that was a Cynarina Mark. How do you tell the difference between a Cynarina and a Scolymia?
The baby Fungias are really cool! They actually start forming around the outside edge of the plate and just look like a little lump....after a little while they get some tissue to them and start growing. Soon after that they will actually separate and become there own plate coral......sweet!!
The blenny is a bi-color as mentioned by reefSOE....he's pretty full of personality.
I had wondered if that was a Cynarina Mark. How do you tell the difference between a Cynarina and a Scolymia?
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kistheeze
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they're so closely related, it's tough. Generally the really vibrant red ones are cynarias, the red scolymias are usually a more dull shade. That and the shape of the polyp itself. The cynaria has a more bubbly appearance. and a different shaped mouth. Heres a couple of pictures that really hit home - both of them being somewhat extreme variations....
Cynaria
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Scolymia
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Cynaria
Scolymia
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nm reef
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I agree that the coral in question appears to be a Scolymia
...I've kept a grren colored type for over two years now. Great corals but they are often overlooked for aquariums...sort of boring to most folks I suppose. I have seen some extremely interesting color morphs...yours looks sweet!
As always the quality of your pics just astound me...great stuff rye!!:yes:
...I've kept a grren colored type for over two years now. Great corals but they are often overlooked for aquariums...sort of boring to most folks I suppose. I have seen some extremely interesting color morphs...yours looks sweet!
As always the quality of your pics just astound me...great stuff rye!!:yes:
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