staghorn and elkhorn corals
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aquaknight
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Originally Posted by gilbert
http:///forum/post/3285229
It's just sad that a few years ago they were so common just a few years ago and now they're almost gone...
It's been a good bit more then just a few years, it's been decades. Commercial collection of stony corals has been banned in the US since 1974.
I definitely wish there was some program that involved aquarists growing out elk/staghorn corals.There are a lot of us, and through a monitored program we could really help population numbers.
http:///forum/post/3285229
It's just sad that a few years ago they were so common just a few years ago and now they're almost gone...
It's been a good bit more then just a few years, it's been decades. Commercial collection of stony corals has been banned in the US since 1974.
I definitely wish there was some program that involved aquarists growing out elk/staghorn corals.There are a lot of us, and through a monitored program we could really help population numbers.
aquaknight
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3285250
WOW...I just got an elkhorn monti....is that the same thing????
Nope. elkhorn monti -- Montipora hirsuta.
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata are non-existant in the hobby. People that import Atlantic corals know better then to risk getting caught selling thouse corals.
http:///forum/post/3285250
WOW...I just got an elkhorn monti....is that the same thing????
Nope. elkhorn monti -- Montipora hirsuta.
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata are non-existant in the hobby. People that import Atlantic corals know better then to risk getting caught selling thouse corals.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3285251
Nope. elkhorn monti -- Montipora hirsuta.
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata are non-existant in the hobby. People that import Atlantic corals know better then to risk getting caught selling thouse corals.
LOL....I guess if I had taken the time to read the FULL name...I would have seen that
http:///forum/post/3285251
Nope. elkhorn monti -- Montipora hirsuta.
Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata are non-existant in the hobby. People that import Atlantic corals know better then to risk getting caught selling thouse corals.
LOL....I guess if I had taken the time to read the FULL name...I would have seen that
gilbert
Member
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3285247
It's been a good bit more then just a few years, it's been decades. Commercial collection of stony corals has been banned in the US since 1974.
I definitely wish there was some program that involved aquarists growing out elk/staghorn corals.There are a lot of us, and through a monitored program we could really help population numbers.
Oh. I didn't realize that it has been that long... I agree though, we could probably take better care of them than some of the groups that are. I found a website that propagates a. cervicornis in the ocean, which is where the corals are bleaching in the first place. I think they stand a better chance in aquariums, away from the changing temperature and pH of the ocean.
http:///forum/post/3285247
It's been a good bit more then just a few years, it's been decades. Commercial collection of stony corals has been banned in the US since 1974.
I definitely wish there was some program that involved aquarists growing out elk/staghorn corals.There are a lot of us, and through a monitored program we could really help population numbers.
Oh. I didn't realize that it has been that long... I agree though, we could probably take better care of them than some of the groups that are. I found a website that propagates a. cervicornis in the ocean, which is where the corals are bleaching in the first place. I think they stand a better chance in aquariums, away from the changing temperature and pH of the ocean.
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jstdv8
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AK, are you saying they should pay us to grow out these corals so tehy can plant them back in the ocean? That would be awesome!
aquaknight
Active Member
Originally Posted by Jstdv8
http:///forum/post/3287368
AK, are you saying they should pay us to grow out these corals so tehy can plant them back in the ocean? That would be awesome!
Doubtful. At best it would be free, instead of you having to pay for permits and stuff. Not sure how it would all work, but I'd imagine there's some selection process. You'd get a mother colony and then have to return grown out frags of it to a mariculture center that would hold them/check for diseases/etc, then would distribute them back into the wild. I guess you could profit monetarily if the program succeeds. and the corals are no longer red listed, you could sell them.
http:///forum/post/3287368
AK, are you saying they should pay us to grow out these corals so tehy can plant them back in the ocean? That would be awesome!
Doubtful. At best it would be free, instead of you having to pay for permits and stuff. Not sure how it would all work, but I'd imagine there's some selection process. You'd get a mother colony and then have to return grown out frags of it to a mariculture center that would hold them/check for diseases/etc, then would distribute them back into the wild. I guess you could profit monetarily if the program succeeds. and the corals are no longer red listed, you could sell them.
Originally Posted by Jstdv8
http:///forum/post/3287368
AK, are you saying they should pay us to grow out these corals so tehy can plant them back in the ocean? That would be awesome!
I suppose this will also be necessary if the damn oil disaster ruins all the florida corals....I stocked up on Ricordeas for this reason....Who knows when something may disappear completely. We may have the only species of a particular thing....
http:///forum/post/3287368
AK, are you saying they should pay us to grow out these corals so tehy can plant them back in the ocean? That would be awesome!
I suppose this will also be necessary if the damn oil disaster ruins all the florida corals....I stocked up on Ricordeas for this reason....Who knows when something may disappear completely. We may have the only species of a particular thing....
speg
Active Member
Originally Posted by mrdc
http:///forum/post/3288047
I went to check what sort of Elkhorn I got yesterday ... it's Montipora hirsuta.
lol yeah you've got a monti
btw mrdc.. when I got that monti it was 100% bleached white...after about 2 weeks it started to get some color and now it's a really cool pinkish.
Good luck with it--they frag easily too.
http:///forum/post/3288047
I went to check what sort of Elkhorn I got yesterday ... it's Montipora hirsuta.
lol yeah you've got a monti
btw mrdc.. when I got that monti it was 100% bleached white...after about 2 weeks it started to get some color and now it's a really cool pinkish.
Good luck with it--they frag easily too.
gilbert
Member
Originally Posted by ladyreefseeker
http:///forum/post/3287661
I suppose this will also be necessary if the damn oil disaster ruins all the florida corals....I stocked up on Ricordeas for this reason....Who knows when something may disappear completely. We may have the only species of a particular thing....
It's sad, isn't it? In a few years, who knows? Maybe even super common corals that we have, like xenia, could be extinct in the wild...
http:///forum/post/3287661
I suppose this will also be necessary if the damn oil disaster ruins all the florida corals....I stocked up on Ricordeas for this reason....Who knows when something may disappear completely. We may have the only species of a particular thing....
It's sad, isn't it? In a few years, who knows? Maybe even super common corals that we have, like xenia, could be extinct in the wild...