My new baby Acan!

Discussion in 'LPS Corals' started by Birdlady, Jun 26, 2005.

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  1. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    No, I did not pay those god awful prices for it! I got it from a local reefer ;D
     

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  2. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    purdy :)
     
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  3. seawillow

    seawillow Coral Banded Shrimp

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    BL...I've heard so much about them lately...good luck with it...keep posting pics!
     
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  4. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    ive never seen one of those before. what is the full name or common name?
     
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  5. somethingfishy

    somethingfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Thats a Acanthastrea Lord mushroom man. They are awesome but very rare. The typical cost is around $20-30 a polyp with colonies ranging in the few hundereds. They are however pretty easy to care for. Take a look on ebay.
     
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  6. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Yup ! You got it! Acanthastrea Lordhowensis...the prices are coming down...slowly...

    I like LPS and I really like this one...(have to post a new pic...it has gotten much poofier) but I am not going to spend $500 bucks! I spent $30 and that is fine with me. It will grow quickly ;D
     
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  7. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    Very nice bird lady I have been checking them out myself Looking for a deal. The owner of my LFS just bought 2 colonies for his tank at home. he paid
    $700.00 for each colony. :eek: I am trying to make a deal with him on selling me a polyp or two ;D ::)
     
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  8. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Kewl!!!

    ;D
     
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  9. Jay

    Jay Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Very cool BL. I havent bucked up for one of those yet. I am getting a elegence coral this week if everything goes right thou. Nice coral.

    Heres a website that has some for pretty reasonable.
    http://www.roesmarineworld.com/newacan2.htm

    Jay
     
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  10. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Hey, thanks for the website!!! I am getting ready to order an orange crush from this guy..

    www.fragglereef.com

    He is in my reef club and prefers local pick up ;D

    All in good time.....I may have to order some stuff from that roesmarineworld..they had lots of colors!!!

    I also got a red and green fungia and a favia this weekend...gotta take some pics ;D


    Good luck with the elegance coral...they are so beautiful, yet I am afraid to get one. They have not had good luck over the last 5 years or so...

    Perhaps because we have strived to keep our tank water cleaner and cleaner...and they hail from lagoon waters which are more nutrient rich...I don' t think anyone really knows why they have been doing poorly lately.

    Let us know how you do with it.
     
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