Acropora ID mini-class - Page 7

EricHugo · 06/21/2005, 10:32 PM

good job, David. I have had a lot of requests to pick this back up. If there is a demand, we can do it all again and get some more practice. Maybe you guys can help me on some corals I am currently working on as new species or rage extensions from a recent trip to Easter Islands...at least one Letastrea and at least one Psammacora....its been fun, and we are now working on writing up a revision of the scleractinia of Easter Island.

cabrerad · 06/30/2005, 11:27 AM

Thanks Eric,

I am in for doing it again whether it is Acropora or another genus. Sorry for the late reply, I am moving into a new house and got a puppy..talk about busy. But that should be over with after this week anyways.

David

EricHugo · 07/01/2005, 06:17 PM

Let's try an easier one....I'll post a date when I have some time to devote to it....maybe a faviid or something with bigger polyps.

Anthony Calfo · 07/01/2005, 11:24 PM

Do monotypic corals count?

EricHugo · 07/04/2005, 12:30 AM

rotflmao. absolutely. In fact, that might be the best to start with. Although, I see single polyps of Lobophyllia being sold as Cynarina or Scolymia, and Scolymia is often confused with the monotypic Cynarina. But...maybe Nemenzophyllia? ehhehehehe

greenbean36191 · 07/04/2005, 12:39 AM

Fungiids maybe?

shane 1111 · 07/20/2005, 10:53 PM

how about Acanthastrea

JB NY · 07/21/2005, 10:15 AM

Are you going to drop that $200 a polyp acan in bleach?

shane 1111 · 07/21/2005, 10:44 AM

one polyp yes. and the most i have spent is $50 per polyp.

EricHugo · 07/26/2005, 01:26 AM

I think, seriously, that we should do Acanthastrea. I think the timing is perfect right now...and also for Blastomussa. They are large, have disitnct features, and will be so opportune insofar as people actually paying such sums for corals that are almost assuredly misidentified.

Want to make a go of it? I have a potential donor, and have one bleached colony in my collection of Acanthastrea, and several Blastomussa.

cabrerad · 07/27/2005, 11:36 AM

I am in as long as I can find a donor. Don't have either Genus myself.

David

EricHugo · 07/28/2005, 01:24 AM

OK - how about any faviid or mussid? Lots of choices but good characters to use and larger polyps to see the characters.

piercho · 07/28/2005, 11:23 AM

I would participate. A branching hammer would be the easiest larger polyped coral, for me. I have a couple of bigger Favias that I could break off some to bleach, as well.

cabrerad · 07/28/2005, 11:27 AM

Sounds good to me

EricHugo · 07/28/2005, 12:05 PM

All right - show of hands for participants and the coral they choose.

Go ahead and break off a section of the coral with at least a few representative polcyps/corallites, and place in bleach till you get a nice clean skeleton. Remove excess tissue with strong water flow...like an outdoor hose or the sprayer on your sink...or a water pik if you have one.

Let me know when you are ready. For Euphllids, live polyps are also important, so photos and notes prior to the bleaching are important.

cabrerad · 07/28/2005, 01:55 PM

I am in. I am going to use two different Caulastrea. I have always wondered if they are furcata or something else.

David

piercho · 07/29/2005, 02:42 PM

I just moved my household Saturday and don't know where the camera is so pictures may be lagging. I will try two or three, the Favia is large and attached to a large piece of rock so maybe not that one. Initial identifications:

Euphyllia paraancora
Favia sp.
Unknown, looks Favites-like.

Common fellas, don't be a baby, get a hammer and chisel and join in.

goblinsharkman · 10/08/2005, 05:14 PM

Aww... did this thread die again? I was just running to get a skeleton to identify.... Are you starting class again for this new semester?

EricHugo · 10/20/2005, 09:45 PM

Yeah...I will.

I'll start one over this weekend.

Remind me.

goblinsharkman · 10/24/2005, 05:49 PM

Forgot to remind you on the phone. Oh well, hopefully youll remember

I have a little skeleton that I have a species name for, but I want to see if it really is that species!

EricHugo · 10/24/2005, 07:13 PM

shoot - see what happens? Ok, I'll take some photos tonight and post them.

EricHugo · 10/25/2005, 11:59 PM

No, I didn't forget. My camera died. A new one is on the way - hang tight.

mike89t · 06/02/2006, 05:23 PM

Just starting to research Acros and this is a very cool thread! Mind blowing stuff.

06/21/2005, 10:32 PM	#151
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	good job, David. I have had a lot of requests to pick this back up. If there is a demand, we can do it all again and get some more practice. Maybe you guys can help me on some corals I am currently working on as new species or rage extensions from a recent trip to Easter Islands...at least one Letastrea and at least one Psammacora....its been fun, and we are now working on writing up a revision of the scleractinia of Easter Island. __________________ Eric Borneman

07/01/2005, 06:17 PM	#153
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	Let's try an easier one....I'll post a date when I have some time to devote to it....maybe a faviid or something with bigger polyps. __________________ Eric Borneman

07/01/2005, 11:24 PM	#154
Anthony Calfo Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 5,435	Do monotypic corals count? __________________ "If you give a man a fish, he eats for a day... but if you teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime." Current Tank Info: 2K gallon fishroom, garden ponds

07/04/2005, 12:30 AM	#155
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	rotflmao. absolutely. In fact, that might be the best to start with. Although, I see single polyps of Lobophyllia being sold as Cynarina or Scolymia, and Scolymia is often confused with the monotypic Cynarina. But...maybe Nemenzophyllia? ehhehehehe __________________ Eric Borneman

07/04/2005, 12:39 AM	#156
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,189	Fungiids maybe? __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move

06/30/2005, 11:27 AM	#152
cabrerad Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rockville, MD, USA Posts: 147	Thanks Eric, I am in for doing it again whether it is Acropora or another genus. Sorry for the late reply, I am moving into a new house and got a puppy..talk about busy. But that should be over with after this week anyways. David

07/20/2005, 10:53 PM	#157
shane 1111 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: RI Posts: 2,569	how about Acanthastrea

07/21/2005, 10:15 AM	#158
JB NY Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,280	Are you going to drop that $200 a polyp acan in bleach? __________________ -Joe Current Tank Info: 270G SPS tank. LR/LS modified berlin

07/21/2005, 10:44 AM	#159
shane 1111 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: RI Posts: 2,569	one polyp yes. and the most i have spent is $50 per polyp.

07/26/2005, 01:26 AM	#160
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	I think, seriously, that we should do Acanthastrea. I think the timing is perfect right now...and also for Blastomussa. They are large, have disitnct features, and will be so opportune insofar as people actually paying such sums for corals that are almost assuredly misidentified. Want to make a go of it? I have a potential donor, and have one bleached colony in my collection of Acanthastrea, and several Blastomussa. __________________ Eric Borneman

07/27/2005, 11:36 AM	#161
cabrerad Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rockville, MD, USA Posts: 147	I am in as long as I can find a donor. Don't have either Genus myself. David

07/28/2005, 01:24 AM	#162
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	OK - how about any faviid or mussid? Lots of choices but good characters to use and larger polyps to see the characters. __________________ Eric Borneman

07/28/2005, 11:23 AM	#163
piercho Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 2,099	I would participate. A branching hammer would be the easiest larger polyped coral, for me. I have a couple of bigger Favias that I could break off some to bleach, as well. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: Tank shut down 8/1/2007

07/28/2005, 11:27 AM	#164
cabrerad Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rockville, MD, USA Posts: 147	Sounds good to me

07/28/2005, 12:05 PM	#165
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	All right - show of hands for participants and the coral they choose. Go ahead and break off a section of the coral with at least a few representative polcyps/corallites, and place in bleach till you get a nice clean skeleton. Remove excess tissue with strong water flow...like an outdoor hose or the sprayer on your sink...or a water pik if you have one. Let me know when you are ready. For Euphllids, live polyps are also important, so photos and notes prior to the bleaching are important. __________________ Eric Borneman

07/28/2005, 01:55 PM	#166
cabrerad Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rockville, MD, USA Posts: 147	I am in. I am going to use two different Caulastrea. I have always wondered if they are furcata or something else. David

07/29/2005, 02:42 PM	#167
piercho Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 2,099	I just moved my household Saturday and don't know where the camera is so pictures may be lagging. I will try two or three, the Favia is large and attached to a large piece of rock so maybe not that one. Initial identifications: Euphyllia paraancora Favia sp. Unknown, looks Favites-like. Common fellas, don't be a baby, get a hammer and chisel and join in. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: Tank shut down 8/1/2007

10/08/2005, 05:14 PM	#168
goblinsharkman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 273	Aww... did this thread die again? I was just running to get a skeleton to identify.... Are you starting class again for this new semester? __________________ Ben Frable Best fish in da sea W//-\\M//-\\S Current Tank Info: new tank: 3 ORA bangai Cardinals, 2 maxima clams and more acros than you can count. 46gallon: 2 ORA clowns,a harem of Flasher wrasse, and the coolest fish in the tank "Tony Montana" the bi-color blenny , shrimp goby and pistol

10/20/2005, 09:45 PM	#169
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	Yeah...I will. I'll start one over this weekend. Remind me. __________________ Eric Borneman

10/24/2005, 05:49 PM	#170
goblinsharkman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 273	Forgot to remind you on the phone. Oh well, hopefully youll remember I have a little skeleton that I have a species name for, but I want to see if it really is that species! __________________ Ben Frable Best fish in da sea W//-\\M//-\\S Current Tank Info: new tank: 3 ORA bangai Cardinals, 2 maxima clams and more acros than you can count. 46gallon: 2 ORA clowns,a harem of Flasher wrasse, and the coolest fish in the tank "Tony Montana" the bi-color blenny , shrimp goby and pistol

10/24/2005, 07:13 PM	#171
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	shoot - see what happens? Ok, I'll take some photos tonight and post them. __________________ Eric Borneman

10/25/2005, 11:59 PM	#172
EricHugo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Houston TX USA Posts: 7,250	No, I didn't forget. My camera died. A new one is on the way - hang tight. __________________ Eric Borneman

06/02/2006, 05:23 PM	#173
mike89t Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chandler, Az Posts: 1,886	Just starting to research Acros and this is a very cool thread! Mind blowing stuff. __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon 60x24x24" acrylic tank. Modified ASM G3 Skimmer. Gen-X Mak4 Return pump. Tunze Stream 6060. 600W of T5 lighting with Ice Cap 660 Ballasts, Aquacontroller Jr.