Blue efflatounaria update

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 19, 2019

Been right on 2 weeks having this coral and I absolutely adore it! Always seems happy and only retracts when lights ramp up or down, and that's only for about 5 minutes. Just figured I'd share! Frags coming in the distant future.

Cant tell from the picture below but it has a 3rd stalk and numerous new polyps growing in the center.

Dr. Dendrostein · Oct 19, 2019

ProfessorAronnax said:
Been right on 2 weeks having this coral and I absolutely adore it! Always seems happy and only retracts when lights ramp up or down, and that's only for about 5 minutes. Just figured I'd share! Frags coming in the distant future.

Cant tell from the picture below but it has a 3rd stalk and numerous new polyps growing in the center.

Beautiful, what species?

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 19, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
Beautiful, what species?

Blue Efflatounaria. One of the more rare species in the Xeniidae family and in the order of Alcyonacea. Only 3 KNOWN species of efflatounaria described by science. Fairly certain the other 2 make poor aquarium inhabitants.

Dr. Dendrostein · Oct 19, 2019

Sooooo tempted to get some.

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 19, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
Sooooo tempted to get some.

Hold off for a while and I'll send you some when I frag it. I know it's right up your alley!

Dr. Dendrostein · Oct 19, 2019

ProfessorAronnax said:
Hold off for a while and I'll send you some when I frag it. I know it's right up your alley!

It'll be long while. I need separate tank, lighting. ........ money. Hahaha

Thank you, comrade

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 19, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
It'll be long while. I need separate tank, lighting. ........ money. Hahaha

Thank you, comrade

I hear ya. Same here; it's a slow grower.

MixedFruitBasket · Oct 19, 2019

If I felt comfortable shipping some I'm pretty sure I have a couple of small stalks I could sell as frags. But it doesn't ship well apparently and the last unique Xenia species I bought died. I was very saddened by that because it was so unusual looking. I'd never imagined Xenia coming in that color and growth pattern.

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 19, 2019

MixedFruitBasket said:
If I felt comfortable shipping some I'm pretty sure I have a couple of small stalks I could sell as frags. But it doesn't ship well apparently and the last unique Xenia species I bought died. I was very saddened by that because it was so unusual looking. I'd never imagined Xenia coming in that color and growth pattern.

I too was hesitant on getting this because I lost a frag of giant Bali xenia a couple weeks before.

najer · Oct 21, 2019

Very nice coral.

MixedFruitBasket · Oct 21, 2019

ProfessorAronnax said:
I too was hesitant on getting this because I lost a frag of giant Bali xenia a couple weeks before.

You'd think for a "weed" coral it wouldn't die so easily but it does.

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 21, 2019

MixedFruitBasket said:
You'd think for a "weed" coral it wouldn't die so easily but it does.

Very true! It shows that some species in he genus are a tad more delicate than others.

MixedFruitBasket · Oct 21, 2019

ProfessorAronnax said:
Very true! It shows that some species in he genus are a tad more delicate than others.

Beautiful specimen btw.

ProfessorAronnax · Oct 21, 2019

MixedFruitBasket said:
Beautiful specimen btw.

Thanks!

Devaji · Oct 28, 2019

excited to see how this corals does for you. hopefully it well be be a med grower so you can frag it around it us softie lovers but not so fast that it will take over the tank.

plz do keep us updated