Can I see some Stylophora colonies?

[Johniejumbo]

Just got me a purple Stylophora frag and I’d like to see so bigger ones.

 

[Vette67]

Here’s my purple stylo colony. I bought it about 2 years ago as a 2” single stalk frag. And it’s about the size of a softball now. This one has been growing very quickly, and branching out a lot.

 

[Johniejumbo]

Thank you! I wanted to see just that. Some growth and perspective to see where I should put it. Looks great!

 

[Vette67]

It has a much tighter growth pattern than most of my other stony corals. I wasn’t expecting that. And it seems to like symmetry. A lot of the branches are parallel. Definitely cool oooking.

 

[blasterman]

I have a 3" frag that's growing like a weed. Wasn't long ago they commanded high prices, but purple stylos are now all over the place, and given their rapid growth and hardy nature some reef stores are close to giving them away like german blue digis.

I'd like to see some pics of the much rarer teal and rose stylo.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

My area still want at least $15 to $25 for about the same frag as op. I got mine a bit smaller and it grows pretty fast. It really gives you that sense of feeling that you’re successful on keeping sps but then when you tried other a bit more difficult one and they died lol.

 

[Zuma]

Big old green stylo colony I used to have, great coral

 

[adtravels]

it will look like this in 18 months if things goes well

o well

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Big old green stylo colony I used to have, great coral

That’s a birdsnest, nice colony.

 

[homer1475]

God mine in just under 6 months is about the size of a baseball from a frag the size of my finger.

 

[Sheripie]

Since July 2018 so about 2 years (before and after)

 

[DeniseAndy]

Colony in Kauai.

 

[Johniejumbo]

Good stuff! I am glad I got one. I’ve just veered in to sps recently. You can google pics all day but it really doesn’t give you perspective like these kinds of replies.

 

[Ardeus]

It's a very underated coral.

 

[GlassMunky]

Colony in Kauai.

That looks more like a pocilipora species to me than a stylophora

both are Pocilloporidae family though so makes sense why they look similar

 

[DeniseAndy]

I thought so too, but I thought I would share anyway. It is so pretty and I saw them a lot.

 

[dadnjesse]

Mine grows too fast, I'm constantly trimming it. Actually thinking about removing the whole colony to make room.

 

[adtravels]

trimming frags and putting them next to it will spread it faster. Make sure you up the flow it gets accordingly as it grows.

 

[jp_75]

hmm it’s funny. last night my wife told me to do whole tank dedicated to stylo and staghorn!
totally underrated coral!!

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I have a 3" frag that's growing like a weed. Wasn't long ago they commanded high prices, but purple stylos are now all over the place, and given their rapid growth and hardy nature some reef stores are close to giving them away like german blue digis.

I'd like to see some pics of the much rarer teal and rose stylo.

Me too, the purple is the only variant I ever see. Green sometimes but I would love to see a pink or red stylo. There has to be some other colors out there somewhere I would think.