Lets see HIGH END coral colonies!

[AwildcatsZ]

Every time I see someone posting about high end corals I get disappointed when I see a single zoanthid polyp, dime sized mushroom, quarter inch nub of an acro, etc...

I want to see large colonies (mother colonies) of these high end corals! Lets see pictures of the colonies that these high end corals asking $125, $500, $1000 for a single tiny frag came from!

That being said here is the "start" of my high end colony. I started with a single hallucination polyp and have grown to four (one is out of view).

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Not really a $$ zoa, but started out as a 2 polyp frag, and is now about 100+ easy. My mandarin oranges.

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Not really a $$ zoa, but started out as a 2 polyp frag, and is now about 100+ easy. My mandarin oranges.

That's awesome! Very cool! I bet that lights up the entire room!

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Thanks! It definitely glows.

 

[AwildcatsZ]

I guess these high end colonies don't exist...[emoji853]

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

I too was hoping to see more

 

[hybridazn]

Atl strawberry fields

Reef Raft USA Fruitopia

Jason Fox Beach Bum

Jason Fox Firecracker

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Really digging that Strawberry Fields!

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Atl strawberry fields

Reef Raft USA Fruitopia

Jason Fox Beach Bum

Jason Fox Firecracker

Great pictures! Are all of these in your tank/system?

Is the RR USA Fruitopia a montipora? I really like that one!

 

[hybridazn]

Thanks! Yes all pictured are in/from my system

The Fruitopia is an acro. It grew very funny on me, almost like a vertical encrusting then started throwing branches lol

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Thanks! Yes all pictured are in/from my system

The Fruitopia is an acro. It grew very funny on me, almost like a vertical encrusting then started throwing branches lol

What does a frag of that piece typically go for? Just curious, never heard/seen it.

 

[Nomadic1]

Hardly c0l0nies. Nothing personal, guys...but, to the OP, colonies don't exist because they've all been fragged up into bugger nub frags, and, as soon as one of those bugger nubs sprouts another 1 polyp branch, it gets fragged off and sold off as a new bugger nub frag.

 

[Katrina71]

Please do not show the expensive ones! I know I'll want one. Don't even tease me with a blurred photo.

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Hardly c0l0nies. Nothing personal, guys...but, to the OP, colonies don't exist because they've all been fragged up into bugger nub frags, and, as soon as one of those bugger nubs sprouts another 1 polyp branch, it gets fragged off and sold off as a new bugger nub frag.

I understand why they don't exist, but I also believe that some people have larger colonies of these corals. I know I have a few higher end zoanthids/mushrooms and I plan to let them form larger colonies before I decide to frag.

There's got to be some out there!

 

[BoomCorals]

Nothing super fancy but here is a big multi color cliffs acro

 

[hybridazn]

Hardly c0l0nies. Nothing personal, guys...but, to the OP, colonies don't exist because they've all been fragged up into bugger nub frags, and, as soon as one of those bugger nubs sprouts another 1 polyp branch, it gets fragged off and sold off as a new bugger nub frag.

So a 8"x10" "frag" of strawberry fields or a 7" tall by 6" wide piece of a reef raft "frag" isn't a colony? Lol it's larger than what you would get if you buy mariculture pieces

 

[AwildcatsZ]

So a 8"x10" "frag" of strawberry fields or a 7" tall by 6" wide piece of a reef raft "frag" isn't a colony? Lol it's larger than what you would get if you buy mariculture pieces

What you sent is exactly what I was hoping people would share.

I see these frags and they're beautiful, but I can't imagine how beautiful they are when they grow larger. Personally I cannot wait to see what my Hallucination colony looks like as it grows from 1 to 4 to 10 polyps and more! It's going to be amazing.

 

[sps_monger]

Atl strawberry fields

Reef Raft USA Fruitopia

Jason Fox Beach Bum

Jason Fox Firecracker

Nice looking stuff. Love that strawberry fields.

 

[bluerexy]

Love that JF Beach Bum! It's one on the bucket list for sure but I can't justify a few hundred on a small piece.

 

[AwildcatsZ]

Love that JF Beach Bum! It's one on the bucket list for sure but I can't justify a few hundred on a small piece.

This is a reason why I was hoping people would share! Maybe they look so awesome that you'll finally see it could be worth it.

But, I also think some of these prices are crazy, but then again, they are beautiful.