Rare soft corals

[PDR]

So I was looking at my tank with the flow off tonight and observed this.

(sorry for the crappy vid)

The movement looks a lot like pulsing sinularia to me, but this is the ORA Fuzzy Lobo.

Do you all think they are really just the same species? It's not as pink as the pulsing sinularia I purchased from DD a couple of years ago, but idk..it looks really similar. Also, nowhere in the description is the pulsing movement mentioned.

 

[PDR]

I got a better video of it last night. Check out the left side of the leather.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Used to own a RRC Japanese Pink Nepthea but it didn't make it in less than a year. This was the only one that didn't survive in my system.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I got a better video of it last night. Check out the left side of the leather.

That.... Is.... Awesome!

 

[tsav87]

Update on the Aussie Sinularia.

It hasnt opened for months. Then, two days of dosing Red Sea Reef Energy, bam!

 

[tsav87]

I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.

WOW, Gorgeous

 

[tsav87]

WOW, Gorgeous

Thanks!

This coral was definitely maricultured or wild collected. It has taken months to adjust to my tank.

 

[tsav87]

Divers Den has one similar today.

https://m.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/431441/aussie-lobophytum-leather-coral-indonesia

 

[fragit]

I moved it to the other side of the tank. It wouldn’t stay happy in the previous location. Here you can see it next to my ora neon green sinularia. The Aussie sinularia is closer to the blue end of the green spectrum. Not quite turquoise though.

Love it! I will take a piece!

 

[DeniseAndy]

Well, I got a shot of my pink nepthea. Still figuring out my hubby's camera, but I do not know how to do the photo editing to wipe out the blue as he does, so this will have to do. It has done wonderfully and close to doubled in extension growth.

 

[cristata.reef]

So I was looking at my tank with the flow off tonight and observed this.

(sorry for the crappy vid)

The movement looks a lot like pulsing sinularia to me, but this is the ORA Fuzzy Lobo.

Do you all think they are really just the same species? It's not as pink as the pulsing sinularia I purchased from DD a couple of years ago, but idk..it looks really similar. Also, nowhere in the description is the pulsing movement mentioned.

No they are not the same. Soft coral species are best identified by the shape of their sclerites. However that is still cool regardless of what species it is. I know some alcyoniids are capable of doing that to remove detritus particles from their polyps but I've never seen them pulse like that

 

[Mike7396]

How, how can I get in touch with you for the red xenia?

 

[Mike7396]

How, how can I get in touch with you for the red xenia? Text me if you can 917-406-8676

 

[dbraun15]

I picked up the stereonepthea at my LFS...sure don’t see them much anymore!

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I picked up the stereonepthea at my LFS...sure don’t see them much anymore!

Can't believe you found that. Spoke to an individual like two months ago and he's had them anywhere from five years up to 12 years plus and the key is strong water flow, Stontium, iodine, lighting of course and little bit of feeding off and on.
That specimen you got is really beautiful. Keep us posted please and plenty of lighting

The same individual also frags them, later on, when you're ready to do that, keep me in mind I'll let you know what he told me

 

[RandU]

I was glad to see this thread pop back up, I love rare soft corals. I recently got this palau nephthea(which is growing like crazy) and the nuclear neon green weeping willow. Both pictures are under primarily white light.

 

[dbraun15]

Can't believe you found that. Spoke to an individual like two months ago and he's had them anywhere from five years up to 12 years plus and the key is strong water flow, Stontium, iodine, lighting of course and little bit of feeding off and on.
That specimen you got is really beautiful. Keep us posted please and plenty of lighting

The same individual also frags them, later on, when you're ready to do that, keep me in mind I'll let you know what he told me

Thanks...Crazy...my LFS got about 10 small colonies all about this size in a shipment from Vietnam...I have it right next to my S.Gigantea which is being blasted with flow.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I've ordered from Vietnam, never seen Stereonephthya from there, you might have Lemnalia Sp.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I was glad to see this thread pop back up, I love rare soft corals. I recently got this palau nephthea(which is growing like crazy) and the nuclear neon green weeping willow. Both pictures are under primarily white light.

Gorgeous comrade