What’s your Weeping Willow ???

[Glenner’sreef]

My wife and I went to Coral Farmers Market this morning. Got to chat with Steve Tyree and was the first one in the door. The second vendor I got to had Japanese Weeping Willows. SCORE!!!
what a great start to a great day! Thanks Amen Corals!!!
1. Have you ever unexpectedly “scored” a hard to get or much sought after coral.
Definitely stoked!!!!!!!!

 

[Auquanut]

Great score! I'd love to have one, but I think my flow is just too high.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Brrrump

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Great score! I'd love to have one, but I think my flow is just too high.

Thx. Had to move the frag rack a bit as well!

 

[sparrow78]

My wife and I went to Coral Farmers Market this morning. Got to chat with Steve Tyree and was the first one in the door. The second vendor I got to had Japanese Weeping Willows. SCORE!!!
what a great start to a great day! Thanks Amen Corals!!!
1. Have you ever unexpectedly “scored” a hard to get or much sought after coral.
Definitely stoked!!!!!!!!

That’s a great score! Funny my fiancé and I were looking for these to add one to our tank.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Thx. Had to move the frag rack a bit as well!

That’s a beauty! I’m on the hunt for one I can pick up in person

 

[Glenner’sreef]

That’s a great score! Funny my fiancé and I were looking for these to add one to our tank.

You know, I think it’s the type of coral you’d never get tired of. Still stoked! Lol

 

[Glenner’sreef]

That’s a beauty! I’m on the hunt for one I can pick up in person

I’ll bet they ship well. Leathers can be pretty tough. Amen Corals in Az.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Beautiful coral! I love willows.
That one looks a lot like my toadstool, it’s a petco “assorted coral” so all I can confidently call it is a toad, but for all I know maybe I scored a willow.

My “rare” score was a litho. Not the prettiest or rarest, but to my understanding aren’t the most readily available coral, lucky my lfs had some.

 

[JGT]

They can take a lot of flow and with right conditions can grow VERY fast. I got mine similar in size to yours. In about 9 months it’s gotten huge. See before and after pics.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

They can take a lot of flow and with right conditions can grow VERY fast. I got mine similar in size to yours. In about 9 months it’s gotten huge. See before and after pics.

Wow! Plumped up like a balloon

 

[JGT]

Yep, went from about 1.5” to about 6” in no time. Tentacles are close to 4”. Pretty soon, gonna need to frag it.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Beautiful coral! I love willows.
That one looks a lot like my toadstool, it’s a petco “assorted coral” so all I can confidently call it is a toad, but for all I know maybe I scored a willow.

My “rare” score was a litho. Not the prettiest or rarest, but to my understanding aren’t the most readily available coral, lucky my lfs had some.

Wow!!! Mine’s just a Japanese Weeping Willow but a Petco Weeping Willow? That’s a major score! Congrats!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

They can take a lot of flow and with right conditions can grow VERY fast. I got mine similar in size to yours. In about 9 months it’s gotten huge. See before and after pics.

Uh! Can’t wait. That’s really stunning.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Yep, went from about 1.5” to about 6” in no time. Tentacles are close to 4”. Pretty soon, gonna need to frag it.

Do it! I’m sure there’s a market for these as I never see them in Az. lfs.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Wow!!! Mine’s just a Japanese Weeping Willow but a Petco Weeping Willow? That’s a major score! Congrats!

Thanks, I’m not sure if it’s a willow or just a long polyp toad, I’m leaning towards the long polyp because the polyps aren’t as long as the willows I’ve seen.

 

[Goaway]

That is a big frag @Glenner’sreef . all frags i see are around 1/3" and expensive.

 

[khristynn]

How can you Teel whether a toadstool is a true Weeping Willow? I bought this gem off a LIVE SALE today and not sure how to tell the difference.