what are YOUR top 5 corals (in your tank)
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surfn
I bleed orange and maroon
FYI.....i didn't pay for a single one of these, they were all obtained through trades!
Amor of God Zoas
mummy eye chalice
peace favia
oregon tort
pink stylo w/ green polyps
Amor of God Zoas
mummy eye chalice
peace favia
oregon tort
pink stylo w/ green polyps
J. Montgomery
Mouth Pipetting
Al, nice pictures. Keep me in mind the next time you frag any of those 
(dang, my cool animation is largely lost in the dark background
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Before I post these pics, I'd like to say that these are my 5 personal favorites, the ones it would hurt me most to lose, not necessarily my most rare or expensive corals.
The zoa colony in the top left of the pic. These aren't rare or anything, but it's a beautifully shaped rock with a good 200 or so polyps on it. It looks much more striking than the pic shows, but this is the only pic I have.
The purple cap in the pics. Again, not the best pic but it's the best one I have. It's very hard to get a pic to accurately represent the color of this one. It's a little more periwinkle blue in person and very healthy.
Blasto Merletti from mvite
Recent Monti acquisition from the Frag Swap
Tubb's Blues from MarvinsReef
The zoa colony in the top left of the pic. These aren't rare or anything, but it's a beautifully shaped rock with a good 200 or so polyps on it. It looks much more striking than the pic shows, but this is the only pic I have.
The purple cap in the pics. Again, not the best pic but it's the best one I have. It's very hard to get a pic to accurately represent the color of this one. It's a little more periwinkle blue in person and very healthy.
Blasto Merletti from mvite
Recent Monti acquisition from the Frag Swap
Tubb's Blues from MarvinsReef
NapoliNewJersey
Achilles Keeper
my blue polyp monti
Purple Bonsai
Cali Tort
Purple Monster
Sold to me as a blue tip aculeus but turned solid blue in my tank so I really don't know what it is.
Purple Bonsai
Cali Tort
Purple Monster
Sold to me as a blue tip aculeus but turned solid blue in my tank so I really don't know what it is.
Patwa
Zig-Zag pro since '96
i've got a lot of rare and/or unique pieces, but as Weetabix7 did for his post, i'll post my overall favs..
1. Hot Pink R. Yuma....got him just over 3 years ago...still going strong to this day.....but, surprisingly enough, it has never budded any babies!
No tank lights, just 100% morning sunlight
2. Neon Green Kenya Tree....got this guy around the same time i got the pink yuma....i've never seen another capnella sp. that comes close to this colouration...ever!......if i lose this one, i'll cry....watch me.
3. Some sort of xeniid.....some say cespitularia, some say efflatounaria...regardless of ID, it's got a colouration that'll stop anyone dead in their tracks
4. Aussie Acan Hillae.....got him last year on a whim (the cheap price did help too!)....he's coloured up SOOO much....if I lose him my tank won't be the same
here's a pic taken the day I got him.....what a difference, eh?
5. Red frogspawn....i've had him almost 3 years as well....colouration shifts from time to time from reddish brown to a pinkish-red....the tips are pink....it's my showpiece coral...i'd sell all of my aussie acans before I let this dude go.
here he is when he was just a wee lad
dang....i'm at #5 already!?!?! lol
Zach
1. Hot Pink R. Yuma....got him just over 3 years ago...still going strong to this day.....but, surprisingly enough, it has never budded any babies!
No tank lights, just 100% morning sunlight
2. Neon Green Kenya Tree....got this guy around the same time i got the pink yuma....i've never seen another capnella sp. that comes close to this colouration...ever!......if i lose this one, i'll cry....watch me.
3. Some sort of xeniid.....some say cespitularia, some say efflatounaria...regardless of ID, it's got a colouration that'll stop anyone dead in their tracks
4. Aussie Acan Hillae.....got him last year on a whim (the cheap price did help too!)....he's coloured up SOOO much....if I lose him my tank won't be the same
here's a pic taken the day I got him.....what a difference, eh?
5. Red frogspawn....i've had him almost 3 years as well....colouration shifts from time to time from reddish brown to a pinkish-red....the tips are pink....it's my showpiece coral...i'd sell all of my aussie acans before I let this dude go.
here he is when he was just a wee lad
dang....i'm at #5 already!?!?! lol
Zach
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Here are mine.......
Sunset monti....
My florida Ricordeas.......
Specific Ricordeas....
True pink much like Barbie pink ricordea....
Another pic
My colony of pink rose ricordea....
Yumas.....
Watermelon....
My Pagoda cup coral this thing is as big as a dinner plate and now has vertical growth coming from the center...So it is going to look like a satellite dish..
Old pic of it.....Not that good of one either....
Even older pic...
Sunset monti....
My florida Ricordeas.......
Specific Ricordeas....
True pink much like Barbie pink ricordea....
Another pic
My colony of pink rose ricordea....
Yumas.....
Watermelon....
My Pagoda cup coral this thing is as big as a dinner plate and now has vertical growth coming from the center...So it is going to look like a satellite dish..
Old pic of it.....Not that good of one either....
Even older pic...
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This is one of my new favs.
Crayola acro (and gflat tort)
Another newbie. I know it's just a Xenia, but it is a cool Xenia (bad shot). Cespit. Picked up an African Blue Xenia, too, but not sure if it's Cepsit or not (similar to Patwa's mystery Xenia, but not anywhere near as deeply colored)
Not good color in the picture but my nicest Acan (bowerbanki?)
SM Monti Kinda loks like a smurf hat.
I can't find a picture of my purple bonsai, but it is another of my favorites. So here's an aculeus I've grown fond of (actinics)
Crayola acro (and gflat tort
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Another newbie. I know it's just a Xenia, but it is a cool Xenia (bad shot). Cespit. Picked up an African Blue Xenia, too, but not sure if it's Cepsit or not (similar to Patwa's mystery Xenia, but not anywhere near as deeply colored)
Not good color in the picture but my nicest Acan (bowerbanki?)
SM Monti Kinda loks like a smurf hat.
I can't find a picture of my purple bonsai, but it is another of my favorites. So here's an aculeus I've grown fond of (actinics)
chadfarmer
profilux in the house
PM
SETOSA
sunset
oregon tort
purple polyp nasuta (just my frag cant get a good pic of my mini colony)
SETOSA
sunset
oregon tort
purple polyp nasuta (just my frag cant get a good pic of my mini colony)
NapoliNewJersey
Achilles Keeper
Gflat .... Really nice polyp extension .
Un-named Monti
Skittles Aussie
Jingle Bells Aussie
1. Hot Pink R. Yuma....got him just over 3 years ago...still going strong to this day.....but, surprisingly enough, it has never budded any babies!
4. Aussie Acan Hillae.....got him last year on a whim (the cheap price did help too!)....he's coloured up SOOO much....if I lose him my tank won't be the same
Zach
these are some of the nicest corals I've seen... very impressive!!!My florida Ricordeas.......
True pink much like Barbie pink ricordea....
My colony of pink rose ricordea....
keep 'em eye candies coming everyone...
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It's really hard to pick 5, but here are a few which I really like and don't necessarily see around too often:
A pink/purple chalice I picked up in Bristol from Matt back in his prime cherry-pickin' days:
My austera in its prime. Unfortunately most of it died during a alkalinity swing, but a few frags are making a comeback. Cost me $40 from Jeff's Exotic Fish many years ago and was called a Tonga stag:
Turaki grown from a itty-bitty frag which is really stunning if conditions are optimum:
Divaricata from RM. Boy, I miss this coral!
The classic PL paired with a nice millepora from Aquatic Galleries showtank:
Dave
A pink/purple chalice I picked up in Bristol from Matt back in his prime cherry-pickin' days:
My austera in its prime. Unfortunately most of it died during a alkalinity swing, but a few frags are making a comeback. Cost me $40 from Jeff's Exotic Fish many years ago and was called a Tonga stag:
Turaki grown from a itty-bitty frag which is really stunning if conditions are optimum:
Divaricata from RM. Boy, I miss this coral!
The classic PL paired with a nice millepora from Aquatic Galleries showtank:
Dave
J. Montgomery
Mouth Pipetting
Pnoy, those are some sweet lookin' corals. I'm droolin' over here.
OP
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surfn
I bleed orange and maroon
josh, when are you gonna show us your favorite corals? (ok, we can include clams also..lol)
detguy123
I'm a pain in the wrasse
very nice pics everyone..i really love all of those!!!! here are my favorite 5 hard to chose because i love all of mine but here you go
blasto welsi
blasto merleti
acro milli
blasto welsi
blasto merleti
acro milli
