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Montipora
confusa:  Purchased
from my LFS back in January (while
I was dealing with the bleaching
problem), I guess this is as close
to an impulse buy as I make in this
hobby. Things at that point were
going so badly I just needed a little
pick-me-up, though I didn't
think I had room for a new piece
this large (5” diameter).
Also, of course, I fully expected
it to contract whatever was killing
off some of the acros and be dead
soon. Thankfully, I was wrong on
both counts. The only change the
piece went through after introduction
to the tank was to develop a marvelous
magenta rim, thereby securing its
place as one of my favorite new pieces
in the tank to photograph. It
doesn't appear to have grown
any, nor has it attached itself to
its rock but from what I can tell
(and I know NOTHING about this species),
it seems to be doing fine. |
| Montipora
dura:
This is a Steve Tyree Limited Edition
piece and has been doing very well
since I found a place it liked; medium
flow, medium light. Since its introduction
in February, it has grown quite a
bit and is beginning to encrust its
base. Photographing it is a bit challenging
right now because its position forces
me to shoot at an angle. This means
it will never appear too sharp. It
IS sharp though. And interesting
too. |
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Montipora
sp 2: I
don't know
what this one is;
Probably another capricornis. But
my LFS said they'd hadthe
(very large) colony for a longtime
and nobody seemed to want it.
Now they needed the room, and
wanted to know if they broke
it up, would I take home a frag
for free? You kiddin'? |
| Pavona Go! Although
at 'war' with its encroaching
neighbor, the large A. efflorensence,
this elder statesman continues to
do very well. As it has always been
a slow grower for me, I do worry
about it getting eventually crowded
out but between my keeping watch
and its very potent sweepers, that
shouldn't happen without one
heck of a fight. |
| Pavona
sp (NEW!) :
While on my 'LA reefkeepers
tour' with Ali last March,
one of the places we visited was
Jeff's Exotic Fish in Huntington
Beach. In addition to quite a large
array of both livestock and drygoods,
another thing Jeff's is known
for is his display tank. In here,
you'll find some of the rarest
of the rare that somehow makes
its way to him, I suppose via direct
import from his collecting facilities
in the Indo-Pacific. On this particular
visit, one of the 'newer' pieces
Ali pointed out was a colony of
orange Pavona. Neither of us had
ever seen anything like it before.
Well, it just so happened that
the diver who found this coral
was there that day ('Hey,
that's what he said, okay'?)
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