Species of coral rarely seen in the hobby?

[tehmadreefer]

We said the same thing about gonis. Look now they are being kept long term.

Sure but it took a community of experts decades and they are still notoriously difficult for most, not some random newbie that came along and magically unlocked the secret.

 

[Tired]

Sympodiums don't seem to be kept very often. Mine has been easy enough to keep, especially once I started giving it reef roids on a regular basis. Not fast-growing, but that might be helpful.

It's a soft coral. It looks like a tight-clustered clove polyp when open, but the polyps are all growing out of a mat. People mistake them for blue clove polyps and say they're invasive, but they seem to grow pretty slowly.

 

[Subtropic Reefer]

Sounds right .
It’s rare only cause it’s best kept in the ocean .

I love reefs and would never try to hurt them. But many corals with great care can be kept in aquariums. I have kept many play and zoa species from Florida that are really kept and have had great success. Many corals just need pioneered.

 

[wonroc]

Lots haters on this thread already. newsflash...all your corals are better off in the ocean. Dudes just making convo, this whole forum is a learning experience bra

 

[shred5]

NPS will never be kept by most people. I do not care if goniopra is not to bad now it is not the same.

The reason is the amount of care it takes to keep most of them. Even something like suncorals which really are not that bad. The reason is most NPS require feeding almost 24/7 and most wont put in the effort. basically they are allot of work not necessarily hard to keep. It requires extreme nutrient control too with that amount of food. They also require different foods. It is also not cheap.

Another one is cold water tanks. Not all that hard but allot of work and money.

 

[Fishfinder]

Elkhorn is rarely ever seen. That is a rare one.

 

[Udest]

If you want to keep NPS go pick Dr. dendrosteins brain he's done real well with alot of em , also an odd ball i keep is blue rigde not uber common cause its kinda plain but hardy as all heck. survived my first months of reef keeping and my dipping accident though barely its just starting to grow back.

 

[andrewkw]

Snake polyps- Isaurus tuberculatus
indophyllia - will probably cost acanthophyllia money but look similar to a green cynaria however a keen eye will spot them
Australophyllia wilsoni - just make sure it's a tropical one, or keep the tank appropriate temp.

That's all that comes to mind first thing in the morning. NPS suggestions are also great.

 

[bsr2430]

I probably have the rarest coral there is.....
It’s called GSP
Now don’t get this confused with Green Star Polyps.
This one is called Greener Star Polyps!
They look identical though and grow the same!
If you ever swing by 24401 I’ll be glad to give you a piece of this rare stuff for FREE!

following along to see any rare coral come along! Hope to see some wicked weird ones!

 

[rhines]

blue ridge corals are never seen

 

[bsr2430]

blue ridge corals are never seen

I live in the Blue Ridge and never seen a Blue Ridge Coral!

 

[Udest]

Heyy I also have snake polyps , also had some organ pipe a while ago would like to get another frag of it. what about yellow gorgs or telesto coral?

 

[shred5]

Heyy I also have snake polyps , also had some organ pipe a while ago would like to get another frag of it. what about yellow gorgs or telesto coral?

Yellow/orange gorogonia are not rare and I see them available allot. You seldom see them in peoples aquariums because they are NPS and require regular feedings and they easily get cover in algae in tanks with high lighting so they usually die slowly. Can people keep them alive yes but they are some work.

 

[MERKEY]

blue ridge corals are never seen

@fishguy242 don't you have a blue ridge????

 

[Subtropic Reefer]

NPS will never be kept by most people. I do not care if goniopra is not to bad now it is not the same.

The reason is the amount of care it takes to keep most of them. Even something like suncorals which really are not that bad. The reason is most NPS require feeding almost 24/7 and most wont put in the effort. basically they are allot of work not necessarily hard to keep. It requires extreme nutrient control too with that amount of food. They also require different foods. It is also not cheap.

Another one is cold water tanks. Not all that hard but allot of work and money.

I have a very successful nps tank. It’s not a tank but rather an area of a reef off Dania beach that is like 20 square feet or something and I make sure all the MPs are fed and all corals are healthy at least once a week

 

[Subtropic Reefer]

I probably have the rarest coral there is.....
It’s called GSP
Now don’t get this confused with Green Star Polyps.
This one is called Greener Star Polyps!
They look identical thoughand grow the same!
If you ever swing by 24401 I’ll be glad to give you a piece of this rare stuff for FREE!

following along to see any rare coral come along! Hope to see some wicked weird ones!

Lol

 

[Subtropic Reefer]

So your new but want a coral that is extremely rare just so you will kill it? Ya ok

Well I can keep acros and Indo elegance with succes along with other hard coral. I think people are confused. I don’t want a nps coral, nor a rare color morph. Simply a coral that is rarely seen in the hobby. Lik Florida zoantheds. They are everywhere on reefs, but nowhere in the hobby, despite the beautiful colors. I have kept them successfully and love as much light as high light acros. They are a nice coral to fill in blank space high up. They also don’t grow to quick either so it won’t invade a tank. So if anyone knows of a coral rare in this hobby (I don’t care if it is common on the reefs) please let me know. Thank you all for the responses so far!

 

[Subtropic Reefer]

Has anyone kept this? It’s on live aquaria.

 

[shred5]

I have a very successful nps tank. It’s not a tank but rather an area of a reef off Dania beach that is like 20 square feet or something and I make sure all the MPs are fed and all corals are healthy at least once a week

Most NPS corals require more than one feeding a week and most more than once a day. If not they slowly starve if only receiving partial nutrition. May take 6 month maybe a year but they will slowly die. Some like blueberry gorgonia need feeding almost every hour. Suncorals and dendros may get away with once a week feedings and a few others.

I would like to see a photo of this area of nps corals that are fed once a week.

 

[tsouth]

Rhizo's which can be seen here and there. Also note that these are illegal (CITES) but can be found in the trade.

Coral ID please (LPS?)

Yesterday I purchased this this coral at the Florida Frag Swap. The seller told me its "like" a dendron, but different in that it does not multiply. He had it for a year and it did nothing. You are probably asking why buy it? Well, it has the most incredible florescent pinkish red color! I...

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