Garrett Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Definately was one of my favorite species, i enjoy it even more now i got one. Couldnt find one to my liking in portland metro, so Garrett got my business and i drove down for such a nice piece my horibble camera makes this thing look awful the green looks more like this and here is one that does it justice this was the one Garrett took at his shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 almost like i was typing in third person, not often i use another garrett other then for the tpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchelor Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Where is this specimen from, Indonesia, or Australia? The reason I ask, is that I made the mistake of buying one that came from Indonesia and the mortality rate from Indo is terrible. I'm embarrassed to say it was an impulse buy and I didn't do my research first. In my opinion, elegance corals from Indonesia should be banned from the hobby. I hope yours is from Australia. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 ive done my resesearch and to be honest i have no idea you cant tell by the specimen and ive read about there care and lighting its polyp is fully attached its tentacles move gently randomly and its colors are amazing. the reason indo elegances are no longer liked in the hobby is because in 80s 90s they were overharvested in the indo location now making them go deeper and further off shore to get a specimen making them weaker to lights... just another example of taking the planet forgranted... but im one to speak considering i got one now from my reading the best guess at telling it how dirty the calcium skeleton itself is? being that the indos would be in a deep mud base i cant tell the difference unless i had one first hand to compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 but it definately wasnt an impulse it was a good specimen and im aware of the supposed difficulty we will see if i made the mistake tho, its all about protecting their weak polyps i completely re did my rock to make a gentle flow clean it and shade it lightly yet not one time fully expanded it touches anything hard. in further reading i found that its believed the green on it is from uv protection leading to the idea its from a higher light source area, it didnt slime at all except from intially debagging but has done amazing since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice coral Sounds like you are taking the right steps with this one and it should pay off keep us updated with progress and very nice coral =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Glad you came and got this one! It's a very nice specimen. Many of the problems that people have had with elegance corals in the past have been from both a lack of knowledge, bad collection/transportation/holding practices, and a little known virus that spread through many Aussie and some indo specimens. All of the Elegance corals that I have been bringing in over the last year or so have been holding up incredibly well. The color has been way better in general and if taken care of correctly, I haven't seen any mortality out of the norm in comparison with any other LPS coral. They really are pretty easy to keep if given the correct care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I love my elegance and its been super hearty! I hope yours is too. Mine survived an ammonia spike, being in 2 different tanks, different lighting, etc. They can be troopers when you get a good one. Not the best pic, but thats it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The clowns hosting is boss Hogg, if Garrett got his to host I think He would **** a brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 lol my clowns are so random. They host just about everything in my tank (usually between my elegance, large toadstool, and sometimes Wellso's). That's what I get for not giving them an anenome (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 lol my clowns are so random. They host just about everything in my tank (usually between my elegance' date=' large toadstool, and sometimes Wellso's). That's what I get for not giving them an anenome (laugh)[/quote'] Ahahah yeah my single maroon has started to belly up my hammer every so often takes off shorty though after. Clowns are weird mang lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Too bad my false percs wont even host bubble tip, i havent seen them host anything ever, got to love the maroons for just that reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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