Any one know what this is?

[cellowithgills]

http://www.oscarfishlover.com/social-network/photos/photo?userid=4040&albumid=339#photoid=1700

 

This coral is completely covering almost all rock surface in a 280(?) tank at LCC. I was just wondering if someone could ID it.

[NoobtoSalt]

Looks like a colt coral or a kenya tree.

[cellowithgills]

Do you know how much would a 10+" tall colony sell for?

[NoobtoSalt]

Not sure if I would personally buy one..lol

 

I'm sure you could get some smaller ones from some of the locals in the Eugene area for free. They can overgrow your tank pretty fast. Hence why that one is so big.

[Rick]

They sell for about the same as any run of the mill softy. A 10" would probably sell for abot $20 at most LFS unless it's a sinularia. If so then it would be more.

[cellowithgills]

So it's basically a junk coral for beginners? Also, how much do red/brown/green (between 1"-5") mushrooms go for?

[NoobtoSalt]

So it's basically a junk coral for beginners? Also' date=' how much do red/brown/green (between 1"-5") mushrooms go for?[/quote']

 

depends on the type. those you can get from $1 to $2 a piece up to $15-$20. If you ever make it up here I can hook you up with some starter corals. Mushrooms etc..

[Rick]

So it's basically a junk coral for beginners? Also' date=' how much do red/brown/green (between 1"-5") mushrooms go for?[/quote']

 

Red will go for more as they are hard to find. ($10 or so each?) Any of them that are spotted with different colors (Blue spot on a purple mushroom for instance) will go for more also (about the same). Browns are not much (1 or 2 each) with greens a step about them depending on the green since bright ones will get a bit more. (3-7 each?)

[NoobtoSalt]

Wow! I guess I should be selling off some of my red ones then

[Rick]

Wow! I guess I should be selling off some of my red ones then

 

I'm not certain on the reds though I know they are hard to find. I've had a couple of LFS offer to do swaps for them. I usually just give em away though when they start floating. (Might have come from you in the first place)

[cellowithgills]

I'm going to be doing work on the tank that these are in, any body know a good way to frag a colt? The colony has grown, fallen over, grown, fallen over, ect. and it is now about 8' long.

[ReeFit]

cut a peice off and rubberband the base to a peice of live rock for about 2 weeks.

[cellowithgills]

I've heard that you need to run carbon when you do that, is this true?

[Rick]

I've heard that you need to run carbon when you do that' date=' is this true?[/quote']

 

For a small amount it isn't needed. If you do several though then I would.

[ReeFit]

For a small amount it isn't needed. If you do several though then I would.

 

Carbon removes chemicals and organic materials from the water, when corals are cut they will put out toxins in self defense. will it kill a bunch of stuff if you cut one? probably not, but if you have carbon, it never hurts to utilize something that is effective and also cheap to implement for security and peace of mind. JMO.

[Lowman]

looks like sinularia to me, or spaghetti leather

[Rick]

looks like sinularia to me' date=' or spaghetti leather[/quote']

 

I kind of thought sinularia too but I'm far from an expert on ids.

[cellowithgills]

I'll be sure to get better pictures when I can get a hold of my girlfriend's Nikon. I'll probably bring some to Aqua Serene, or The Nautilus for trade and they can positively id it for me.