It's a dream of mine to get one of these corals to sexually reproduce. Not necessarily for the money but more for sustainability reasons. I believe sourcing as much as we can from sustainable aquaculture is a key part of being a responsible reefer. Richard Ross did a great presentation on getting coral to spawn in captivity and a lot of the unknowns behind it.
Great video! Really interesting about frozen rotifers. I culture live ones so I think I'll try them and see what happens. I never would have thought of feeding them to acanthophyllia. I really gotta get another one in the hopes of seeing them spawn. I've had several different corals spawn in my tank. A big reason why I was willing to pay $$$ for this coral is we have no idea how much longer they will be readily available. They aren't hard to find now but it's going to be expensive.
I heard that they are technically "old stock" that exporters had in inventory and are not allowed any new collections. If that is the case and it is enforced, they may not be available long term.
I saw a beautiful bleached one from LFS with bright pink color apart from the translucent color resulting from the bleach. Is there any way I can tell what their prior bleached color is? Will the bright pink color stay or would it also change after recovering?
All stony corals in the Caribbean are illegal to collect so they they will probably never come to the hobby. There are some soft corals, however, that come from the Caribbean that are allowed to be collected: Ricordea, zoanthids, gorgonians, RFAs etc
Yeah, I'm not touching these. Anything that is super fleshy with a spiky skeleton just dies for me. When it comes to LPS, I basically only do euphyllia and elegances because that what survives lol. Acros and softies only until I get deeper pockets and a different tank.
Just starting out on our first coral reef tank and planning to get one or two of these corals at some point. This is one of the most informative & helpful videos on this topic I’ve seen, just like all the other ones you’ve made. Thanks for these great videos, and will likely buy some corals from you guys when we’re ready for them this Spring. 👍
Great video, love the care videos! You can tell a company’s quality by the information they share for free. If they provide clear quality information then you know they will provide quality products.
Sadly, all stony Caribbean corals are on CITES, and illegal to transport across international lines. You can do rock flower anemones, ricordea floridas, photosynthetic gorgonians and a ton of halimeda algae, tunicates, and sponges. That is the closest way to get the "look" without access to stonies.
@@palmtree1144 that sounds really cool if it is legal. I would refer to your own state's WRA for specifics. I only know about my own state's laws (which, Tennessee is landlocked lol), and nationwide laws.
Spectacular corals! I saw a pure red one that was massive in a store, and yeah it was pretty expensive, but it looked worth it for the size, color and texture
Love your coral care tips videos!
Thanks so much!
My dream Coral! I will have it one day!
It's a dream of mine to get one of these corals to sexually reproduce. Not necessarily for the money but more for sustainability reasons. I believe sourcing as much as we can from sustainable aquaculture is a key part of being a responsible reefer. Richard Ross did a great presentation on getting coral to spawn in captivity and a lot of the unknowns behind it.
I’d like to know more about that and totally support that.
My friend just got a rare orange one and we'd know if we can breed it?
Great video! Really interesting about frozen rotifers. I culture live ones so I think I'll try them and see what happens. I never would have thought of feeding them to acanthophyllia. I really gotta get another one in the hopes of seeing them spawn. I've had several different corals spawn in my tank. A big reason why I was willing to pay $$$ for this coral is we have no idea how much longer they will be readily available. They aren't hard to find now but it's going to be expensive.
I heard that they are technically "old stock" that exporters had in inventory and are not allowed any new collections. If that is the case and it is enforced, they may not be available long term.
I saw a beautiful bleached one from LFS with bright pink color apart from the translucent color resulting from the bleach. Is there any way I can tell what their prior bleached color is? Will the bright pink color stay or would it also change after recovering?
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Hey it came right off the spikey sceliton it’s been I’m my tank for three months will it be ok
Do you know when carabbean coral will come to the hobby?
All stony corals in the Caribbean are illegal to collect so they they will probably never come to the hobby. There are some soft corals, however, that come from the Caribbean that are allowed to be collected: Ricordea, zoanthids, gorgonians, RFAs etc
@@parkertyson5757 yes but you can collect the sperm and eggs. I live In Florida and have checked, you can do that
I adore these deep dives.
Thank you for the info
More to come!
Yeah, I'm not touching these. Anything that is super fleshy with a spiky skeleton just dies for me. When it comes to LPS, I basically only do euphyllia and elegances because that what survives lol. Acros and softies only until I get deeper pockets and a different tank.
Weird i can't keep elegances if my life was on the line. But I also agree sharp skeleton corals are hard to ship and keep alive imo
This is one coral on my dream coral list, along with a master scoly. Just beautiful corals.
Definitely the most expensive coral I've ever purchased in the past but the prices these days are insane.
How much you get yours?
Just starting out on our first coral reef tank and planning to get one or two of these corals at some point. This is one of the most informative & helpful videos on this topic I’ve seen, just like all the other ones you’ve made. Thanks for these great videos, and will likely buy some corals from you guys when we’re ready for them this Spring. 👍
Glad I could help
Great video, love the care videos!
You can tell a company’s quality by the information they share for free. If they provide clear quality information then you know they will provide quality products.
Thank you! Glad you like them!
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Hey Than can Acantho be close to acans? I love your vids and bought 2 but I have them close to some Micromussa Lords. Thank you in advance!
nice
A picture of a skeleton of one would be interesting to see please to see how spiky they are.
With zoanthids so popular right now maybe the should do another video.
20 years ago you could by them for so cheap I wish I bought more back then.
Also, is there anywhere I can get Caribbean coral?
Sadly, all stony Caribbean corals are on CITES, and illegal to transport across international lines. You can do rock flower anemones, ricordea floridas, photosynthetic gorgonians and a ton of halimeda algae, tunicates, and sponges. That is the closest way to get the "look" without access to stonies.
@@Cavegeckosolwell since I live in Florida, I can just collect the eggs and sperm they release and grow them from larvae
@@palmtree1144 that sounds really cool if it is legal. I would refer to your own state's WRA for specifics. I only know about my own state's laws (which, Tennessee is landlocked lol), and nationwide laws.
@@palmtree1144 you could, but they would take FOREVER to grow.
I think you should repeat the old videos that you have of corals
Amazing coral.
Amazing shots
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Thanks for this video it was very informative.
You're welcome!
Spectacular corals! I saw a pure red one that was massive in a store, and yeah it was pretty expensive, but it looked worth it for the size, color and texture
What was the price?
@@israelluna680 about 1200 😂pretty damn expensive but probably the craziest coral I’d ever seen
Dangggg
Wispper: I am just going to leave it in the ocean.
It is sure nice to see. $300. Bucks. Wow
Some are at $2000
First view!!😂
Love the content!😎😄
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