new coral: Alveopora

[zhenya]

Well, I saw it yesterday at my LFS and after debating with myself I desided to buy it. I had one for awhile and it was doing really well and actually growing but during my last vacation it was knocked ovet into my rose anemone and was killed
I made sure it is nowhere near my anemone this time.

[Elmo18]

I love the metallic coloration on that Alveopora. They're supposedly easier to keep than Gonioporas (aka Flower pot by those petco peeps).

Let us know how it does in your tank

- ELmo

[zhenya]

I sure will and hope it does as well as my other one did

[zhenya]

Here's a better picture of this coral about a month after...

[almostdiva]

Gene,

WOW! What a pretty piece. How big is it (hard to tell from the pic...)?

VERY cool color and I really like that metalic "glow"!

Rebecca

[zhenya]

Gene,

WOW! What a pretty piece. How big is it (hard to tell from the pic...)?

VERY cool color and I really like that metalic "glow"!

Rebecca

Thanks,Rebecca The size of the colony is about 4"x5" but I hope that it grows and gets bigger. I'm feeding my tank with phytoplankton and they supposedly take up some nutrients from water through direct absorption. I'm hopefull so far.

[Reefland]

Gene,

I was just browsing around and wodering how this coral was doing for you today? Care to share a 5 month photo?

Scott Z.

[Poseidon]

I agree... I almost bought one of those a couple weeks ago, but wondered how you were fairing with yours???

[zhenya]

I'm sorry to report that the colony were lost to...yes,you guessed it right,my third rose bta clone that moved overnight and by the morning time I was fraging like crazy trying to salvage it It happened just a couple of month back I had one one branch living for about a month after that but it was lost as well.The polyps didn't come out as they used to after it was stung by the anemone. I usually get downstairs every morning to check on my tanks but that morning I couldn't as I was in charge of my granddaughter...anyway, I'm hoping that I can complete a trade with Minh for a frag of his Alveopora when it warms up a bit.It is one of my favorite LPS of all times.