Show me your Blasto!

PerryinCA · 01-24-2003, 11:23 AM

I don't know where it came from, but lately I have been really loving blastomussa.....so here's mine, show me yours.

**kevinpo** · 01-24-2003, 11:51 AM

Very nice Perry!. Could you give some information on its care (lighting, water flow, and feeding requirements) ?

Regards,
Kevin

PerryinCA · 01-27-2003, 04:45 PM

This guy is pretty easy to maintain (as most have been that have ever been under may care). Lighting right now is pretty high, and its about midway in the water column. It seems to really balloon out with high volume, low velocity water flow. It does seem to grow faster with direct feedings (I used a trukey baster to squirt some home-made food), but they don't seem to require direct feeding if you feed the tank well.

I don't know why, but its got to be one of my favorite LPS.

-Perry

**scubadude** · 01-27-2003, 07:47 PM

I believe these are merletti, and welsi

smpolyp · 02-24-2003, 11:45 PM

Blastomussa merleti Corallites are less than 7 mm in dia. Septa are in 3 cycles,only the first 2 reach columella.
Blatomussa wellsi Corallites are 9-14 mm. Septa are arranged into cycles and are multiple.
So if you want to make sure you have a merleti and not a wellsi then break out the acid. The septa tell all.

01-24-2003, 11:23 AM	#1
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	Show me your Blasto! I don't know where it came from, but lately I have been really loving blastomussa.....so here's mine, show me yours. Attached Thumbnails

01-24-2003, 11:51 AM	#2
kevinpo Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spokane Valley WA Posts: 2,424	Very nice Perry!. Could you give some information on its care (lighting, water flow, and feeding requirements) ? Regards, Kevin __________________ SPSguy On - On

01-27-2003, 07:47 PM	#4
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,283	Im w/you Perry...one of my FAVS I believe these are merletti, and welsi

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01-27-2003, 04:45 PM	#3
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	This guy is pretty easy to maintain (as most have been that have ever been under may care). Lighting right now is pretty high, and its about midway in the water column. It seems to really balloon out with high volume, low velocity water flow. It does seem to grow faster with direct feedings (I used a trukey baster to squirt some home-made food), but they don't seem to require direct feeding if you feed the tank well. I don't know why, but its got to be one of my favorite LPS. -Perry

02-24-2003, 11:45 PM	#5
smpolyp Tenant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: orlando Posts: 54	Blastomussa merleti Corallites are less than 7 mm in dia. Septa are in 3 cycles,only the first 2 reach columella. Blatomussa wellsi Corallites are 9-14 mm. Septa are arranged into cycles and are multiple. So if you want to make sure you have a merleti and not a wellsi then break out the acid. The septa tell all.

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