Deep Water Acropora, part 1

vlad — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:49 +0000

For those who are really into acros, or as we like to call those hobbyists acrofreaks, we want to show you some unusual, uncommon species that you may not have seen. A lot of people know of milleporas, loripes, tortuosas. But what about those deep watered species? Let us show you some that really stand out.

The characteristics of these species are unique compared to their counterparts. They have very elongated branchlets, spaced out corallites, and ultra smooth coenosteum. In the wild, these species are typically brown to tan in color. But, we have been noticing the changes these corals go through in home aquaria. Some of them turn yellow, green, even blue. It is something that we find very intriguing.

The common of these uncommon species are Acropora caroliniana, Acropora multiacuta, Acropora granulosa, Acropora lokani, and Acropora suharsonoi.

Acropora caroliniana picture from Eddie Hanson

Acropora multiacuta picture from AIMS

Acropora granulosa picture from picasaweb.google.com

Acropora lokani picture from Zeovit.com

Acropora suharsonoi picture from AIMS

Tomorrow, we will look at some very unusual and rare deep water species.

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Deep Water Acropora, part 1