Names of the Corals? - Page 2

jleslie · 11-03-2008, 08:13 AM

Can I just say how cool this is - and thanks a lot, I always wondered what a lot of them were...
John

ESHIREY · 11-03-2008, 09:12 AM

Yes, Thank You. It did help me too.

clifdene · 11-03-2008, 12:47 PM

Many thanks again. I'm glad I raised the question originally.

simico · 11-03-2008, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by clifdene:

Many thanks again. I'm glad I raised the question originally.

No worries, my pleasure. Thanks all.

Jav400 · 11-03-2008, 07:43 PM

Here you go, the higher res version.

Surferminn · 11-21-2008, 05:50 AM

Ok, so in the latest beta version, this piece of crystal crashes into the aquarium like a meteor landing on poor Lobophytum and pretty much squishes it good. However, it still managed to maintain it's green color. So is the new green coral under/in front of the crystal still called Lobophytum or is it something else? Is it dead now or still alive?

Jim Sachs · 11-21-2008, 10:53 AM

It's a Leathar Coral.

G600 · 11-22-2008, 05:57 PM

Leather Coral?
In post #2 of this forum simico has identified the brown mushroomlike coral on the right as a Leather Coral(as second option Vase Coral). In another thread it was called an Elephant Ear Coral.
Can you explain that?

Jim Sachs · 11-22-2008, 06:53 PM

Some Forum members have offered their best guesses, but even the experts are inconsistant in the names of coral. If I put in names, I'll make every effort to find the proper ones.

feldon34 · 11-24-2008, 01:04 PM

The improvements in the pink bubble coral are very nice. Thanks!

simico · 01-03-2009, 04:26 AM

Thanks for the correction Jim! - Just to clarify, the large mushroom like corals next to the new green one is Rhodactis mussoides - Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral. (My previous best guess was Sarkofytun, common name leather coral). It really is very hard to ID these corals 100% without physically having it in front of you, as visually many are so similar. Also latin names have to be used when labeling IDs', as common names, overlap multiple corals, and mean different things to different people, so this could get confusing!

I'm not going to hazard a guess at the new one, (as I have to admit), I wouldn't have guessed it as a leather coral as a contender for my best guess! Again, the form of corals can depend on enviromental factors. i.e. Current strength can cause identical corals to either grow in a branching formation, or in a boulder formation, or flattened out. Obviously lighting conditions, light intensity, the lights colour temperature, duration, etc. also affect growth, but also colour. Corals colour is also altered, (sometimes dramatically), by water conditions (e.g. polutants) and trace element parameters.

f4ewcsjs · 04-24-2009, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Yes, it's an Open Brain coral.

Jim your work speaks of determination and pride,
Thank you for sharing it with us. As always we'll be waiting the next installment.

James

11-21-2008, 10:53 AM	#27
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	It's a Leathar Coral. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-22-2008, 06:53 PM	#29
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Some Forum members have offered their best guesses, but even the experts are inconsistant in the names of coral. If I put in names, I'll make every effort to find the proper ones. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-24-2008, 01:04 PM	#30
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	The improvements in the pink bubble coral are very nice. Thanks! "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-03-2008, 08:13 AM	#21
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Can I just say how cool this is - and thanks a lot, I always wondered what a lot of them were... John

11-03-2008, 09:12 AM	#22
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Yes, Thank You. It did help me too.

11-03-2008, 12:47 PM	#23
clifdene Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: UK Posts: 168	Many thanks again. I'm glad I raised the question originally.

11-03-2008, 03:14 PM	#24
simico Registered Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12	Originally posted by clifdene: Many thanks again. I'm glad I raised the question originally. No worries, my pleasure. Thanks all.

11-22-2008, 05:57 PM	#28
G600 Registered Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Goirle, Netherlands Posts: 52	Leather Coral? In post #2 of this forum simico has identified the brown mushroomlike coral on the right as a Leather Coral(as second option Vase Coral). In another thread it was called an Elephant Ear Coral. Can you explain that?

01-03-2009, 04:26 AM	#31
simico Registered Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12	Thanks for the correction Jim! - Just to clarify, the large mushroom like corals next to the new green one is Rhodactis mussoides - Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral. (My previous best guess was Sarkofytun, common name leather coral). It really is very hard to ID these corals 100% without physically having it in front of you, as visually many are so similar. Also latin names have to be used when labeling IDs', as common names, overlap multiple corals, and mean different things to different people, so this could get confusing! I'm not going to hazard a guess at the new one, (as I have to admit), I wouldn't have guessed it as a leather coral as a contender for my best guess! Again, the form of corals can depend on enviromental factors. i.e. Current strength can cause identical corals to either grow in a branching formation, or in a boulder formation, or flattened out. Obviously lighting conditions, light intensity, the lights colour temperature, duration, etc. also affect growth, but also colour. Corals colour is also altered, (sometimes dramatically), by water conditions (e.g. polutants) and trace element parameters.

04-24-2009, 06:12 AM	#32
f4ewcsjs Registered Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Yes, it's an Open Brain coral. Jim your work speaks of determination and pride, Thank you for sharing it with us. As always we'll be waiting the next installment. James