gastone November 6, 2004 Share November 6, 2004 ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PupChow November 6, 2004 Share November 6, 2004 Shoot if I got the money I'd be bidding too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelg November 8, 2004 Share November 8, 2004 Some people just don't deserve to have that kind of disposable cash..... After shipping it will probably run close to $700 for 5 polyps! But guess if people are willing to spend it......amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL November 8, 2004 Share November 8, 2004 ]]]eek wow too rich for my blood but nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Jake November 8, 2004 Share November 8, 2004 whish hi/she well, and hope everything goes well during delivery and acclimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia November 8, 2004 Share November 8, 2004 unbelievable. it sure is gorgeous but I can think of alot of other things I could do with $644. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 9, 2004 Share November 9, 2004 I almost has it... Got outbid in the last few seconds :( George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes November 9, 2004 Share November 9, 2004 is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tygger November 9, 2004 Share November 9, 2004 is it worth it? That's what I was gonna ask. Is it really that special?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 9, 2004 Share November 9, 2004 It's a Japanese Acanthastrea Lordhowensis. These will sell for $100 per polyp here in the US. So $700 for that piece is the current going rate. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes November 9, 2004 Share November 9, 2004 Sorry George but ive got other things on my mind right now. i.e. las chicas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cjm033 November 10, 2004 Share November 10, 2004 if i had the money i think itd definatly be worth it. those are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 10, 2004 Share November 10, 2004 Here are some pics of the acanthastreas I have right now. There may be some missing. I need to update the photos. http://www.geofloors.com/coral/images/acan/ George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL November 10, 2004 Share November 10, 2004 so you selling george? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 10, 2004 Share November 10, 2004 so you selling george? :p No not yet, sorry. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cjm033 November 10, 2004 Share November 10, 2004 george if you ever get to fragging that id be interested in a polyp. if ya wouldnt mind putin me on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 11, 2004 Share November 11, 2004 I currently don't have anykind of list. I want them to grow first, then I'll concider selling George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelg November 11, 2004 Share November 11, 2004 Quite the collection george. Lots of Q's for ya! to add some info to all the saliva from drooling....A few look like they are still recovering from being fragged? I'm not overly familiar with them, seem closely related to favia/favites and more closely to blastamossa ? I take it they grow slow? What else can you fill us in on here such as distribution, habitat, etc.... Hopefully Va-reefman will chime in as well. I have heard he got bit by the bug... Cool corals.... frickin pricey though. Any idea if not so pretty ones will color up with light and diet? My impression with fleshy lps is that they do not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddi November 11, 2004 Share November 11, 2004 George, That is quite an impressive collection! I saw John's tanks and he has quite the display as well. A little too steep for me, but beautiful pieces. For those interested, check out reefermadness today, but do it quickly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 11, 2004 Share November 11, 2004 Thanks guys!!! Some of the earlier pics were recently after fragging. They're all healed up now. These corals belong to the Family Mussidae. which includes. Blastomussa, Micromussa, Acanthastrea, Mussismilia, Isophyllia, Lobophyllia, Symphyllia, Mussa, Scolymia, Mycetophyllia, Australomussa, Indophyllia, and Cynarina. They actually can grow quite quickly if hand fed. I got a 5 polyp frag last January that now has about 100 polyps. I got a second frag of the same acanthastrea but didn't hand feed that one. Today it has about 20 polyps. Hand feeding equals significant increase in growth. These corals can be found around Africa, Madascar, Maldives, China, Bali, Indonesia, Phillipines, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, but the most colorful specimens come from Japan. Most of those in the hobby probably come from Indonesia and Bali. Generally I would keep these corals in lower light although I have them in 40 breeder with a 250w 14K Hamilton and a Lumenarc III reflector. John has a nice collection. These currently are priced between $50 -100 per polyp. It's hard to get one polyp so you're getting several polyps if you're lucky enough to get someone to sell them to you. The Japanese acans are at the high end. There are many varieties of acanthastrea but the Lordhowensis is the most sought after variety. These are rarely imported into the US market. We see a bunch of Rotundofloras and Echinatas but they are not nearly as colorful as the Lords. Hemprichii's, Subechinata, and Hillae tend to demand a higher price too. I wouldn't expect these corals to color up. That's what makes them so pricy. Just like some sps that will hold their color under any light... that is how the Lords are. Very little to no color morphing with feeding or lighting changes. I feed mine a mix of mysis and cyclopeeze. They are very hardy, can be fragged easily, and are like an investment. As long as these corals aren't imported regularly. There are very few to go around in the US market. In Japan and 50 polyp colony will sell for $50 US dollars but here we have to pay $50+ per polyp for them. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 14, 2004 Share November 14, 2004 There's two more auctions on Ebay for some lordhowensis. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....95&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....16&rd=1 These aren't available much so it's a good opportunity. I won't be bidding on these either George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofloors November 23, 2004 Share November 23, 2004 Here's some new acans that came to me yesterday. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddi November 23, 2004 Share November 23, 2004 George, You are completely out of control! However, they are simply gorgeous. Check your PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardofNOVA November 23, 2004 Share November 23, 2004 George, This is an awesome post!! Webmaster, ought to change this post and put it in a section on Everything you wanted to know about the Family Mussidae! Great display George and would love to add on of these to my future tanks! Touche! Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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