Saving the World's Reefs

[Ryan S]

http://karmastore.org/coralrestoration/

 

They have a new webpage up and a nice new infographic. Great cause to donate money too!

[zygote2k]

http://karmastore.org/coralrestoration/

 

They have a new webpage up and a nice new infographic. Great cause to donate money too!

I'd only be interested in donating if I could get a piece of Elkhorn...

If everyone were growing it in their tanks, it would be much easier to prevent it from being completely eradicated.

[Rosco's Reefs]

Gotta admit, it's a great way to support your science.

[davelin315]

Don't forget that you already support this through your club. We have given grants to help with SECORE which has a breeding program rather than a fragging program. Mary Hagedorn is a speaker we will have return in the future regarding this program and Mike Henley is one of the participants in the program. If interested, check out their site as well. All of the efforts out there are working towards the same thing - saving, preserving, and ensuring the future of the reefs.

[icecool2]

I'd only be interested in donating if I could get a piece of Elkhorn...

If everyone were growing it in their tanks, it would be much easier to prevent it from being completely eradicated.

 

Sounds like a sensible idea, but it is actually illegal to own.

[Marc Weaver]

I have a piece of elkhorn that has been doing great. It will need fragged soon because it's about 1/8" away from a birdsnest colony. I can't find where it's illegal to own, but I saw where it was illegal to take from the reef. This thing grows like a weed. When I do, I'll give away a frag or two.

 

Here are 2 pictures 15 days apart.

 

 

106_0697 by MarcWeaver, on Flickr

 

 

106_0704 by MarcWeaver, on Flickr

[Marc Weaver]

I can't prove or disprove whether it was illegally harvested, or from a captive raised colony that was harvested before they became endangered. I didn't buy it, either, since it's illegal to sell or buy. A small frag was given to me. They are illegal to possess if they are illegally taken from the reef.

[Marc Weaver]

Never mind, this is an elkhorn MONTI. Stupid me.....

[davelin315]

Ha ha, I was just going to say that it looked more like Montipora spongodes than A. palmata. The corallites on A. palmata are pronounced and form a leading edge whereas the M. spongodes (or whatever this one is) are recessed and have ridges between them.

[LCDRDATA]

Ha ha, I was just going to say that it looked more like Montipora spongodes than A. palmata. The corallites on A. palmata are pronounced and form a leading edge whereas the M. spongodes (or whatever this one is) are recessed and have ridges between them.

On the bright side, it looks to be a healthy, attractive specimen. I'd be interested in a frag when you reach that point.

 

While currently illegal, it would be nice if there could be some kind of certification or licensed arrangement whereby vetted individuals could keep these endangered corals. That's what zoos do with preserving endangered species, with great success.