Posts under ‘LPS Corals’

Pictured above is a very large green and pink hammer coral (Euphyllia ancora). Normally the color of the fleshy polyps is solid green, but under VHO lighting they seem to have turned a slight pink, keeping their green tips.

Pictured above is a healthy green Acanthastrea lordhowensis. This coral was extremely popular a couple of year ago during the Acan fad, but still remains quite expensive despite it not being as popular as it once was. A nicely colored colony can still fetch anywhere from a couple of hundred bucks up to a thousand, [...]

Though this particular “colony” only consists of four individual heads, I still love this picture. The neon green candy cane, also called Kryptonite candy cane, grows moderately fast provided the conditions are just right. It’s not uncommon to see huge colonies in well established aquariums.

This red lava chalice was photographed during a MARSHReef tank tour. The chalice was purchased as a “no-name” chalice, but it is clearly a gem worthy of one of those fancy names that cause the price to skyrocket.

This is one of my favorites…a neon orange Pavona maldivensis. This coral is usually pretty expensive, fetching up to $50 an inch. This colony is vibrant orange-pink and positively glows under actinic lighting.