Brianemone Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 ciao im wanting an sps (or two) that get realy good verticle growth and from what i've seen a staghorn seems to be the way to go?? or do they branch out and then up or is it all relative to conditions (light/current)???? any suggestions would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Stag would be ideal, I have a frag for you Brian next time yr up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i want a branching coral that the wrasse can swim through and the best example of that i've seen is the staghorn, it should add some depth to the tank as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 awesome! Steve, you need the img tag at the start, and the /img tag at the end, in square brackets. More pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 yep thats it nice and tall thats a stag horn right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 awesome! Steve, you need the img tag at the start, and the /img tag at the end, in square brackets. More pics! Fixed. Odd. It was like that after a couple of initial tries (I am used to fora that add the [???] bits automatically) and the image appeared in the thread. Not sure why it would have reverted. Anyway, thanks for the pic, it was one you took. Steve PS: Apparently my new tank is being built this weekend - with only 3 holes, including the big one on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 yep thats it nice and tall thats a stag horn right??? 'Staghorn' is a generic name and does not really refer to any particular acropora coral, only to the way they grow. The way they grow can vary depending on the environment they are in, so a number of different acro species get called staghorn. Basically, if it looks like one, it is. That one has finally gone too high and lost 3 of its branch tips (about 1cm) after I cleaned the overflow and the water level dropped. On the other hand, that little branch at the bottom RHS has sprouted into a whole new cluster of branches. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 The tips on mine are blue/purple but its right under a halide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 The tips on mine are blue/purple but its right under a halide. Some of the others have blue, green or purple tips but that particular one has always had white tips. It is between two lights though, so it might change if it ends up closer to a light in the new tank. Interestingly, I have an acro that is all pink/red except for the growing tips, which are white, and it is pretty close to directly under a 400. The latter is a bit of a strange one since for about 3 years is sat there growing extremely slowly but for some reason (possibly just increased Ca levels) it has tripled in size in the last 4 months and gone from a nice pink, but not very spectacular, branch to a potential centre piece specimen. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveA Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Found this on my computer, might be more what you had in mind. The colours don't come out very well in the pic but it is a sort of a dark red/purple colour with purple branch tips. This was taken about a year ago and it looks even more staghorm like now. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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