Green Astreopora

[anathema]

Bryan was nice enough to stop by and help me chop up two Astreopora today, so here's the DBTC thread for the green one.

I have 5 pieces of this available. Astreopora is commonly considered an SPS similar in care requirements to encrusting Montipora species. It's supposed to be hardy, and this one is green.

You should have a well established tank and a good track record with SPS.

 

[anathema]

Oh, I plan to come to the frag trade so I can pass these out to interested people there.

 

[cwolfus]

Post converted to chain.

 

[yardartist]

I'm interested in the green too. This coral has been on my looking for list since early on. It was co cool to see you post the first photos of the two colonies.

 

[anathema]

Bump still 4 pieces unclaimed.

 

[jestersix]

I would like to give this one a try - curious to see how it would like the plasma lighting...

 

[sid700]

I would like to have a pink one.

edit * - oops. nevermind. I just saw there was another thread for the pink one.

 

[anathema]

Pink ones all have takers so far. This chain is for the green one sorry.

Jestersix your name is on one.

 

[jestersix]

Thanks! See you at the swap...

 

[anathema]

Make that 2 unclaimed pieces. It seems that if a snail knocks one face down on a Platygyra and it sits there all day there won't be much left.

 

[Sfork]

I would like to try one! I do well with sps as long as they dont fall into my BTA.

 

[bigdeeezy]

ill would like to try a piece...my sps are doing well as well as my montiporas so i think i should be good

 

[anathema]

Ok, that's the last piece then. Everyone above this post gets one. See you all at the swap!

 

[yardartist]

Thanks man.

 

[jestersix]

Thank you for a great frag - it is getting settled in. Looking forward to seeing this grow out!

 

[Sfork]

Yeah, thanks it has some real nice green under LEDs

 

[yardartist]

What great color! The polyps at night are fun, looks like a monti then. Thanks Gusty.

 

[Sfork]

Mine came with a bit of red hair algae which is taking over the frag. Because it's growing in a pit in the frag and not on the plug I'm going to have to peroxide dip it.

 

[Sfork]

I'm pretty sure mine is dead. That red hair turf algae slowly took over polyp by polyp, manual removal was impossible due to how it was growing inside the polyps.

 

[Sfork]

As a last ditch effort two nights ago I did a heavy&long peroxide dip killed off all the red turf algae. It bleached the entire surface of the coral but it left the polyps inside the coral's skeleton alive. Tonight I'm getting some polyp extension for the first time in weeks. To prevent a resurgence of a hidden red turf I sealed off the frag with super glue, filled any dead polyps, crevices, and sides with glue and put it on a new plug.

Burned but with the polyp extension and removal of algae i expect a full recovery