我不知道这是否只是您长大时发生的事情之一 - 您开始质疑业余爱好的所有内容：惯例，规范和趋势只是您思考的一些事情。我不脾气，相信我。我每天吃三顿饭，虔诚地锻炼身体，可以熨烫自己的衣服，就像normal人。只是一些东西混淆me. One of the things I find myself constantly questioning is the seemingly comical “trendiness” of some of the corals that we keep. (Ok, some people are worried about world peace, conquering disease and want, etc. I’m obsessed with reefkeeping. Maybe
我发现自己一直在质疑的一件事是我们保留的一些珊瑚的看似可笑的“时尚”。（好吧，有些人担心世界和平，征服疾病和欲望等。that’smy problem. DO I not get out enough? United Airlines thinks I do!). Maybe I don’t得到it… Trendiness in the hobby often confuses me. A case in point is the so-called “Chalice corals” or
A case in point is the so-called “Chalice corals” orEchinophyllia，Oxypora和Mycedium物种。不要误会我的意思，它们是有趣的珊瑚，从形态上讲，它们有一些有趣的颜色，但是man-adorationthey receive?
Let’s face it- unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you’re acutely aware of the popularity of these corals. They seem to be among the most sought after items at many “frag swaps” and conferences. They come in a wide range of colors, and seem to have “eyes”, which I suppose gives them some personality. On the other hand, they are basically the “vector”, the “poster child”, if you will-for the “limited edition” (“LE”) coral movement, delighting trend-mongers everywhere. They have ridiculous names, demand obscene high prices, and basically make me laugh!
在最近的一个“珊瑚农贸市场”中看到了数十个em之后，我决定仔细研究它们。好的，他们确实有一个有趣的形态，但是我很好奇为什么您似乎从未看到这些珊瑚的完全成长的殖民地。似乎我们所看到的只是它们的“芯片” - 小珊瑚，从未完全长大。有人实际上有一个殖民地吗doesn’t看起来像破裂的玉米饼芯片？好的，现在我为各地的愤怒的“圣杯”恋人打开了闸门，用他们性感的成年人从“圣杯”殖民地淹没了我。我自己的女朋友爱他们。看，我不是一个“仇恨者”……我只需要您的帮助来理解疯狂。
相信我，我想看到这些婴儿的大型本土殖民地，我确实做到了。其中一些具有疯狂的色彩，这在我的书中总是“大拇指”。但是，为什么我们不见他们呢？他们在哪？您是“圣杯”恋人的宣传 - 害羞？还是可以是更多险恶？: Could it be that they are not so good looking as they grow? Could it be that they become a burden on the tank in which they are kept? Or could it be that they just grow at glacial pace and we get bored of them-or even pass away of old age- before they reach such sizes? Am I the only one crazy enough to question this? As he expression goes,“我只是说…” I mean, seriously- I can count the number of full-size “Chalice” colonies that I’ve seen on the fingers of one hand…it’s, well…weird。
我试图考虑为什么这样做，但我还没有弄清楚。甚至业余爱好者似乎展示他们的方式也很奇怪。在我看来，它们通常以一种不讨人喜欢的方式展示，使水族馆像二手车一样看起来像全世界，“设计师”珊瑚漫无目的地散落在坦克的底部，并堆满了其他各种碎片的碎片blblymussa，Zoanthids，MICROMUSSA，目前其他任何事情都很流行。为什么是that? I mean, if you’re going to pay obscene prices for what amounts to a broken tortilla chip of coral, why not display them in a manner befitting such a prize? Why are they not typically placed in such a way that they have some尊严？Come on!! Do they get buried in the sand or carried off by “Reef Safe” hermit crabs in the night?
I really do have to hand it to all of the true “Chalice” lovers who do provide amazing care and carefully mount them in a manner that helps them grow to their ultimate potential (whatever that may be). Bless you for your devotion…now reveal yourselves!!!
我发现Reefers喜欢炫耀他们的微芯片很高兴，也很高兴 -很多！。A typical post on one of those “other” message boards on “Chalices” usually reads something like this: The headline screams “Check out my Chalices”, which then leads to a shot of the little chips laid out randomly on the sand, with a description that goes something like this “L-R: Super Radioactive Fuchsia Binary Eye LE, Vulcan Nosebleed Green Twin Arch Eye LE, Sub-Atomic Proton Purple LE”, etc. etc. I have to admit that the main reason I check those threads is to laugh at the names! Nonetheless, true collectors seem to have…um, good collections of them!
现在不要误会我的意思……所有的演讲使我看起来像是心爱的“圣杯”的“仇恨”，我不是。公平地说，它们真的很漂亮。正如我之前说过的，我喜欢颜色鲜艳的珊瑚，所以我应该love them. I just…don’t。我无法克服的是，这些崇拜似乎在某些圈子中启发了。他们消耗礁石的是什么？他们会散发出使我们陶醉的水中吗？我只是不明白……也许我会在某个时候，但是进入爱好30年，您认为我会“看过光”……我不知道……我想我更喜欢Ricordea在许多层面上的“圣战”上。另一方面，我可能最终会在我的新礁坦克中获得“原子火球多眼豹系”的微芯片，最后得到它。另一方面，也许我won’t。
叹…
直到下次…
保持湿…
Scott Fellman
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