我认为这是如此不公平，以至于人们不会给予足够的珊瑚。我不是在谈论Zoanthids，而是那些单一的限量版可收集息肉，它们的价格与翡翠戒指一样多，对我来说并不完全削减。我说的是大型甜美的殖民地Nepthea, orSinularia,Xeniaand a whole smorgasbord of other softies. In a rat race to see whose crayons are more colourful or whose doughnuts are more sugary, have people forgotten the simple and humble beginnings of reef keeping?
I say this with absolute truth. This isn’t some kind of renegade vigilante post to avenge the misunderstood sop story of how soft corals have faded into the back seat of reef keeping. Nope. I’m saying this because soFt koralzz r c00lx!. And I mean it! Jokes aside, it really puzzles me how some people pay no attention to these hypnotic beauties.
I often question myself. In a world where people strive to create a reef most natural and true to nature, how does exclusion of any soft coral do any of that justice? Does it make a reef more pleasant if one vehemently compares on the internet over whose blue stag is bluer, whose jaw breaker is more jaw breaking and whose fruit loop is most, I don’t know. Fruity? Loopy?
好的，也许这不公平。每个人都喜欢漂亮的珊瑚，甚至我，如果它使您感到高兴，那么拥有一个绝对没有错。我的意思是，柔软的珊瑚也以自己的方式也很漂亮，并且在试图复制自然礁石时应该值得关注，甚至更多。
我不是一个珊瑚人，而是我喜欢鱼，所以我真的希望没有人会冒犯我在这里所说的话。我的意思是以最无害的方式。我是一个巨大的柔软珊瑚爱好者，但不是因为我渴望保持珊瑚。我不经常放坦克的照片，但是那些看过它的人知道它几乎是100％的软珊瑚，主要是Sinularia。And I think they’re beautiful in their own way.
Most people I know feel that it’s almost embarrassing to say that they like soft coral. Why shy away, make excuses or blush when someone compliments yourXenia, orSarcophytoncollection? Maybe it’s the fear of being a “noob” or a “newbie” that’s associated with keeping soft coral. Gone are the times where keeping soft corals mean pink fluorescent bulbs, a tacky “reef inspired” oyama paper and giant leather corals.
You can still grow them and look totally bad ass, like a total pro. I like the movement and zen like qualities that soft corals give. I’m not saying you have to go 100%, i’m just saying that in these times, it’s not easy to see them being appreciated and seen as equals to their calcareous counterparts.
最近，在橙县洛杉矶，我们参观了令人惊叹的水族馆，并因其柔软的珊瑚陈列而着称。有趣的是，斯科特·费尔曼（Scott Fellman）做了post几年前，在这个坦克上，以及“软珊瑚很酷”的前提。好吧，他说性感，这也是真的。
在此更新的2015年外观中，它仍然很棒。脉动领域Xenia, the largeNepthea，令人难以置信的圆形花束Palythoasmothered in a sea of blue萨尔科西亚。是的，这不是硬击SPS显示器，也没有填充$ XXX珊瑚。然而，不可否认的是，它以禅宗和和平的方式是美丽的。
The video below shows a quick look at this tank. Maybe it’s just me, against the rest of the world. But I find this to be incredibly soothing and beautiful, and I think it’s a shame that soft corals just aren’t getting enough love as they should.
