珊瑚时尚和物种炒作来来去去 - 圣杯珊瑚长期以来很长,整洁的粉丝很热,一年,一年爆炸到现场,仍然很热,如今,礁石在不同的火炬珊瑚上大吃一惊,并且颜色为鲜艳的颜色。Acropora tenuis。But if there’s one group of corals that grabbed our attention and never let it go, without a doubt we have been enamored with the bizarre growing深水或赤裸裸的Acropora主要是在印度尼西亚收集的,最常见于巴厘岛的马里培养。
当我们收到世界珊瑚的副本并亲自看到,我们的想象力首先疯狂地奔跑Acropora这似乎在他们的大部分树枝上都没有珊瑚岩,因此是“赤裸裸的acro”绰号。当然是Acropora Suharsonoi只是没有计算为典型的Acropora完全,但是其他物种喜欢A. Lokani,,,,A. Tenella,秀丽隐杆线andA. Pichonicompletely reset our expectations of what these highly diverse small polyp stony corals could look like.
当我们第一次看到这些超异国情调的珊瑚的非常有限的分布时,我们立即抑制了我们对看这些杂技的期望,让我们自己保留和生长这些珊瑚,但是几年后,大约在2003- 2005年,这些宏伟的珊瑚开始首次亮相礁石水族馆。在没有太多了解这些珊瑚的圈养护理的情况下,我们购买了一个杰出的碎片一个。Suharsonoifor the monumental price of $100 – a lot for any frag back in those days, especially for a college student – and proceeded to learn whatnot to do这些SPS来自较平静的礁石环境,而不是我们习惯的雄鹿,三色和千分之一。
In the ensuing decade we learned a lot more about this unique group, the lower energy reef zones that they are adapted to grow in, and were fortunate enough to scuba dive with them in their natural environment with guidance from Vincent Chalias, the godfather of deepwater Acros in the reef aquarium hobby. Nowadays Bali is still the epicenter for naked Acros but we understand that these lower light adapted SPS corals can actually be found in many different tropical countries with unique species likeA. rongelapensis从远至中太平洋的马歇尔群岛(Marshall Islands)。
We’ve been fortunate enough to hone our reefing skills for many different groups of corals but the one which we find among the most rewarding are these beloved Naked Acros which we enjoy in several tanks across the Reef Builders Studio. One thing that is always delightful is how these deepwater Acros arrive from Bali with a usually dull somewhat muted coloration and barely hint at their full potential, but in the proper environment it’s only a matter of time until they come around, gracing us with the most elegant branches and subtle and not so subtle colors that are barely present upon importation.
毫无疑问,正是这种延迟的满足感使深水/裸露的杂技演员在其夸张的亲戚的阴影下降级了,这些亲戚却以强烈的荧光发光。It’s an interesting time to be a naked Acro enthusiast because they are often crowded out of shipping boxes by the corals which are in highest demand, but there’s also not nearly as much competition for the colonies that do make it through, so we’re not forced to reexamine our financials any time we want to add some more to our collection.
我们对独特的光滑皮肤物种的迷恋Acroporais one that has only grown as our expertise in keeping them has improved, and we will never tire of these corals which we once believed would be so exotic that they would never be available in the reef aquarium hobby.