Stunning Red Plate from Roc Citi Coralz
We love plate corals. They aren’t exactly a rare type of coral, but they certainly don’t dominate the scene either. This especially holds true when they have such awesome colors like the one pictured above, originally posted by Roc Citi Coralz over on Reef2Reef. As if red plate corals weren’t already hard enough to obtain, [...]
Coral Naming Losing Its Significance?
A decade ago, coral naming was mostly limited to the select high-end pieces that showed up on a coral vendor’s doorstep once in a blue moon. At that time, most coral enthusiasts were just using names that described a particular coral’s color and type, for example green button polyps. Guys like Steve Tyree had the [...]
Amazing Nightmare Plate Coral Surfaces at Efrain Corals
We’re not exactly the biggest fans of green corals, but for this amazing plate coral we could certain make an exception. Right around a week ago, the Puerto Rico-based coral retailer Efrain Corals showed off their amazing Nightmare Plate Coral that sports a deep green hue with a vibrant rainbow colored rim and blue stripes. [...]
Picture of the Week – 10/31 – 11/6
We’re sort of on a Cycloseris kick at the moment, so it’s no surprise that our latest AquaNerd Picture of the Week is full of the stunning plate corals. Seen at MACNA, these cherry pieces are some of the best plate corals we’ve ever seen. You’ll notice that, with the exception of the orange plate, [...]
LPS Color Explosion by the R2R Sponsors
On the random occasion, coral vendors come across premo livestock that deserves to be gawked at. They use their social outlets to show off their latest and greatest acquisitions, which usually includes rare fish and unbelievably colored corals. While doing my normal reef related forum browsing, I came across such livestock, but it wasn’t limited [...]
Stunning Rainbow Lobophyllia Shows Up at AquaWorld PSC
During my typical evening perusal of the multitude of aquarium forums, I stumbled across this stunning Lobophyllia coral on Reef2Reef. Aptly named the Rainbow Jawbreaker Lobophyllia, this coral obviously has some sick coloration. The “lobo” has been under the care of AquaWorld PSC for a little over a month, and after considering keeping the coral [...]
Stunning Con Artist Chalice from Roc Citi Coralz
We at the AquaNerd Blog truly appreciate jaw dropping corals, and the coral above does nothing but wow. The crew at Roc Citi Coralz recently shared this image of a convict chalice lookalike. The coral doesn’t have the vibrant orange bumps that the original convict chalice has, but its colors are so mesmerizing that it [...]
The New ORA Purple Montipora Undata
ORA has unleashed an exciting new coral onto the reefkeeping hobby. Their new ORA Purple Undata, a Montipora species of course, is all purple…base, polyps, everything. And apparently ORA has been sitting on this coral for a few years, since they first acquired it way back in 2008 from a European hobbyist. It’s neither here [...]
The Cherry Corals Scolymias are HOT!
By now you’ve all seen the stunning “Incrediscoly” from Cherry Corals. Well, the coral retailer isn’t done showing off their amazing Scolymia collection. Just a few days ago they shared images of their new “Incrediscoly 2.0″, along with multiple other breath taking Scolys. The new Incrediscoly isn’t quite as beautiful as the original, but the [...]
Picture of the Week – 3/21 – 3/27
Even though we’ve used the Tyree Montipora undata in a previous Picture of the Week, we couldn’t pass on sharing this one as well. The M. undata pictured above is a striking piece. The coral’s white polyps contrast sharply with the tan base and purple growing edges, and it’s honestly surprising that a predominately tan [...]
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