ASIRA needs photos

[sihaya]

For any of you helpful reefers with cameras, ASIRA is now in need of photos for the following corals:

Merulinidae
Gorgonian
Millepora spp. (hydrocorals)
Lobophyllia/Symphyllia
Tubipora (pipe organ coral)
Porites
Turbinaria (pagoda cup coral)

They don't even have to be National Geographic-worthy photos or anything... just anything that clearly shows what the corals tend to look like would be great and most appreciated.

Thank you,
Sara, editor ASIRA

 

[Woodstock]

Green tubipora

Gorgonian

 

[sihaya]

Oh, bless you!!! Please PM me your real name so I can give you a proper photo credit.

 

[Dentoid]

Here is a Gorgonian sp. (Psuedoplexaplura, I think).

 

[Woodstock]

Here is a non-photosynthetic gorgonian

Finger Sea Fan (Diodogorgia nodulifera)

 

[sihaya]

Ah, geez... you guys are going to make it too hard to pic which ones go on the page now!!

 

[DaBird]

I'm suprised that you haven't been inundated with more "national Geo." grade pics...awsome pics. Woody and Dentoid!

 

[BigAl07]

I'm suprised that you haven't been inundated with more "national Geo." grade pics...awsome pics. Woody and Dentoid!

DITTO

Woodstock, that Finger Sea Fan there... is it just a filter feeder? How hardy is it? I almost got one this past weekend but it just looks to "pretty" for me. I figured it was something that required more light than I have. Silly me!!

Allen

 

[Woodstock]

The white polyped finger sea fan is NOT photosythetic and requires frequent feedings of appropriates sized foods.

 

[sihaya]

Yeah, I really should have two separate care sheets for zoanthellate vs. azoanthellate.... ::sigh:: more work!

 

[aquaman3680]

not sure if you were talking about this one: Hydnophora

mili:

Matt

 

[cheeks69]

Lobophyllia

Millepora

 

[KodiakBear]

:winner: Okay, this just became my new favorite thread. I don't have any of the corals on your list, but I sure do love looking at the pictures!:drooool:

 

[sihaya]

Aquaman - sorry, I'm not sure what the top coral is. But I probably should have clarified, when I said Millepora, I don't mean acropora, I mean hydropora (ex: fire coral).

Robert - Thanks for the lobo photo... would you mind PMing me your full name so I can credit you?

 

[cheeks69]

would you mind PMing me

done

 

[sihaya]

Cool... thanks. And hey, can I use that really cool photo you have of the feeding acan?

 

[cheeks69]

Cool... thanks. And hey, can I use that really cool photo you have of the feeding acan?

Absolutely !

BTW very cool site

 

[fishcrazy]

Awesome pics everyone!!!

 

[sihaya]

Ok, well, I'm happy to report that most the photos have now been replaced (thanks to a few very generous hobbyists). The care sheets for Merulinidae and Millepora spp. (hydrocorals) have been taken down simply because very few people have those corals anyway.

The only two corals left for which we could still use another good photo or two are Porites and maybe Turbinaria (pagoda cup coral). Now I know a lot of you guys have those corals

And no worries if your corals have some dead skeleton showing. Honestly, sometimes those photos are even preferred!

 

[DaddyJax]

Hey Sara, nice to see you on this board!

Turbinaria Reniformis