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Ok since the Rare angel fish was so hot of a topic lets see whats the rarest of corals out there...Pix would be nice too....so come on Dizzy, Matt and Len...You guys have quite the experience...
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Hmmm, Acropora palmata is hard to find I guess. Pretty much any bright purple or blue Acropora spp. as well. Teardrop maximas and black and white maximas go for pretty high prices too, but nothing like what you'll pay for some of those fish 
I'm not sure what qualifies as rare corals, but I can tell you that my former Purple Monster colony was hugely sought after. I had a wait list of about 30 people!
BTW, the colony RTNed last september right about the time Sanjay paid my tank a visit
I think for the most part, rare corals are defined by us hobbyists as rare color variants.
BTW, the colony RTNed last september right about the time Sanjay paid my tank a visit
I think for the most part, rare corals are defined by us hobbyists as rare color variants.
Now were bordering on a commercial post. . .
It will be a very long time before its grown in commercial quantities, if ever at all. Maybe someday though.
The coral in the first picture is the parent colony. My boss got a small piece of it from Julian Sprung a long time ago, 10 years I think. The one in the second picture is a newer cutting.
It will be a very long time before its grown in commercial quantities, if ever at all. Maybe someday though.
The coral in the first picture is the parent colony. My boss got a small piece of it from Julian Sprung a long time ago, 10 years I think. The one in the second picture is a newer cutting.
Reefann,
T. gigas is locally extinct throughout the majority of its natural range. Where they remain, the populations are often not dense enough to produce offspring when they spawn.
However, there are lots of them sitting on clam farms. The majority of gigas are grown for food or for restocking programs. There is a farm in Australia for example that has tens of thousands of them, all are going back on the reef. There are other farms that have them and are either too lazy to ship, or cant get permits. In time there will be some more gigas in the trade.
T. gigas is locally extinct throughout the majority of its natural range. Where they remain, the populations are often not dense enough to produce offspring when they spawn.
However, there are lots of them sitting on clam farms. The majority of gigas are grown for food or for restocking programs. There is a farm in Australia for example that has tens of thousands of them, all are going back on the reef. There are other farms that have them and are either too lazy to ship, or cant get permits. In time there will be some more gigas in the trade.
my definition of rare corals for this thread is supply is low and demand is high (well amongst seasoned reef keepers..) I dont particullary care to remove creatures that are generally rare from the ecosystem..I guess i shouldnt say rare but more like "uncommon" to be more precise....let me change that on the subject!
See that's strange, I never knew that about T. gigas. I mean, I know all that all the Tridacnids are under pressure in the wild. Someone offered me two T. gigas a couple months ago *for free* and I declined. He had them for a couple years and they were each probably around 6" or so. I just don't think they compare in beauty to a maxima, squamosa, derasa, etc.
It seems to me whats rare here in PA may be common in CA. I think this happens alot as some reefers do alot of trading and before you know it your local area is saturated with that particular coral. One year I see alot of one coral imported the next it is different ones, so whats rare this year may be common the next.
IMO it all depends on the location and time you are looking for a certain piece, obviusly ones like A. Palmata that are local to areas that dont import are hard to find.
IMO it all depends on the location and time you are looking for a certain piece, obviusly ones like A. Palmata that are local to areas that dont import are hard to find.
Well said Ben.
Matt. Are you sure they were T.Gigas? They may have been sold to him that way when they were really a Dersa or something. I had heard before that Gigas were the ones under the most pressure but it was presented in that article like they just not were as popular and only a little more under pressure.
As for their beauty, I agree with Matt in that, they are not as colourful BUT I feel a 2' clam is great looking no matter what. I just need that 10,000 gallon tank for it to look good!
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Matt. Are you sure they were T.Gigas? They may have been sold to him that way when they were really a Dersa or something. I had heard before that Gigas were the ones under the most pressure but it was presented in that article like they just not were as popular and only a little more under pressure.
As for their beauty, I agree with Matt in that, they are not as colourful BUT I feel a 2' clam is great looking no matter what. I just need that 10,000 gallon tank for it to look good!
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I just got a frag of some purple rimmed green montopora that is supposed to be very rare.
There is a 14 page thread about it on RC.
The guy I got it from provided it to Mike Palleta for his tank.
I'm very pleased with it, not because it's rare, but because it is so pretty. I've never seen a montopora that is soo pretty.
I'll post some pics after it settle in. It's already showing great color on day three at home, but it was a little washed out the first day, so I'm hoping it gets even brighter.
There is a 14 page thread about it on RC.
The guy I got it from provided it to Mike Palleta for his tank.
I'm very pleased with it, not because it's rare, but because it is so pretty. I've never seen a montopora that is soo pretty.
I'll post some pics after it settle in. It's already showing great color on day three at home, but it was a little washed out the first day, so I'm hoping it gets even brighter.
2' heh :lol: I will see if I can dig up the T. Gigas at the Wikiki aquarim, if I am not mistaken, its in the neighbor hood of a few hundred pounds and in the wild I believe these things can get to be the size of VW Beetles. Truely a beautiful clam to loves of the Tridacna's, I would love to get a small one, but they are kinda hard to come by, from time to time though I see an influx of them into the hobby. As far as corals go, one of the current hot corals that I would deam somewhat 'rare' would be the blue tort. It has a high demand and supply just hasn't caught up yet.
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I've never seen one of these for sale. I think its a cladacora or something. I'm pretty sure its from the florida area since I got it thrown in with a shipment of live rock tampa bay saltwater. Anyone else have one? It is extremely slow growing since in the 2 years I've had it its grown half an inch to an inch or so.
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reefann...positive they were T. gigas. There are only a few species of Tridacna, and T. gigas is pretty easy to distinguish from the others. I've never seen a T. rosewateri (sp?) for sale, I'm guessing one of those would cost a lot. They have enormous scutes on the shell.
Wheeldog63 When I said 2' I meant, I figure they will reach that fairly quickly. The ones you are refering to, last time I heard, are about 200Lb's.
I have seen pics of them and they are so amazing. They would displace enough water to nearly empty most tanks!
I would hate to raise one from a small size just to have to sell it when they get big.
Matt I figured you could distinguish T. gigas, dont know what I was thinking, lol
Another one I thought of is the Pink Millepora. They are around but you will have to PAY for them.
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I have seen pics of them and they are so amazing. They would displace enough water to nearly empty most tanks!
I would hate to raise one from a small size just to have to sell it when they get big.
Matt I figured you could distinguish T. gigas, dont know what I was thinking, lol
Another one I thought of is the Pink Millepora. They are around but you will have to PAY for them.
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