SEPT 08: EA Photo - Rare And Unusual

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Myka

And sphelps blows the competition out of the water!!

Lots of superb pics in this months contest but I must admit those of yours Steve are nothing short of absolutely stunning. I only dream of being able to take pics like that.

[Keri]

Originally Posted by ReefJunkie

sphelps- I would like to enter this pic into POTM instead of my last one
We bought a red/white feather duster rock with half a dozen of these guys as a hitchhiker, hoping they would survive and they took over the whole rock!
Fuji FinePix S9100

....and then you fragged a piece for me!!

Great pic, those are gorgeous.

[Brighteyes_13]

Dunno how rare and unusual... everyone says "nothing eats cyano" seems these lil guys missed that memo

[Delphinus]

Gorgonia ventilana, Venus sea fan
Rare? Not sure, but I think so. I had to pester all the usual vendors for many years before one serendipitously showed up an a dealers tank (almost by accident). It's a Caribbean species where collection is heavily regulated. However it is proving to be fairly easy to grow - is photosynthetic and enjoys the same bright light high flow conditions that SPS enjoy.
Tech talk: Nikon D70s, Nikor 60mm Micro, 1/320s, f3.3

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Gorgonia ventilana, Venus sea fan
Rare? Not sure, but I think so. I had to pester all the usual vendors for many years before one serendipitously showed up an a dealers tank (almost by accident). It's a Caribbean species where collection is heavily regulated. However it is proving to be fairly easy to grow - is photosynthetic and enjoys the same bright light high flow conditions that SPS enjoy.
Tech talk: Nikon D70s, Nikor 60mm Micro, 1/320s, f3.3

Wow Tony, I really like that. How big is it and how big does it get?

[Delphinus]

Thanks - it's about 6" diameter right now. I imagine it doesn't really have a max size. It was more like 4" when I first got it, which was back in January... which means it's about the fastest growing gorgonian that I have - I have other seawhip frags that have barely put on 1/4" in 3 years. I also notice that the new growth hasn't interconnected much yet, they are branching off in all directions. I imagine though that like with many other corals, probably the biggest influence on growth patterns is flow patterns, and I probably don't have near enough in this tank. But, it grows nicely anyhow, so I am happy anyhow.

[sphelps]

Just a reminder that the deadline to get your entries in is Monday September 22nd.

[Mikee]

[JDigital]

You don't see many pics of these little guys, So I consider them 'rare'.. My submission.

[sphelps]

Last day for entries