Pic's of everyone's First Coral

Discussion in 'Coral' started by duhlsusional, May 31, 2009.

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  1. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Agreed, I got my first coral 23 yrs ago. Not only do I not have a pic of it, I cant even remember what it was.;D


    Luna
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Yup, that's the case for me anyhow.
     
  4. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    This was my first. Not sure what its called but it spreads a a good speed and is very tough.
     
  5. cement_skis

    cement_skis Sea Dragon

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    This was my first. I will definately get another once I get a bigger tank, I just dont have the motivation to do it in a nano.

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  6. jkat21

    jkat21 Bangghai Cardinal

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    Mine was this green ricordea.Started out as one polyp the size of a quater.Now it has split in two and is starting to split again.(this is sorta taken a few months ago)
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  7. JJK

    JJK Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Mine is a green ricordea and a capnella. Will post pics later tonight. Tank was up and running 2 months before adding these.
     
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  9. greysoul

    greysoul Stylophora

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    These are my firsts.... mostly Zoas and what i was told is a "button polyp" ?

    p.s. all my images unless otherwise noted are NCCC, Non-Commercial Creative Commons and can be redistributed for free for non-commercial use. Please credit "Greymatter Studio".
     

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  10. stylaster

    stylaster Gigas Clam

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    my first was aiptasia growing on the skimmer wall lol, that was about 18 years ago
     
  11. acemow

    acemow Purple Spiny Lobster

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    my tank came with button polyps and an open brain. These pics are after lights out when the corals retract a bit.
     

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  12. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Green star polyps , where the 1st corals I put into the last 3 tanks I set up

    Always a good starter coral IMO but need to be added after the Diatoms have been and gone

    Steve