branching galaxia?

[lechee12]

anybody have any experience with a branching galaxia? any pics would be greatly appreciated also

[acrodave]

I dont think there is a branching galaxia..if it is it just must have encrusted over something that branched

[roblack]

Galaxea horrecens is a branching variety. Have a neat skeleton of it on my balcony, really cool growth structure. Keeping looking around, it is out there.

[lechee12]

theres definitely a branching galaxia coral

here's some random pics i found on google

http://www.starfish.ch/Fotos/cnidarians-Nesseltiere/corals-Korallen-Anthozoa/hexacorallia-Hexakorallen/hard-corals-Steinkorallen/Galaxea-horrescens2.jpg

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/5/aafeature1_album/27.jpg

[SIR PATRICK]

I have seen a branching galaxea. I will try to get a pic. Its at a buddies house.

[bkztrini465]

I want a piece :D

[jy544]

This is a picture of mine when I got it.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/jy5452000/100_1401.jpg

[lechee12]

hey, any pics of it now? i was just wondering how it looks as a colony and with the polyps extended

thanks

[lechee12]

wow i guess nobody else has one of these?

[SDguy]

Did a little voodoo dance to revive this thread :D

So I picked up a branching galaxia frag (good size, too) from DFS DD the other day. Any info on care would be appreciated. It's a very cool looking coral. Kind of sort of reminds me of black sun coral when it's closed up.

[SDguy]

Really? No one?

[tuberider]

They are pretty durable IME, just don't nuke them with light and you're fine, under lower light they develop a deep green.

IIRC the genus is considered to be Archelia, not Galaxia.

[SDguy]

OK, that was my main question. Since being on my frag rack it has lost its green sheen. I will move it down. Thanks.

[SIR PATRICK]

Buddy lost his...never got the pic....

He got his from doc.fosters too.

Wasnt around long enough to post pics of- but no worries yet- his loss was from forseen circumstances...tank crashed.

Good luck with yours SD guy! Lets see some pics!

[bfam4t6]

I'm glad someone revived this thread. I didn't know branching galaxia existed, but now I have to have one! One of the first things to go into my tank was a normal galaxia. If I can ever find a branching one, I'm going to make the swap.

[SDguy]

Mine has been doing very well on the floor of my tank, and already has growth!! I finally mounted it...

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p5/SDreefguy/Underwater%2007-31-10/DSC027901.jpg

[Slim_jim989]

Here's mine, I'm going to move it down a bit as it is tan color and want to get the green to shine. And how much did you guys buy your frags for?

[SDguy]

Mine was only $40 from LADD.

[Slim_jim989]

Ok I didn't pay to much got mine for 20 bucks