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Im looking to get a flamethrower chalice. What does BPC stand for? Is this the lineage i should be looking for. Are there flaethrowers that arent BPC? Anyone know where i can get one?
Anyone want to post some flame thrower pics?
AndyH5512
12/27/2009, 10:25 PM
BPC= Blue Planet Corals. There are some knockoffs out there.
is that the original or something? are they the most colorful ones?
clowns101
12/27/2009, 11:23 PM
Okay let me think....The last place I seen a chalice named the Flamethrower was at Tropicorium.I think they wanted 249.99 for it?And lik eI think you only get one eye!
yeah but its not a BPC. Does that mean its a less colorful/less hardy strain? I dont really understand the diff between a BPC and a knock off.
amore169
12/28/2009, 12:19 AM
BPC stands for Blue Planet Corals, thsi is there Flamethrower;
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/luner69/amore354.jpg
This is the Tropicorium Flamethrower;
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo163/luner69/amore157.jpg
I have both.
amore169,
i dont know if its just the pic but the tropicorium flamethrower looks way better. Would you agree? Whats ur experience with both of these guys reguarding growth/ coloration?
thank you.
SDguy
12/28/2009, 07:03 AM
The BPC FT is by far prettier, IMO:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15636969&postcount=259
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15637712&postcount=260
wow... those are gorgeous... are they both bpc?
pwoller
12/28/2009, 02:27 PM
BPC is the original one, the trop one is not nearly as nice. Look for the striations around the eyes and the fairly smooth skin. There are a few BPC FTers floating around these parts....
Heres the story. Imported through a local store and bought and owned by a local reefer, fragged up and sold at our annual frag swap. BPC bought some of the frags and named it. Others in this area bought the rest and have slowly been selling/trading them to others. The fakes are pretty easy to spot.
pwoller
12/28/2009, 02:29 PM
wow... those are gorgeous... are they both bpc?
The first one is the original, BPC. I have seen that one in person and it is impressive. I can't open the second link so I cant say if it is a BPC.
Does anyone have a BPC flame thrower that they would part with?
pwoller
12/28/2009, 09:56 PM
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u252/p_woller/DSC02449.jpg
I've always kept mine in the sand bed, low light as far as my tank goes.
wow thats nice!!! so am i looking for the whiteish streaks at the center of the chalice to tell me that its a BPC? I think im gonna ask around for one of these. I dont know if ill get anyone to sell me one
pwoller
12/28/2009, 10:16 PM
wow thats nice!!! so am i looking for the whiteish streaks at the center of the chalice to tell me that its a BPC? I think im gonna ask around for one of these. I dont know if ill get anyone to sell me one
Not completely, the grey/whitish striations are really only apparent on the more mature eyes. If I were shopping for one I would want to see a picture of the colony that it came off of as well as the frag. The rim color, eye color and flesh color should all match the one in my picture. If they are really immature frags then they won't have the striations. The trops FTer and anyother fakes I've seen aren't even close to the colors of the BPC. Or you could ask for lineage.
how long has it taken for you to grow a frag into that size chalice?
sorry for all the questions...
pwoller
12/28/2009, 10:25 PM
how long has it taken for you to grow a frag into that size chalice?
Its a slow grower. I had the 2 mature eyes that popped out about 6 or 7 baby eyes. But that took over 6 months. You dont really see any with big eyes for sale anymore, mostly just the little frags with really tiny immature eyes.
Nice article on this piece in Reef Hobbyist Magazine 4th Qtr.
Pwoller - What did you get in trade from Mike over at The Captive Reef?
i got a PM... someone wants to sell me this frag for $500 shipped....
Sounds pricey but what do you think?
pwoller
12/29/2009, 09:32 AM
hows it look?
PM me the sellers name. Looks good otherwise.
pwoller
12/29/2009, 09:33 AM
Nice article on this piece in Reef Hobbyist Magazine 4th Qtr.
Pwoller - What did you get in trade from Mike over at The Captive Reef?
I traded him the coral for a nice skimmer.
FragJunky
12/30/2009, 04:13 PM
Does anyone have any frags of Flamethrower that they would be interested in selling or trading? PM me please
southstar066
12/30/2009, 04:17 PM
Paul, slice me a piece. I am on my way over
pwoller
12/30/2009, 04:21 PM
Paul, slice me a piece. I am on my way over
I would if I could. I am about to frag the BGM up if your interested.
southstar066
12/30/2009, 05:09 PM
I will def be interested in about a month. So cut me a piece
hatfielj
12/30/2009, 06:05 PM
Hey Paul, if you're slicing up your BGM save me a frag. I've always wanted one of those! By the way, my flame thrower is still doing fine. Hasn't grown noticably yet, but I suspect thats because I haven't been feeding my chalices regularly like I should. The colors look amazing though.
spotted jawfish
12/30/2009, 06:05 PM
The last pic is a BPC or no?
spotted jawfish
12/30/2009, 07:09 PM
Here is mine
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/760/dsc01741s.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/dsc01741s.jpg/)
coralfarm123
12/30/2009, 10:22 PM
Took this pic yesterday.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/coralfarm123/aaFTMC12-29.jpg
soccerbag
12/30/2009, 10:34 PM
Wow! I'm feeling very good about my purchase Ian. That's one of the best I've seen!
Craig
coral,
that is the most unbelievablr FT ever!!!! Do you do anything special for it or is it just an awesome specimen.
Do you feed it heavily? Man im jealous
coralfarm123
12/30/2009, 10:51 PM
Thank you. I spot feed it mysis and Rod's Food if the feeder tentacles are out during fish feedings.
pwoller
12/30/2009, 10:58 PM
Hey Paul, if you're slicing up your BGM save me a frag. I've always wanted one of those! By the way, my flame thrower is still doing fine. Hasn't grown noticably yet, but I suspect thats because I haven't been feeding my chalices regularly like I should. The colors look amazing though.
Feed it and it will grow. It seems to take a long time to go from little eyes to mature eyes but then it'll take off.
As far as the BGM, mine just took off and I'll hold a nice one for you.
pwoller
12/30/2009, 10:59 PM
Took this pic yesterday.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/coralfarm123/aaFTMC12-29.jpg
Ian- Do you have lineage on that FTer? Looks kind of iffy to me...But if you decide to sell like half of it I'll buy it from you.
Awesome coral!
Coral
how big is it? Did you get it as a one eye frag? how long have you had it?
pwoller
12/30/2009, 11:02 PM
coral,
that is the most unbelievablr FT ever!!!! Do you do anything special for it or is it just an awesome specimen.
Do you feed it heavily? Man im jealous
Same specimen, but Ian has the patience to not frag it everyother week like me.
pwoller
12/30/2009, 11:04 PM
Coral
how big is it? Did you get it as a one eye frag? how long have you had it?
I'll answer for him. The whole FTer chalice thing started here 2 years ago. So no it wasn't a 1 eyed frag.
Yeah... Ill take the other half... LOL
Seriously, that just makes me want to never frag the flamethrower when i get mine and just let it grow for 5 years.
Thanks for sharing the pics.... I actually have it as a screen saver on my PC.
coralfarm123
12/30/2009, 11:10 PM
It is a little over 2x2 inches. It was one of the first frags that came from the original mother colony about a year and half ago. I don't remember how many eyes it had but it about 1 inch when I got it.
pwoller,
thanks bro.... i think the FT is my favorite chalice...
pwoller
12/30/2009, 11:12 PM
Yeah... Ill take the other half... LOL
Seriously, that just makes me want to never frag the flamethrower when i get mine and just let it grow for 5 years.
Thanks for sharing the pics.... I actually have it as a screen saver on my PC.
Yeah thats what I said about 10 frags ago. Its an amazing coral and needs to be shared with others. I have a list of people that have bought them from me that if I lose mine I will call upon to sell me it back. Thats the whole reason for fragging right? Hell I've been trying to talk Ian into fragging the big one he has too.
wow it doubled in a year and a half..... i hope it doubles again in the next year and a half. How sweet would that look?
pwoller
12/30/2009, 11:18 PM
wow it doubled in a year and a half..... i hope it doubles again in the next year and a half. How sweet would that look?
I dont. I hope it cuts itself in half and ends up in my tank.
Yeah thats what I said about 10 frags ago. Its an amazing coral and needs to be shared with others. I have a list of people that have bought them from me that if I lose mine I will call upon to sell me it back. Thats the whole reason for fragging right? Hell I've been trying to talk Ian into fragging the big one he has too.
That is definitely true... this coral should be shared. but we need someone to keep one unfragged so that we can see what its supposed to look like as a large colony.
Dont get me wrong, i hope he sells me a frag!!!!! They are just awesome as a big colony
I dont. I hope it cuts itself in half and ends up in my tank.
haha.... I like your style bro.
pwoller
12/30/2009, 11:23 PM
Dude they're awesome as a small colony too!
Texsun
12/30/2009, 11:31 PM
Wow! I'm feeling very good about my purchase Ian. That's one of the best I've seen!
Craig
Me too and can't wait for mine!
nismo_32
12/30/2009, 11:42 PM
check this one out......what do youguys think. my camera skills are not the best but i have a decent size flamethrower and the colors in the body and rim are exactly the same.....
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk191/NISMO_32/DSCF0495.jpg
pwoller
01/01/2010, 12:53 AM
check this one out......what do youguys think. my camera skills are not the best but i have a decent size flamethrower and the colors in the body and rim are exactly the same.....
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk191/NISMO_32/DSCF0495.jpg
Thats a great looking chalice but not a BPC flame thrower.
nismo_32
01/03/2010, 11:46 PM
yeah i know. i was saying i have a bpc flamethrower and it looks the same in color except for the eyes and instead of grey has green. its cool as heck....
reefgems
01/04/2010, 04:09 AM
nismo_32 that thing looks incredible.
it would be cool to see a side by side with the bpc
i really like my bpc flamethrower, it definitely stands out. a must have!
aquavista99
12/09/2010, 09:29 AM
Very nice chalice.
lps1212
12/12/2010, 05:21 PM
Coralfarm that's a sick lookin gem u have there
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