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Unread 02/10/2008, 06:31 PM   #25
sfsuphysics
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Well I love Ming Wei but if anyone is guilty of over-naming corals (ahem.. and renaming to keep up with current fads) he would be given the chair! Ditto goes for many online etailers, I personally like reefermadness because he goes beyond names he gives a lyrical description as well!

But for the most part I agree whole-heartily with what dots say, I name corals in jest and a kind of silent protest to all the naming of corals, I mean my blue with red/green eyed favia that I've had for years gets sold by a reputable online coral e-tailer, catches the eye of one particular man who's seen most everything there is in corals, and bammo... gets called "Triple Threat" . I don't call mine that btw, mine is Underroos Favia (but I don't name which superhero they're named after)

I think the SPS world is simply catching up with zoanthid world, where everything has a name it seems. No one sells green zoas anymore, they're greeny meany, or nuclear green, or etc.


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