Coral photo album D-L

Golfball corals

Golf ball corals have a unenviable reputation for not surviving in aquarium systems for the long term. Most do well for 6 to 18 months then start to decline in health. The reasons for this are not well understood. We do not collect many specimens for this reason, however, some specimens do thrive in captivity so we take a few specimens to allow hobbyist's to hopefully unravel this mystery. We strongly recommend these corals for advanced aquarists and do not recommend them to be kept in low nutrient Berlin systems.
Common name	Scientific name	Picture	Comments
Golfball coral 1	Goniopora sp.
Golf ball coral 2	Goniopora sp.
Golf ball green	Goniopora sp.
Flower pot coral	Alveopora gigas
Golf ball purple	Goniopora sp

Large polyp tentacle corals

Most large polyp tentacle corals come from a inshore turbid water environment. This is good for aquarists, as corals from these areas need to be able to cope with changing water parameters, temperature, nutrient load, etc., to survive in the wild. Most are excellent beginner specimens, though being stony corals you must maintain calcium and kh levels adequately for them to be maintained long term in the captive environment. Fish that pick at coral polyps will prevent these specimens from displaying at their best.
Common name	Scientific name	Lighting	Picture	Info
Bunch of grapes	Un known	Med
Elegance coral	Catalaphyllia jardinei	Med		INFO...
Elegance coral yellow tipped	Catalaphyllia jardinei	Med		INFO...
Torch coral	Euphyllia glabrescens	Very High		Needs high lighting and good water quality to keep healthy. Specimens often succumb to brown jelly infection some 12 -18 months after collection with lower lighting.
Hammer coral	Euphyllia ancora	med
Hammer coral gold	Euphyllia ancora	High
Hammer coral green	Euphyllia ancora	med
Hammer coral fluoro green	Euphyllia ancora	med		Very special coral. If you get the opportunity to get one, act quick as they don't last long!
Branching hammer coral	Euphyllia parraancora	med		Rare, not reportedly found in Australia yet we do occasionally find some.
Frogspawn coral	Euphyllia divisa	med
Daisy coral	Duncanopsammia axifuga	med		Great aquarium specimen, take care when placing though to avoid any contact with stinging corals.
Bubble coral	Plerogyra sinuosa	med

Leather corals

Leather corals can be sustained under lower lighting levels, though they do exhibit better coloration under higher levels. Most leathers benefit greatly from feeds of invertebrate food. Leathers are one of the best specimens to propagate in the home aquarium by cuttings.
Common name	Scientific name	Lighting	Picture	Comments
Colonial toadstool	Sarcophyton sp.	Low		Excellent aquarium specimen but not often collected.
Toadstool	Sarcophyton sp.	Med
Toadstool, special long polyps.	Sarcophyton sp.	Med		We can never have enough of these, they always impress.
Devils hand	Lobophyton sp.	High
Colt coral	Cladiella australis	Low		Thrives in the aquarium environment.
Soft digitate leather	Sinularia sp.	High
Pin cushion	Sarcophyton sp.	Low		Not widely distributed and relatively uncommon in the trade. Does very well in aquariums budding regularly a excellent propagation specimen.
Pin cushion green	Sarcophyton sp.	Low		We occasionally come across this colourful variant.
Un identified leather	?	Low		We only occasionally collect this specimen. It does fantastically well in aquarium life and is a excellent propagation coral. Any ID would be appreciated.