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elm0
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 10:50 PM
I found this frogspawn at RiverCity Aquatics...I've never seen this color before...i really like it, just wanted to share.
GaryP
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:04 PM
Are you sure that's not a Torch?

Gary
elm0
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:22 PM
Hmmm...was told it was frogspawn...i'm not that farmiliar with the two..not sure what the difference is.
CD
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:41 PM
Looks like a torch to me too, Gary...

elmO - hmmm...easiest way to distinguish (I guess) is that torch's have one tip per tentacle, and on frogspawn a single tentacle kind of branches out at the tip. Hopefully you can get a visual on that by my
weird discription...;)

Wendy
NaCl_H2O
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:54 PM
As Rainman would say ...

A Torch, definately a Torch!
CD
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:57 PM
Deh...deh...definitely a torch...
:-D :-D :-D

Wendy
MikeDeL
Mon, 13th Dec 2004, 11:57 PM
As Rainman would say ...

A Torch, definately a Torch!
Dont mean to be a stickler but I think there are actually 2 "definately"s, so it would be A Torch, definately.....definately a Torch. LOL :lol:
CD
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 12:00 AM
Hey- Nice torch ! :-D :-D :-D :-D


C
NaCl_H2O
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 12:12 AM
Dont mean to be a stickler but I think there are actually 2 "definately"s, so it would be A Torch, definately.....definately a Torch. LOL :lol:

I stand corrected, definately.....definately corrected :-D
Richard
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 02:36 AM
Here are some good frogspawn pictures...

http://www.seaviewanimalshelter.1to1.org/photo_gallery_of_frog_spawn.htm

Sorry, I couldn't resist. :D
Ram_Puppy
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 03:15 AM
lol
elm0
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 06:48 AM
Well, that's a bit dissapointing, I was under the impression that I was buying frogspawn.....but I was at Aquadome the other day and they had several peices with multiple tips on the tenticles and they were calling them torch corals.....are people just confused?
Polkster13
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 07:22 AM
Yes. Also some corals go by many different "common" names depending on who you are talking to. That is why I like scientific names, even though the latin is hard to pronounce and remember to spell, a Euphyllia glabrescens is always a Euphyllia glabrescens (Torch Coral). Check out http://www.saltwaterfish.com/m-coral/Torch-Coral.html for further info on your new addition.
Jenn
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 09:06 AM
I have seen them confused too. It sure does make it difficult when you are trying to learn these things. I purchased a "Torch" at the meeting - yes, I am sure thats what it is because Alex told me so, and it has a mouth on it. Does frogspawn have a mouth as well?

LOL Richard! :-D

ElmO, its a very nice torch - don't be too disappointed.
GaryP
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 11:51 AM
I just read something last night by Eric Borneman about misidentification of corals. This one is pretty obvious. When it comes to acroporas and other SPS you are lucky to get something properly identified at all. It usually takes a dead coral , a microscope, and an expert to properly ID one. Borneman said he can usually ID one about 50% of the time.

Gary
Brett Wilson
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 01:48 PM
You got it all wrong gary, it's REAL easy to ID acroporas.

There are blue acropora, there are green acropora, there are brown acropora... and there are 'insert clever catchy name so you can sell it for 10X what you paid for it' acropora ;)
Tim Marvin
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 01:58 PM
Definately torch.
Brett, I'm with you on acropora.....LOL....
elm0
Tue, 14th Dec 2004, 08:22 PM
Thanks for all the info guys...your right it is a nice coral...i don't regret buying it, I guess my search for true frogspawn continues....anyone have any they wanna trade?