Oldest Coral

Aquattro · #1 09-10-2012, 09:11 PM

I was talking to Jason (Jaws) today about having any of my original corals still, and the one piece I've managed to save over the years is a really nice pink birdsnest. I almost lost the whole thing about 3 years ago, but managed to save a bit the size of a peanut and grow it out again.
I guess I've had this about 8 years now (originally from Shao/Smokinreefer).

What's your oldest piece?

marie · #2 09-10-2012, 10:03 PM

My foxcoral is my oldest, I've had it for nearly 11 yrs now

christyf5 · #3 09-10-2012, 10:06 PM

My Pocillipora damicornis which I do believe I got from you. I've had it for at least 6 years and I don't know how long you had it before me. I think the last time we talked about it we figured it was well over 10 years old

reefwars · #4 09-10-2012, 10:12 PM

my oldest i have now is my nuclear green palys going on 4 yrs, these have seen me leave the country , come back, frag, move ,get passed around....and i still have them:P:P

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RuGlu6 · #5 09-10-2012, 10:16 PM

At least 9 years pink Monti (?) SPS from Chin Lee.

Aquattro · #6 09-10-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

My Pocillipora damicornis which I do believe I got from you. I've had it for at least 6 years and I don't know how long you had it before me. I think the last time we talked about it we figured it was well over 10 years old

Yup, I'd guess about 10 yrs for that piece!

ScubaSteve · #7 09-10-2012, 10:45 PM

I have a green milli that I got from MilliporaManiac nearly 4 years ago now. That think has been to hell and back but is still one of my biggest, nicest colonies.

Aquattro · #8 09-10-2012, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I have a green milli that I got from MilliporaManiac nearly 4 years ago now. That think has been to hell and back but is still one of my biggest, nicest colonies.

It's nice to get that uninterrupted growth, the colonies look amazing. My PBN almost vanished a couple of times, so it's still only the size of a grapefruit..

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #9 09-10-2012, 11:27 PM

I have two green rhodactis mushrooms from my original tank back before I joined Canreef. These have survived being moved between at least 8 different tanks over the last 9 years+. Just switched them from the main 165g reef to my RSM 130 Bangaii breeding tank/softie reef.

Coralgurl · #10 09-10-2012, 11:45 PM

Not nearly as impressive as you guys, but I still have my 2 of 3 of my first corals I bought in August last year. Metallic green bubble and button corals. Both have doubled in size and my bubble coral is what got me hooked on reefing. Hope I can say I still have it in 10 years

I lost my wall frogspawn a month ago, that was the 3rd, I bought them all at the same time.