RRC Goldenrod Anacropora grow out thread

[ChrisV]

Recently I acquired a frag of one of my "dream corals" the RRC Goldenrod Anacropora. The purpose of this thread is to document the growth of this coral in my tank.

When fully colored up, this strain of Anacropora is bright yellow with red polyps. The colony my frag came from exhibited these colors. I acquired the frag from a BRS member in December of 2021.

It took about a month before for coral started growing in my tank. Unfortunately I didn't take photos from December or January.

February 6 2022: no red polyps yet. First two photos with orange filter with blue light. Third picture with kessil turned to daylight spectrum.

 

[tkyee98]

Nice I have the goldenrod myself and it’s one of the only acros I can actually grow

 

[ChrisV]

Nice I have the goldenrod myself and it’s one of the only acros I can actually grow

Are you getting any red on yours yet? My understanding is that as long as it isn't over lit, it's a pretty straight forward coral to grow.

I've kept acropora in my tanks for a while, but I only discovered anacros this summer. I have one of the yellow/green strains too, but it hasn't seemed to adapt to my tank as well as the goldenrod.

 

[Chris A.]

Mine has blue polys but I think I need to get it in more light. Hasn’t grown since I put it in lower par

 

[tkyee98]

Are you getting any red on yours yet? My understanding is that as long as it isn't over lit, it's a pretty straight forward coral to grow.

I've kept acropora in my tanks for a while, but I only discovered anacros this summer. I have one of the yellow/green strains too, but it hasn't seemed to adapt to my tank as well as the goldenrod.

I have red polyps and intense gold color. I’ve found lower flow and medium intensity light seems to work the best

 

[Greg Hiller]

Anacropora is not Acropora, FYI, different genus. I had a brown one years and years ago, grew quite well, but no one ever wanted it. The fate of the ugly coral!!

 

[ChrisV]

Anacropora is not Acropora, FYI, different genus. I had a brown one years and years ago, grew quite well, but no one ever wanted it. The fate of the ugly coral!!

Yep! Anacropora is not an Acropora!

 

[thrillreefer]

And apparently monti eating nudis also will eat anacropora (but not acros)

 

[ChrisV]

And apparently monti eating nudis also will eat anacropora (but not acros)

I think I read that acro eating flatworms will also go for Anacropora as well. Universal parasite snack!

 

[ChrisV]

Ok, so I haven't posted to this thread as much as I planned to. Here are a few photos under whites:

 

[Chris A.]

Looks like it’s doubled in size , good job

 

[ChrisV]

Looks like it’s doubled in size , good job

Still no red polyps! But it's on it's way in terms of growth.

 

[Edward]

Looks great, solid progress for sure

 

[ChrisV]

A couple pictures of the goldenrod this morning. There are not many corals I've seen that are this deep of a yellow color. Not greenish yellow, but really yellow. Neat one.

 

[jfoahs04]

Looks awesome! It's great to see the progress.

 

[ChrisV]

Looks awesome! It's great to see the progress.

Thanks!

 

[ChrisV]

Monthly-ish update on this grow out. Looking pretty good, but still no red polyps!

 

[ChrisV]

Another month, another update-- got a little lazy re. cleaning the glass and using the blue filter. But you get the idea:

Edited to add some a less lazy photo:

 

[shrimpchips]

Great growth for four months! Let me know when you’re ready to frag that

 

[ChrisV]

Great growth for four months! Let me know when you’re ready to frag that

Will do! I think I'm going to give it a little longer to grow out. It's on a roll.