pearl bubble corals

[jason gilman]

heres mine :D

[Sandworm]

Here's my Pearl.. this is a post your pearl thread right?? If not, sorry jason.. But here's mine.. Yours looks great..

[jason gilman]

ya just pearls.here he is again.

[tangwang]

These are beatutiful corals. Here is a pic of mine.

[Joey88again]

What are the difference betwwen bubble corals and pearl bubble corals? Because I was going to get a bubble coral soon.

[jason gilman]

the pearl bubble is a morph of the normal bubble.it isnt know if this is a subspecies or distinct speciecs of plerogyra.did you know that bubbles are more common in aquariums than in the wild.

[tangwang]

Actually, the Pearl Bubble Coral is a completely different Genus than the common Grape Bubble coral. The Pearl coral is the Physogyra lichtensteini, the only known species in this genus, and the Grape Bubble is Plerogyra sp., with 3 known species, most commonly P. sinuosa, and P. flexuosa . This seems to be little known fact to most distributors and retailers in the trade, as most places simply label all bubble corals a Plerogyra Sp, for lack of better knowledge.

Matt

[Sandworm]

One way I've noticed to tell the difference is the almost bubble tip like bumps on the bubbles themselves.. If i'm not mistaken the grape bubble does not do that.. Personally, I think the pearl bubble is so much more beautiful than the grape and seems to be alot hardier..

[jason gilman]

sorry travis but the pearl bubble does not fall in the physogyra
genera.that is the pearl coral not the bubble.the difference is that
physogyra's skeloton is meandroid and quit large.the main skeletal difference is that the meanders of physogyra are fused in a common corallite wall rather than having unbound lateral edges like the bubble coral plerogyra.the true pearl bubble is as i said a morph of the plerogyra
having broken lateral edges apperant when retracted.

[tangwang]

Ok, here is how Bob Goemans describes Physogyra (http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/inverts/stonycorals/physogyra/Plichtensteini.htm) and Plerogyra (http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/inverts/stonycorals/plerogyra/Psinuosa.htm).

[jason gilman]

physogyra is not a bubble coral.

[tangwang]

While you may not consider Bubble coral a common name for Physogyra, I along with others do. Common names are just that.... a common name that people associate with a scientific name. We can sit here and argue over a common name for days or weeks on end, but it won't accomplish anything, riase, or hurt anyone's credibility, etc. If you don't consider Physogyra, a bubble coral, fine, thats of no concern to me. But just because you don't call a particular coral a particular common name, doesn't mean you are right and I am wrong, or vice versa.

I can sit here and name 30 different Genus/species of corals with the common name, "Brain coral", and they're not all in the same Genus either. They are just common names. That's all. I do know, for a fact, though, the "Pearl Bubble" coral that is in my tank, the same one I posted a pic of up above, is certainly a Physogyra lichtensteini. The two posted above it, are Plerogyra sp. But the title of this thread wasn't "Plerogyra sp's", it was "Pearl Bubble Corals". Therefore, I posted a picture of my coral, which is commonly called a Pearl Bubble coral. Another member posted a question asking the difference between a Bubble coral and a Pearl coral, and I gave him an accurate reply.

[jason gilman]

well i should have posted it differently be cause what you and i have are two different corals.YOURS is not a true bubble is all im saying .im not saying its not called a bubble in the forum or aquarium shops but it truelly is not of the genus plerogyra.unless my book is entirerly wrong.

[tangwang]

well i should have posted it differently be cause what you and i have are two different corals.YOURS is not a true bubble is all im saying .im not saying its not called a bubble in the forum or aquarium shops but it truelly is not of the genus plerogyra.unless my book is entirerly wrong.

I didn't say mine was a Plerogyra Sp. , at any point. I said mine is a Physogora Sp. Just wanted to clarify :wink:

[paul p]

good im glad we see eye to eye now.hope you pearl is doing good.

[jason gilman]

hey that last post was me.im at my bros down the street and forgot he
allways stayes loged in.

[tangwang]

Yeah, the coral is doing rather well. I've had it for about 6 months now, and it has put on at least 2 inches. I hope it keeps that up!

Matt

[jason gilman]

nice.mine has shrunk a little but still looks very healthy.

[Joey88again]

Is $60 a good price for a pearl bubble coral?

[jason gilman]

i dont think so i wouldnt pay more than 40 for a bubble unless its a rare color or very large.

[tangwang]

$60?? $40?? Man those are both pretty high prices. Really, I can't remember last time I paid for a coral. But I think the last time I actually purchased a coral, it was around $25.

Matt

Matt

[jeredh]

is this the right thread to post a my bubble's sweeping tentacle :mrgreen:

[jason gilman]

it would be if it were a pearl bubble jeredh.but its ok i like to see corals anyhow.