The largest captive hammer coral....

[Tangs Rule]

Sorry if somebody posted this already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwut9cSwMU

 

[1UCKY]

 

[duke62]

pretty cool

 

[MikeyZO]

wow

 

[Chongpark27]

WOW!!!! :splitspin Nice show piece

 

[Tangs Rule]

If you read about it, they cut it in HALF two years ago. It's 17 years old.

 

[Phyl]

Wow. But I don't think that tank does it justice. I think it would look better in a MUCH larger tank.

 

[Tangs Rule]

I agree. They must be going with the "If it isn't broken, don't fix it" philosophy.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

It would look better in MY!!!! Tank

Wow. But I don't think that tank does it justice. I think it would look better in a MUCH larger tank.

 

[Lenny718]

That's one huge piece of coral!

 

[Cibo]

Yea Thats cool Will it be at the swap I'll take a frag...

 

[nanoreefer22]

Randys is almost there

 

[DCG1286]

Can I get a frag???

 

[Phyl]

I wonder if they've ever fragged it.

 

[Tangs Rule]

Here is some more info I found about it:

This is the largest aquarium hammer coral in the world as far as we know and it would be no less than twice it’s current size but the owner keeps it trimmed to a “manageable” size of 4 feet long. This Euphyllia ancora grows in it’s own 4′ x 3′ x3′ (120cm x 90cm x 90cm) tank at Neptune’s Tropical Fish in Denver Colorado. The coral is over 17 years old and this video was taken about 2 years after it was cut in half. The coral has produced numerous full colonies over the years. For size reference the tang in the video is a fully grown Red Sea sailfin tang Zebrasoma desjardini. Furthermore, the coral is supported by it’s own skeleton, there is no live rock beneath it.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

Wow. But I don't think that tank does it justice. I think it would look better in a MUCH larger tank.

it would look great in my 450!