A Selection of Micromussa lordhowensis from ‘Asia’

Lord corals are some of the reef aquarium hobby’s favorite group of LPS for many very good reasons; they are colorful, have crazy patterns, they are hardy, they grow well, and they are very responsive to aquarium conditions and will…

Micromussa lordhowensis – Acan Lords are now ‘Micro Lords’

Micromussa lordhowensis is the new designation for one of the reef aquarium hobby’s most popular species of large polyp stony corals. After a decade of enjoying this colorful and fleshy coral in aquariums as Acan Lords, we’re now going to…

The Purple of These Indo Lords are Different from Australian Strains

Long before Australia started exporting an infinite variety of Micromussa lordhowensis in a myriad of colors to blow our collective minds, the rest of the world had to make due with ‘Acan’ lords from Indonesia. Indonesian Lord corals have a…

Micromussa amakusensis, the Original Small Polyp Micromussa

Micromussa amakusensis, was once a regular import from Indo and Tonga, and now that Indonesia has reopened for wild coral exports, we can expect to get our hands on a few of these amazing corals again. In general the ‘classic’…

It’s Still Hard to Believe the Colors of Micro Lord Corals

Recently we came across a series of pictures taken by Ultra Coral Australia. Shots of some of their new collection of Rainbow Micro Lords, aka Micromussa lordhowensis, and we couldn’t resist to share some with you. UCA is starting to…

This is Where Micro Lord Corals Come From

Nic from Ultra Coral Australia gave us the chance to visit the land of Micromussa lordhowensis, or ‘Acans land’ and boy, this place didn’t disappoint us. We got lucky to see in their habitat, all the most popular varieties of…

Micro Lords Successfully Spawned by Ultra Corals Australia

The last month has been crazy with many peoples now involved with the mass spawning of corals, especially on the Great Barrier Reef. Most people concentrated their efforts with Acropora species, being the most affected by coral bleaching, which has…

This Remix Lord Coral will be at ReefStock Australia

ReefStock Australia is shaping up to be the country’s biggest reef show ever and already we’re starting to get a peek at what makes this show special. This crazy Micro Lord coral collected by Salty Pets is just one example…

These Awesome ‘Micromussa’ Are Not Like The Others

For several years we’ve enjoyed a really cool coral that comes mostly from Western Australia which is both beautiful and intriguing. While these do look distinct from ‘typical’ Micromussa that we’re used to, I just assumed it was a different species,…

Mardi Gras Lord Coral From Epic Aquaria Is Worthy Of The Name

Coral strains have become such an integral part of aquarium coral collecting, it has motivated many coral slingers to slap names on virtually every coral they sell. Most of these ‘named corals’ are simply corals that are globally very common,…