Aquacultured corals are becoming more and more popular as we progress in the reefing hobby, but many of the wild or maricultured pieces seem to be appearing less frequently. Those huge tables and clusters of coral which were imported from…
Bowers are the Perfect LPS Coral
The weekend always gets us in coral shopping mood, and this week these outrageous Homophyllia bowerbanki stole our glance. Easy to keep, easy to frag, former “Acanthastrea” bowerbanki are well-behaved, rarely suffer pests or diseases, and are available in myriad…
Four Aussie corals allowed back into UK for first time since the ban
A UK supplier has imported four coral species for the first time since the Queensland-UK import ban was imposed in 2021. Since then, all corals from The Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, have been prevented from import into Britain due to…
Bowers are UCA’s favorite coral of all
Homophyllia bowerbanki is a classy-looking member of the Lobophylliidae family that we obtain primarily from Australia. The combination of those larger than Lords corallites, collectible color morphs, and patterns to rival their H.australis cousins has made them popular with reefkeepers…
There’s a Scolymia Party in the Australian Reef Wall Display [Video]
Australian Scolies, officially known as Homophyllia bowerbanki, are an Australian endemic coral that demonstrates some of the wildest colors of almost any coral species. As you may have guessed by now, the flat vertical aquascape in the Australian reef display…
Fragging a Nice Orange Bowerbanki at Aquatic Art Inc.
It’s no secret that LPS corals enjoy a strong following with a wide cross section of the reef aquarium community, and one of the corals leading the charge has long been Homophyllia bowerbanki. We’ve documented the various color forms of this large,…
We’ve Been Hunting a ‘Tonga-Mussa’ for Over Five Years!
Tonga-Mussa is a name we came up with sometime before 2015 to describe a unique LPS coral that we’ve only seen imported from Tonga. At first glance this coral looks like a slight variation of the beloved Homophyllia bowerbanki from…
Master of all UCA Homophyllia bowerbanki, is the ultimum LPS coral
During our stay in Australia, and touring up Ultra Coral Australia shed, we came across plenty of amazing coral. But one particular piece, stood far above the crowd. We were very lucky enough to steal a shot of the whole…
Homophyllia bowerbanki, a reintroduction to ‘Bankies’ and ‘Hillae’
It’s been nearly a year now since the familiar Australian ‘Scolymia’ and Bowerbankis were removed from Acanthastrea and placed into their own new genus Homophyllia. Unsurprisingly, most reefers still call them ‘Acans’ by convention, but there is a lot that we…
The LPS Coral Paradise Aquarium of Michael Rice
Michael Rice is a local Colorado reef aquarist with a picture perfect reef tank of LPS corals. His 30 gallon aquarium is absolutely packed with gorgeous, healthy and very colorful fleshy corals, with an arrangement of chalice corals on the…
