Friend's coral care advice: right or wrong?

[Flowix]

"Same with corals, right - a pretty coral by any other name would still thrive."

lol

[digger]

Name those no-name corals and they might just surprise you with some added color.

[Gizmo]

+1 on giving them a name, I swear it works, every time I've named one of my pieces, it's colored right up, like magic.

[painter_1]

Giving a name to corals is like slapping decals on cars, doesn't change a thing.

[subway]

Lmafo that just made my day. I'm convinced now, naming my corals is the secret to vibrant colors. Seriously though, I've noticed that healthy, established corals tend to retain their color regardless of the tank they're in. Lighting and water quality are the real game-changers. And let's be real, the only difference between a named acro and an unnamed one is the price tag - they all come from the same ocean.

[brites]

I got some info from a friend who's pretty into corals - he's been doing this for a while. He mentioned that no-name SPS corals tend to lose their color, but I'm not sure if that's always true. He's kinda a coral snob, but I guess that comes with experience. What are your thoughts on this - is he right or is he just being picky?

People often get it backwards, thinking aquacultured means tanked and maricultured means in situ - but that's not the case. Mariculture actually refers to the cultivation of marine organisms in the open ocean, or in enclosed sections of the ocean, tanks, ponds, or raceways filled with seawater. The key difference between aquaculture and mariculture lies in their scope - mariculture is exclusive to marine environments, whereas aquaculture encompasses both fresh and marine. Having a background in the aquaculture industry, I've seen this confusion firsthand.