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jmkeary
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My LR is pacific but those were on another piece i bought with a coral. There are two of them on the small rock and they are pretty. Under actinics the arms are clear with the nematosit glowing blue.
nice denea as well. Everyone wants the red and blue version and as we can see there are others that may not be as colorful but are just as interesting
My LR is pacific but those were on another piece i bought with a coral. There are two of them on the small rock and they are pretty. Under actinics the arms are clear with the nematosit glowing blue.
nice denea as well. Everyone wants the red and blue version and as we can see there are others that may not be as colorful but are just as interesting
Mr. Slippery
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Hey dima...
Really nice corals. I believe we share the orange encrusting. It adds great color, doesn't it? That velvety looking encrusting on the branch is wonderful. Do you have any macro shots of that one?
Hey jm -
Another i.d. "debate" that's ongoing (kindly) on the RC sps forum. The red and blue version of the much sought after Montipora, which I do not beleive to be danae (at least mine isn't). Here's a wrasse-eye view.
Really nice corals. I believe we share the orange encrusting. It adds great color, doesn't it? That velvety looking encrusting on the branch is wonderful. Do you have any macro shots of that one?
Hey jm -
Another i.d. "debate" that's ongoing (kindly) on the RC sps forum. The red and blue version of the much sought after Montipora, which I do not beleive to be danae (at least mine isn't). Here's a wrasse-eye view.
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All the worms that have embedded themselves just beneath the surface of that coral are as cool as the color itself. They really add to the texture and general shape. That one is about the size of a softball right now, sitting pretty much on the sand. I don't know how it will do as the corals above it grow and produce more shade, but it seems o.k. at the moment.
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jmkeary
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Mr. Slippery
wow nice form on that orange digi. I have the same coral but it grows more like and elk horn (long branchs with thick ends). be interesting to figure out why they have different forms bet it is light and current related.
Bec,
guess we need to start a coral DNA testing lab to confirm id's LOL that top down view is the blue red danae? or the other one you have? On another note is is amazing how corals can look so different from when looked at from above vs from the side. I have afew that have good coloe from the side but amazing from above
wow nice form on that orange digi. I have the same coral but it grows more like and elk horn (long branchs with thick ends). be interesting to figure out why they have different forms bet it is light and current related.
Bec,
guess we need to start a coral DNA testing lab to confirm id's LOL that top down view is the blue red danae? or the other one you have? On another note is is amazing how corals can look so different from when looked at from above vs from the side. I have afew that have good coloe from the side but amazing from above
Yeah... that's a top-down of the blue-red, Montipora please-don't-call-it-danae. 
It seems that from the top is where most corals appear their most colorful. They catch and reflect the light most fully from there, but in the average reef tank, we only get to see them from the front. Some folks (in much warmer climates) have outdoor, sunlit reef-tubs set up at lower levels for top-down viewing. Those are awesome.
Mr. Slippery -
This thread is about non-acros... not rarities. That digitata is awesome! The growth is more like M. spongodes or M. confusa than any digitata I've seen. But that's definitely digitata. I'm curious... is it located in a high flow area? I'm wondering whether that's why it might have thickened up, rather than producing longer branches like most I've seen.
Here's the shot you requested. Please ignore the purple Acropora in the center. This thread is about non-acros... and that's M. palawensis making like an undulating green landscape beneath the purple thing.
It seems that from the top is where most corals appear their most colorful. They catch and reflect the light most fully from there, but in the average reef tank, we only get to see them from the front. Some folks (in much warmer climates) have outdoor, sunlit reef-tubs set up at lower levels for top-down viewing. Those are awesome.
Mr. Slippery -
This thread is about non-acros... not rarities. That digitata is awesome! The growth is more like M. spongodes or M. confusa than any digitata I've seen. But that's definitely digitata. I'm curious... is it located in a high flow area? I'm wondering whether that's why it might have thickened up, rather than producing longer branches like most I've seen.
Here's the shot you requested. Please ignore the purple Acropora in the center. This thread is about non-acros... and that's M. palawensis making like an undulating green landscape beneath the purple thing.
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Three years old... started as a frag of about 1.5", and chopped back several times. It's pretty grown out right now compared to where I've let it grow out to in the past. I may move some other things just to let it go a while.
The mandarin is a non-acro ham.
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The mandarin is a non-acro ham.
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Mr. Slippery
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B,
Yessssss....Thats it Those two corals complement each other so nicely. And the Mandarin just tops it all off(you put him there for the picture didn't you )
The Digi is in a somewhat moderate flow area, middle height. It's very orange, probably the best color out of everything in my tank, though it's still not my favorite coral. It definately grows bushy faster than it grows long, but some random branches have a more elongated structure. I'm not really a huge fan of M. Digitatas, in general I find their growth patterns pretty lame, but this one was too cool to pass up.
Yessssss....Thats it
Those two corals complement each other so nicely. And the Mandarin just tops it all off(you put him there for the picture didn't you )The Digi is in a somewhat moderate flow area, middle height. It's very orange, probably the best color out of everything in my tank, though it's still not my favorite coral. It definately grows bushy faster than it grows long, but some random branches have a more elongated structure. I'm not really a huge fan of M. Digitatas, in general I find their growth patterns pretty lame, but this one was too cool to pass up.
jmkeary
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one day i have to stop in and check out that tank you have some really cool stuff in it. I just got a frag of the palawensis so i am curious on how fast it grows. had mine a month and seems to have grown a little. I have one last unknown coral that i should post but it is a small frag and has not been doing well i have moved it around the tank and still can't find a place it likes
flighty
nice monti had a great form I am really curious to know if it is a green cap. the idea of a dna lab is interesting just to see if stuff is related. another thing to do when i win powerball LOL
one day i have to stop in and check out that tank you have some really cool stuff in it. I just got a frag of the palawensis so i am curious on how fast it grows. had mine a month and seems to have grown a little. I have one last unknown coral that i should post but it is a small frag and has not been doing well i have moved it around the tank and still can't find a place it likes
flighty
nice monti had a great form I am really curious to know if it is a green cap. the idea of a dna lab is interesting just to see if stuff is related. another thing to do when i win powerball LOL
ceige
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Hey Cindy -
I agree with jm.
No one 'really' knows what these corals are... but that's certainly a type of Montipora we all have been calling a cap-type. There are probably 5 different varieties in Verons that it could actually be... but hey, "cap" gives the general idea.
Hey Dennis -
That looks like Stylophora pistilata. Sometimes the green ones are tough ro distinguish between Stylophra and Pocillipora, but that looks like Stylo to me.
EDIT - Looking now at both your colony and mine below... I agree with jm on yours - Pocillipora. I don't know why the greens of those two corals always get me... but they do.
Here's a shot of my similar - but different green Stylophora. I took this macro to illustrate how the shaded branches of this Stylo color up to be pink with deep green polyps, while the branches that get more light appear pink. I'm now trying to provide more shade (training a large acro to gro over it) so that the entire colony colors up with the green polyps.
I agree with jm.
No one 'really' knows what these corals are... but that's certainly a type of Montipora we all have been calling a cap-type. There are probably 5 different varieties in Verons that it could actually be... but hey, "cap" gives the general idea.
Hey Dennis -
That looks like Stylophora pistilata. Sometimes the green ones are tough ro distinguish between Stylophra and Pocillipora, but that looks like Stylo to me.
EDIT - Looking now at both your colony and mine below... I agree with jm on yours - Pocillipora. I don't know why the greens of those two corals always get me... but they do.
Here's a shot of my similar - but different green Stylophora. I took this macro to illustrate how the shaded branches of this Stylo color up to be pink with deep green polyps, while the branches that get more light appear pink. I'm now trying to provide more shade (training a large acro to gro over it) so that the entire colony colors up with the green polyps.
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