A different kind of Rainbow....
- Thread starter Mr.Firemouth
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mellowvision
Seafood Lover
Catpicklesdog
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
It is a Trachyphyllia, otherwise known as an open brain coral and an extremely nice one at that. You don't see those "radioactive" colors very often.
Actinics or T5 Blue lighting is something I am working on yet as I have not found the right 2 lamp fixture @72".
Yes, it is a Trach Geoffreyii.
These colors are because this is a cooler water, deep water species variant. It is believed to be collected from Japan. These rainbow versions are extremely rare and usually very expensive. I was lucky with the economy crashing that the guy sold it cheap!
I will not frag this LPS and risk infection. I will only cut it if it develops an ailment that needs it to be fragged.
BTW, these pictures are not photoshopped, these are the REAL colors. I love this coral!
I have only seen 1 other one in the last 25 years with these colors and I am convinced mine has more color.
Here is the only other one I have seen that bleached under too strong of light at a shop called DLC....(shot was taken with only T5 actinics on and was photoshopped with extra saturation)
Yes, it is a Trach Geoffreyii.
These colors are because this is a cooler water, deep water species variant. It is believed to be collected from Japan. These rainbow versions are extremely rare and usually very expensive. I was lucky with the economy crashing that the guy sold it cheap!
I will not frag this LPS and risk infection. I will only cut it if it develops an ailment that needs it to be fragged.
BTW, these pictures are not photoshopped, these are the REAL colors. I love this coral!
I have only seen 1 other one in the last 25 years with these colors and I am convinced mine has more color.
Here is the only other one I have seen that bleached under too strong of light at a shop called DLC....(shot was taken with only T5 actinics on and was photoshopped with extra saturation)
Oh, I know it isn't photoshopped. We've gotten a handful in at the shop a few times. They sell quickly every time.