Rastas half colored?

[Biocubehqi]

I got a new frag of Rastas and noticed this morning that one of the polyps is different colored, what could be causing this?

http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p557/aquariumpictures/c3d7845da23b0b91da33a5e524b4f9d0.jpg

[650-IS350]

still juveline polyp or could be stressed, color will come back.

[A. Grandis]

Nice polyps and nice plug!!!
Where did you get that plug from?
:D

Grandis.

[Biocubehqi]

We got the frag from a local all star :)

And the plug came in a 12 pack by eshopps :)

[A. Grandis]

So nice that plug!!
I feel like fragging!!!

Grandis.

[Biocubehqi]

I'm up for donations!

[Biocubehqi]

Lol! Jk! But I was super excited to see these, I have been looking for rastas since we got our tank. I just love the colors.

[Biocubehqi]

There are a couple of the polyps that are half colored, hopefully just young.. I was so happy to get these and it helped we got them for a reasonable price :)

[A. Grandis]

LOL!! I was also joking about fragging.
I never saw that type of plug. It looks really nice in the picture.

Grandis.

[goldenfiji]

I think they are just young and stressed in new environment. I noticed some polyps are also closed in the back. Are they also new additions?

[Biocubehqi]

A grandis,
They are nice, but they are pricey when they will just be grown over anyways.

Goldenfiji,
Yes those are also new, they are fruitloops, they are a couple of weeks older than the rastas. My husband and I stressed them out a lot by having them to high up under halides. We iodine dipped them and moved them under the overhang and they have started to open again...

[650-IS350]

I knew it was new as i saw the clean frag plug, and glue. No algae or aging marks. So I knew the polyps were freshly added. easy conclusion to stress to new environment. nice polyps and wish you success with them.

[Biocubehqi]

I knew it was new as i saw the clean frag plug, and glue. No algae or aging marks. So I knew the polyps were freshly added. easy conclusion to stress to new environment. nice polyps and wish you success with them.

I noticed they were off colored when they opened for the first time. We brought them home and they went to sleep for the night and the next day that's what I saw.

Thanks! I hope they grow rasta fast, instead of slow as I have heard happens a lot.


Thanks for helping to ease my mind! :)

[650-IS350]

yeah that's typical from one tank placed to another

[Biocubehqi]

We didn't do a dip before adding them to our tank, and I was wondering if a Lugols dip would help them out?

[Biocubehqi]

A good update! Our Rastas are almost 100% better! The color has come back in quite nice!
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p557/aquariumpictures/e5ea988d893500ab8b0b490d483111f0.jpg

[A. Grandis]

:thumbsup:

Grandis.

[kevin32]

Nice frag!!