Can anyone identify this cyan colored coral? (Branching Monti?)

smartwater101 · 06/14/2018, 02:27 PM

https://youtu.be/pBPPpWm7TYg?t=993

In this youtube video he is showing some corals a an Australian store. I've seen many purple and green branching montis but never this cyan color. Is it even a monti?

smartwater101 · 06/14/2018, 02:49 PM

I managed to find a store in Germany (sold out) but can't seem to find any more info...

https://www.faunamarin.de/en/ec-nano...ue-v4/a-94448/

AlSimmons · 06/14/2018, 02:54 PM

Montipora digitata?

smartwater101 · 06/14/2018, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Montipora digitata?

That's what I was thinking. I've never seen them this color in any California store. Can't seem to find them online either except that one Germany site.

I MUST HAVE IT!

AlSimmons · 06/14/2018, 03:03 PM

I've never seen that color either. Very beautiful.

phenom5 · 06/14/2018, 03:31 PM

German blue polyp digi?

https://www.orafarm.com/product/germ...olyp-digitata/

Use to be pretty common-ish.

ORA also had/ has a German blue polyp acro...one of my old school favorites.

smartwater101 · 06/14/2018, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by phenom5

German blue polyp digi?

https://www.orafarm.com/product/germ...olyp-digitata/

Use to be pretty common-ish.

ORA also had/ has a German blue polyp acro...one of my old school favorites.

I've had these in the past. With the darker base, it always looks more purple.

That acro is pretty though.

Timfish · 06/15/2018, 06:44 AM

I would wonder if diddling with the light spectrum was used to promote specific colors. Using just part of the blue spectrum the stokes shift in flourescing proteins can be manipulated to produce specific colors. But doing this is tricky and can be a a source of stress to corals making them very sensitive to changes.

06/14/2018, 02:27 PM	#1
smartwater101 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 382	Can anyone identify this cyan colored coral? (Branching Monti?) https://youtu.be/pBPPpWm7TYg?t=993 In this youtube video he is showing some corals a an Australian store. I've seen many purple and green branching montis but never this cyan color. Is it even a monti? __________________ 160 mixed reef: Hippo tang, Foxface, clownfish, 25+ nano gobies/blennies/cardinals

06/14/2018, 02:49 PM	#2
smartwater101 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 382	I managed to find a store in Germany (sold out) but can't seem to find any more info... https://www.faunamarin.de/en/ec-nano...ue-v4/a-94448/ __________________ 160 mixed reef: Hippo tang, Foxface, clownfish, 25+ nano gobies/blennies/cardinals

06/14/2018, 03:31 PM	#6
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	German blue polyp digi? https://www.orafarm.com/product/germ...olyp-digitata/ Use to be pretty common-ish. ORA also had/ has a German blue polyp acro...one of my old school favorites. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

06/15/2018, 06:44 AM	#8
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	I would wonder if diddling with the light spectrum was used to promote specific colors. Using just part of the blue spectrum the stokes shift in flourescing proteins can be manipulated to produce specific colors. But doing this is tricky and can be a a source of stress to corals making them very sensitive to changes. __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

06/14/2018, 02:54 PM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Montipora digitata?

06/14/2018, 03:03 PM	#5
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	I've never seen that color either. Very beautiful.