A Gem Growing Under My Nose

seth&angelle · Dec 1, 2020

This acro has been randomly growing in my frag tank on the egg crate. Don’t really know where it came from. I took a closer look today and dang! It’s always looked boring and green, but I added radion Gen5s a few weeks ago. Let me know what y’all think! Also if anyone recognizes it or if I might have something new.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 1, 2020

I believe strawberry shortcake and looking darn good !!

adtravels · Dec 2, 2020

one of these indo mariculture/wolverine types. nice though?

DMG Reef · Dec 2, 2020

Very unusual piece. The blue tips look incredible. I like it.

homer1475 · Dec 2, 2020

I'm with @vetteguy53081 thinking it was a strawberry shortcake variety.

ShepherdReefer · Dec 2, 2020

seth&angelle · Dec 2, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
I believe strawberry shortcake and looking darn good !!

I have had many of shortcakes over the past 10 years, so definitely a possibility. I never seen one with a growth pattern like this. I seem to remember their coralite structures being larger more pronounced?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 2, 2020

seth&angelle said:
I have had many of shortcakes over the past 10 years, so definitely a possibility. I never seen one with a growth pattern like this. I seem to remember their coralite structures being larger more pronounced?

Each one responds to light, flow and nutrients which affects appearance