A R2R Spotlight: "Tub's Blues"

kenske · Aug 22, 2007

I just got my hands on these 2 weeks ago. They ARE SWEET. I have seen them under different lighting setups, and i must say it looks great under all of them. When I started in the hobby, LFS would sell "blue" zoas, which looks slightly bluish only under actinics. when i get home they are just green with a hint of teal. The guy i got it from said it grows fast for him too. If that's the case , why is it still expensive and hard to get?

MarvinsReef · Aug 22, 2007

here was mine before breaking the colony apart.. just got too big on the rock they were on... now I got them on a flat rock and another mound plug...

revhtree · Aug 22, 2007

I got some of these from Marv and they are uber sweet!

MarvinsReef · Aug 22, 2007

revhtree said:
I got some of these from Marv and they are uber sweet!

glad to share the wealth... :)

fly guy · Sep 1, 2008

dont agree with the need to be shaded statements.......here they are mid tank directly under 10k 250's

bella127 · Dec 6, 2009

oops double post

bella127 · Dec 6, 2009

Here are mine at the bottom of 24"tank with 250W radiums

MrPhatstacks · May 9, 2010

good info

spspirate · Feb 17, 2011

my tub's...

Tabasco1 · Feb 26, 2011

Pencil eraser! WOW. That is tiny. It is a good thing they are a quick grower. Great info and thanks for sharing!

returnofsid · Mar 2, 2011

WOW! A great thread, from way back when. I've had Tubs Blues, off and on, for several years. For some reason, I've had entire colonies that've gone south on me, twice, usually after fragging. I decided to give up on them, for a couple of years, and just got a frag of them again, a little over a week ago. They've always been one of my favorites!!! I guess I need to get a pic of them posted.

Here's some of my old pics. Sorry they aren't the best of pics.

caudill187 · Mar 4, 2011

returnofsid · Mar 5, 2011

Since not having any Tubs Blues, for quite some time, until acquiring a frag a couple of weeks ago, I figured I'd post a new pic, of the new frag. These came from a very healthy colony and were fragged, for quite some time, before I got them. I'm confident that they'll do well! I plan on babying them...lol. It's nice to have Tubs Blues, once again!!