Any Ideas about this Monti?

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I got this awhile back and I haven't been able to get a Positive ID on it. When I got it was almost off white with whitish green polyps, but now its colored up some so I thought I'd post a few pics and see what you all think. Thanks

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There's a Montipora that's commercially called Flower Petal Montipora. I believe it's a M. capricornis, but am not totally sure. One of them is a Tyree LE Flower Petal Monti. Your pictures sure remind me of it. It's the polyp pattern that I'm seeing a resemlence in.
 
My first thought was maybe a bleached sunset, but I no longer think it is. When I first got it, it was larger but was bulldozed by a fish and it fell into the rockwork. About 2/3rd's of it died. It is slowly coming back and coloring up. Here's a pic of it when I first got it.

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well based on the pic of when you first had it i would say m. nodosa. I have a piece sorta like that which has deep purple base with neon green polyps... also known as morning star monti
 
Monitpora definitely. will have to wait and see if it changes under your lights
 

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