Anysuch thing as a Blue Slimer or Red Slimer??

bam123 · Feb 4, 2020

I have a green slimmer and love it. Would love to have it grow next to different color slimers, but haven't found any.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?? Thanks.

W1ngz · Feb 4, 2020

Green slimer is just green acropora. There's plenty of different acroporas in shades of reds and purples and you'll find them in blue also.

Buyer beware though, the green is pretty well the only acropora that is even a little bit forgiving of sloppy water parameters.

fishguy242 · Feb 4, 2020

just mix it up

bam123 · Feb 4, 2020

W1ngz said:
Green slimer is just green acropora. There's plenty of different acroporas in shades of reds and purples and you'll find them in blue also.

Buyer beware though, the green is pretty well the only acropora that is even a little bit forgiving of sloppy water parameters.

I am looking for similar staghorn type of colors that have the same growth pattern as a green slimmer. I have kept acros before, but prefer lagoon look (softies, lps, monti-capsand few big colonies of staghorn and maybe a milli in the mix)

bam123 · Feb 4, 2020

I have a 60 cube and want acros like the green slimmer that grow with a strong vertical component (not tables).

fishguy242 · Feb 4, 2020

purple tort

W1ngz · Feb 4, 2020

Something like a tort maybe?

TerraFerma · Feb 4, 2020

blue slimer - Google Search

fishguy242 · Feb 4, 2020

don't the blues usually turn green in captivity

bam123 · Feb 5, 2020

Torts are pretty, but different growth pattern and grow slow. I think staghorns are the best fit. I like them chunky like the green slimmer.

Triggreef · Feb 5, 2020

fishguy242 said:
don't the blues usually turn green in captivity

they all turn to green in high po4

fishguy242 · Feb 5, 2020

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder ,seek indo is open now lots off acro to choose from happy reefing

bam123 · Feb 5, 2020

Triggreef said:
they all turn to green in high po4

I keep my PO4 always below .09 ppm and usually .05ppm

fishguy242 · Feb 5, 2020

pretty sure he was joking ,but true

bam123 · Feb 5, 2020

fishguy242 said:
pretty sure he was joking ,but true

No worries. Every tank is different. My Acros either color up or become bright white

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Triggreef · Feb 5, 2020

I didn't mean that your water was high po4 lol. But yeah it is true that high po4 will turn almost all acro green. Mine was .8 last I checked which is low for me and color is coming back after a summer of ignoring them. Thats not a typo I meant .8 not .08 so theres that. I also could tell it was lower than norm as over 1.0 they begin to go green. I'm sure there are other factor in that though like elements we don't test for.