Australian nepthea

[MixedFruitBasket]

It arrived in pretty rough shape. Heat pack was a dud and the water was 55 degrees. But it looks better today than yesterday. Hoping it will continue to improve. It’s the prettiest yellow I’ve ever see with pink polyps. If I’m lucky it will have some tank mates in the next few weeks.

 

[motortrendz]

Looks like a carnation coral.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Looks like a carnation coral.

It does resemble some yes. But it has brown in the polyps (in the same place the stereonepthea does) which is a sign of xoozanthellae.

 

[motortrendz]

I'd love to see it when it opens up.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Has also been living in a tank for over six months without being fed cause the person had no idea what it was. If it needed to be fed it would have been long gone before six months. Hopefully I can get some macro shots and see where the zooxanthellae are congregated in the polyps.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

I'd love to see it when it opens up.

Me too.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Last time I had a coral get this stressed though from shipping it took months to recover, but it did recover at least.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Live aquaria used to carry a coral suspiciously like the one I have. I'll know how similar when it fluffs. But they don't carry it anymore like the don't carry so many others. Polyps on this one are pink too.

 

[el aguila]

Definitely sweet looking!!

 

[CindyKz]

Wow! So pretty.

 

[najer]

Very nice. :)