Blue and Red Montis

[BiggestE222]

Bought both from an LFS about 2 months ago. Both were bland Growing really well(Especially the blue)and has changed dramatically. Beautiful plump blue polyps and red that are always out. Never seen montis with such color.

 

[Staghorn]

Montis are nice. With the right consistent parameters you can get amazing coloration.

 

[dedragon]

they are a german blue montipora digitata and a red montipora digitata, if you wanted an id

 

[blasterman]

I'm seeing a flame/Forrest fire digi, green digi and German blue.

They are terribly under nourished, pale, and either nitrate or phosphate or both is way too low. You will lose the ff if things get worse.

I have a ff that encrusts due to high flow and lighting, but its color is excellent and a good comparison.

 

[BiggestE222]

they are a german blue montipora digitata and a red montipora digitata, if you wanted an id

Thank you

 

[BiggestE222]

I'm seeing a flame/Forrest fire digi, green digi and German blue.

They are terribly under nourished, pale, and either nitrate or phosphate or both is way too low. You will lose the ff if things get worse.

I have a ff that encrusts due to high flow and lighting, but its color is excellent and a good comparison.

Yes I need to work on the nutrients. It took a while for polyps to even extend. The reds are looking better but still work us needed

 

[blasterman]

I'm seeing some nuisance algae on the rocks, so I suspect that's where nutrients are going.

The blue and Green will put up with scarce nutrients for quite awhile. The Forrest fire though prefers higher nutrients and I simply don't want to see you lose it.

 

[SantaMonica]

Try feeding more. Blend up some shrimp and pour it in.

 

[BiggestE222]

I'm seeing some nuisance algae on the rocks, so I suspect that's where nutrients are going.

The blue and Green will put up with scarce nutrients for quite awhile. The Forrest fire though prefers higher nutrients and I simply don't want to see you lose it.

Some of the issue was that I was dosing Kalwasser as top off and since my tank Evaps about 3 liters a day the kalk dose was a bit too high. Raised my ALK to 14. So I am trying to get that down. The most effected was another of the green monti’s.

 

[Backreefing]

I love montipora. Especially caps .....But they hate me , always die. Acropora no problems. That which we love is always to die.