Bonsai = A. valida?

[JGoslee]

Doe's the term bonsai refer to all A. valida that are purple with green polyps?

 

[twon8]

to some extent, but there are other species which have the same coloration,

there is a 'garf bonsai' which is where the term comes from originally but it has come to mean any tricolor with a compact growth form,

this is not a valida, but it has the same form, i believe it to be A cerealis

 

[JGoslee]

That makes sense. I have the tyree purple unknown acro from atlantis. Would this be considered a bonsai? http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/images/acropurptyreeunk.jpg

 

[chadfarmer]

not a bonsai


my purple unknown i have no clue what it is it just keeps incrusting on the rock with 1 tall branch and a bunch of small branches coming up

 

[gflat65]

I'm inclined to think it is a bonsai. Garf PB's encrust like made before doing much on upward growth. I had another garf bonsai that was golden greenish/brown in base color with the neon green polyps and it encrusted an entire rock before shooting up and had the same form as the PB once it started upward growth (lost all my acros, though...).

 

[Stixbaraca]

I agree Jeremy!!

 

[Ike]

When I hear Bonsai I immediately think Garf which means I'm expecting a coral that's solid deep purple with green polyps.

http://www.garf.org/ScottCorals/Aug_2002/AcroBonsaiA.jpg