Close up, new stereonepthya

[MixedFruitBasket]

This particular one is turning out to be pink with tiny gold/yellow flecks. I thought you might enjoy the close up. I love how bold the sclerites are.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

I spotlighted the 'maybe blue' coral with a white beam flashlight. And guess what? It's is actually blue. More lavender under the FHO but a lovely soft blue under a single beam flashlight. And it's bluer than the photo in real life.

Pretty sure this is about as un altered a photo can get. LOL

 

[Ulee]

very nice, hitchiker...?

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

very nice, hitchiker...?

No, one of five colonies I recently bought.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Where are you getting these things from?

 

[Hemmdog]

@Dr. Dendrostein Check this out

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Where are you getting these things from?

The reef store I go to, the guy ordered them for me. I kept nagging and nagging him to get more. The same place I got the first ones sold to me as Kenya trees. I am going to see if he'll do another order in December for me.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I spotlighted the 'maybe blue' coral with a white beam flashlight. And guess what? It's is actually blue. More lavender under the FHO but a lovely soft blue under a single beam flashlight. And it's bluer than the photo in real life.

Pretty sure this is about as un altered a photo can get. LOL

Would be nice if Scleronephthya, never seen one of those.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

The reef store I go to, the guy ordered them for me. I kept nagging and nagging him to get more. The same place I got the first ones sold to me as Kenya trees. I am going to see if he'll do another order in December for me.

You lucky dog!

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I spotlighted the 'maybe blue' coral with a white beam flashlight. And guess what? It's is actually blue. More lavender under the FHO but a lovely soft blue under a single beam flashlight. And it's bluer than the photo in real life.

Pretty sure this is about as un altered a photo can get. LOL

Going to be beautiful, can't wait

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

This particular one is turning out to be pink with tiny gold/yellow flecks. I thought you might enjoy the close up. I love how bold the sclerites are.

Beautiful

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

This particular one is turning out to be pink with tiny gold/yellow flecks. I thought you might enjoy the close up. I love how bold the sclerites are.

Time for another tank addition

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Would be nice if Scleronephthya, never seen one of those.

I've seen pictures of blue scleronepthya but I've never seen any for sale that I know of.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I've seen pictures of blue scleronepthya but I've never seen any for sale that I know of.

Flow going to be key to success. I know a coral sanctuary if you need their #? Haha
For the scleronephthya

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I spotlighted the 'maybe blue' coral with a white beam flashlight. And guess what? It's is actually blue. More lavender under the FHO but a lovely soft blue under a single beam flashlight. And it's bluer than the photo in real life.

Pretty sure this is about as un altered a photo can get. LOL

I see orange scleronephthya, gotta be Vietnam. Some exporters from there send assorted box (s) of scleronephthya, I think rare now, because not seen often now.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

I see orange scleronephthya, gotta be Vietnam. Some exporters from there send assorted box (s) of scleronephthya, I think rare now, because not seen often now.

Yeah the orange came from two different Vietnam sources. Different place than the stereoneptheya.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Flow going to be key to success. I know a coral sanctuary if you need their #? Haha
For the scleronephthya

That should have been, I've seen pictures of stereonepthya..... Sorry had the other coral on the brain I guess.

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

Flow going to be key to success. I know a coral sanctuary if you need their #? Haha
For the scleronephthya

My tank is 48 inches long/24 wide. I have the largest model jaebo gyre at each end. I'm confident I got flow ;)

 

[MixedFruitBasket]

This little beauty (neptheya/litophyton I think) I picked up on eBay, sold as a Kenya tree. The seller's photos were terrible, but I was sure I saw sclerites. I actually purchased two but they packed a different one than what I bought when they sent it too me (they apologized and tried to find it but couldn't). When I first got it it was brown. With good food, light, and flow, it has slowly started turning pink (the light makes it look far pinker than it does but it is turning pink). I purchased a tiny (1/2 inch) "Kenya tree" from the same seller a few weeks prior because it was an unusual color. (no picts of it yet) I had a feeling it wasn't just a Kenya tree and I was right. It's a pale pink neptheya/litophyton. Kind of peach colored.

 

[najer]

This little beauty (neptheya/litophyton I think) I picked up on eBay, sold as a Kenya tree. The seller's photos were terrible, but I was sure I saw sclerites. I actually purchased two but they packed a different one than what I bought when they sent it too me (they apologized and tried to find it but couldn't). When I first got it it was brown. With good food, light, and flow, it has slowly started turning pink (the light makes it look far pinker than it does but it is turning pink). I purchased a tiny (1/2 inch) "Kenya tree" from the same seller a few weeks prior because it was an unusual color. (no picts of it yet) I had a feeling it wasn't just a Kenya tree and I was right. It's a pale pink neptheya/litophyton. Kind of peach colored.

Very nice. :)