Brie
Community Member
This is a coral in our display at the shop.. It came from a local hobbyist who was tearing down his tank, and at the time when we got it, didn't show any of this color... Now after 6 months or so of growing in our system, I noticed it had some pale swirls of greenish color swirling about one branch... Once the lights went out at night I shined my nifty UV LED flashlight on it and bam, the pale swirls illuminated neon green, and also showed in areas that you can't see with the normal lights on. Pretty crazy. Only thing I can think of is when the individual tore down his tank and had the coral colonies packed together in tubs, it made contact with another coral infected with the GFP.
For those not familiar with GFP(Green Fluorescent Protein ) infection, here's a good link... GFP “infection†radically alters the look of stony corals, like the Green Jacket
For those not familiar with GFP(Green Fluorescent Protein ) infection, here's a good link... GFP “infection†radically alters the look of stony corals, like the Green Jacket
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