Green Star Polyps....????

[Xandalf]

Just a weird little thing I've noticed,

Whenever I see a picture of a Green Star polyp that is fully retracted, it's a dark purple color, mine however is a light pink. Just wondering of anyone knows why that is?

 

[Xandalf]

Here it is fully out.

 

[Katrina71]

Mine looked more pink when I just got it. Wonder if nitrates play a part in the color? I do keep them a little bit high.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Yours needs a tan... ;) ;Hilarious

 

[Simon Cushing]

My GSP are all out:) The Mat is generally purple! And I have fairly High Nitrates around 20ppm

 

[norfolkgarden]

There are about 5-6 varieties of GSP available.
Some have long tentacles, some are shorter and some have a huge center dot. Most have a tiny center dot.

Some have the beautiful dark purple base and some range to almost pale tan.
Our light green long tentacle GSP has the (ugly) pale tan base.
Our regular short tentacle slightly darker green with a tiny center dot has the pretty dark purple base.
Corky finger, the vertical 'stick' Briareum, has a purple base with tanish purple polyps.

 

[hayl86]

Mine is a purplish base with bright green polyps, but I noticed when it was retracted there are small whitish splotches on the base. Is that new growth? Infection? Help I’m just starting on my journey…..H