HUGO!!! WHAT THE HECK is THIS???

[Battlecorals]

Hi Adam here's a little bit of background on th acro. A long time ago when I was a vendor and was selling my corals together with john susbila through exotic frags i remember that john named it Snipersps lapiz lazul and it was famous back in those days but u fortunately it was very sensitive and the majority of people who bought died on them also I remember that steve tyre was going to make it limited edition but the ones that I sent him died but the good thing of this was that I was lucky enough to save a few fragments from my tank crash from 2006 and it grew but then I had another tank crash and what was left I gave to my friend Danny and he had it for a very long time and it survived then he changed the name to blueberry yum yum and I'm lucky because I just set up my 400 gallon and I got my mini colony back so you guys can name it snipersps lapiz lazul or blueberry yum yum

Thanks for chiming in! lapiz lazul Is what i remember now for sure. Glad i was able to keep this one alive. no joke it was on the verge for a couple years but i just left it alone and it finally started getting blue, then growing some nubs. its cool acro man thanks again!

 

[fungia_fiend]

That one's super pretty, and you say the pic doesn't do it justice?

 

[cthedaytrader]

I love old corals stories like this lol. Great piece!

 

[dknuckles]

I have to get a frag of that Hugo!

 

[BristlePad]

im crying right now this acros story is so touching.....the little blue acro that could!!! lol

 

[CoralFragZ]

Lol

 

[Battlecorals]

im crying right now this acros story is so touching.....the little blue acro that could!!! lol

I almost chucked it a few times. Makes me wonder about the ones i did toss over the years:doh:

 

[Mr. Microscope]

It's blue and I mean real blue. The kind of blue that doesn't photograph well or at least I have not figured out how to capture it well but what an oddball gem. Any one have this thing or recognize it?
Here's the best I could do. Close but not quite all there. Just a tough color to real nail.

I find, the only way I can accurately photograph any of my blue pieces is if I turn of the blue channel of my lights, then switch my camera's white balance to auto. I usually have to do a little tweaking in photoshop to get it just right though. There's usually added green or purple that aren't actually in the coral.

 

[Battlecorals]

I find, the only way I can accurately photograph any of my blue pieces is if I turn of the blue channel of my lights, then switch my camera's white balance to auto. I usually have to do a little tweaking in photoshop to get it just right though. There's usually added green or purple that aren't actually in the coral.

Are you shooting in RAW?

 

[Reefnjunkie]

I've done a few trades with Hugo as well and I've got one piece thats just recently starting to color up. I've probably moved it too many times but I've recently just left it-It's been at least 2 years and I've been patient, I can now tell my patience is being rewarded-I've been real happy with how all Hugo's pieces have turned out

Glad you saved that one Adam, it's a cool piece ( are you sensing any subliminal hints )

 

[w.gurney77]

Hey Adam, I recognize that one! Its one of the " frags" in that pack you're shipping me next week. Just kidding, gorgeous piece man! Love to hear the stories behind some of these acros and how they changed hands.

 

[happyhourhero]

Hey Adam,

How has this one been doing for you since this thread? Is it one you dont frag often? Slow grower? Most corals I can find stuff on from the forums over the years but there is basically nothing out there on this.

 

[Joshky]

I know this doesn't have lineage, but I think it may be the same. The green comes and goes, depending on nutrients I guess. The blue is absolutely beautiful, you can see it in the FTS below the melanurus wrasse.

 

[happyhourhero]

I know this doesn't have lineage, but I think it may be the same. The green comes and goes, depending on nutrients I guess. The blue is absolutely beautiful, you can see it in the FTS below the melanurus wrasse.

That is so awesome!

 

[Vaughn17]

It is my favorite BC coral. Mine is a fast grower and very hardy. I just switched lighting from T-5 to Led, so it is just starting to color up. Mine tends to get some blue and green around the base.

 

[Vaughn17]

Here is a frag. I had another larger frag but one of my tuxedo urchins swiped it and must of dropped it somewhere dark and unreachable...******* urchin.

 

[Vaughn17]

Here is my mini colony, minus the 2 frags, after one year and a few months.

 

[Salty_Box_Reef]

Anyone else have this piece? It’s turned into one of, if not my favorite piece. Took a bit to encrust over the plug and acclimate to the led’s But now it’s growing at an insane pace.

 

[Battlecorals]

Anyone else have this piece? It’s turned into one of, if not my favorite piece. Took a bit to encrust over the plug and acclimate to the led’s But now it’s growing at an insane pace.

Nice revival! Yeah this piece has really grown on me, both in actual size and my own appreciation of it

 

[Salty_Box_Reef]

Nice revival! Yeah this piece has really grown on me, both in actual size and my own appreciation of it

Got my frag in a battlebox. its one of those that I wouldn't have picked out myself but ended up liking it more than anything I would have picked at the time.