Is this ugly as sin or uniquely pretty?

[drainbamage]

Funky looking Acan I picked up from AquaSD, it's morphed through a variety of pale shades, seems fairly stable now in this mottled pattern. My girlfriend likes it, I can't get beyond calling it interesting-what do you think?

 

[CookieJar]

Not my cup of tea but it is unique and that counts for a lot in this hobby....it's the 'eye of the beholder' and if your gf likes it that's a bonus.

 

[florida reef]

I like it! Is this an actinics only shot?

 

[drainbamage]

Nope, all lights are on, but the light scheme is very blue- pure actinic, two actinic +, one 12k

 

[hwntunda]

nice! i like the blues in it!

 

[Speg]

It looks damaged..you think it's getting bleached?

 

[drainbamage]

It looks damaged..you think it's getting bleached?

Nah, this is it colored up from initial bleaching. When I first picked it up it was not bleached, but such a pale whitish blue that it didn't have much any color at all, looked like a lump of greyish goop that made me think of this dude

The colors showing now are about 2~3 months removed from then, plus it's in my low light tank with the chalices. Before I did have it in the high light tank, and though it grew pleanty, it wasn't till the low light tank it got the colors/patterns showing now. I guess I could try for even lower light, but it seems fairly stable now.

 

[MoneyPit]

I think it's cool.

 

[NanoNano]

I think it looks pretty sweet.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

I hope the price was Right??

My honest opinion .... If the girlfriend/spouse likes it ... take advantage of that priceless moment!!!

Paul

 

[skinz78]

I like it, though I am constantly accused of liking the less popular items.

I totally agree with Sea MunnKey too, if the spouse likes it you can't beat it!

 

[Sea MunnKey]

I like it, though I am constantly accused of liking the less popular items.

That's exactly what my wife says everytime I bring corals home ... :sad:

Psstt ... think our spouse/better half are "long lost sisters" ... :xd: ???

Paul

 

[skinz78]

LOL possibly!

 

[IPisces]

I love it! Great colors, cool patterns.

 

[n8rad]

deff. unique

 

[beaner_12]

i love it. it may not be as bright as others but its nice

 

[drainbamage]

thanks for the opinions, it wasn't a pricey coral, I picked it up when Will/AquaSD was doing a round on ebay so I sort of jumped on it figuring why not see what happens. I will say despite my lack of excitement about it now, i am really curious to see a bigger colony of it as it grows, with the random mottled pattern it could end up really funky, especially if I have it on a sand bed surrounded by some rainbow or pure red Acans