New to sps

[Reef-_-Noob]

About a month ago I got 2 pieces a montipora confusa and a yellow anacrapora.

At the lfs when they showed me the pieces the undersides not getting light didn't have fluorescence color. This was a shock to me as a newb and first time seeing sps pieces.

Is this normal for undersides away from light to not fluorescence under blues?

 

[vetteguy53081]

called shading, does happen and even yhough you mat center a given piece, it still hapens

 

[Dburr1014]

About a month ago I got 2 pieces a montipora confusa and a yellow anacrapora.

At the lfs when they showed me the pieces the undersides not getting light didn't have fluorescence color. This was a shock to me as a newb and first time seeing sps pieces.

Is this normal for undersides away from light to not fluorescence under blues?

Yes, Normal.
And to get light to reflect back up is hard. Some yes, but not so it won't happen.