Soooo my chalice totally changed its genetics somehow

Jonathan blackwood

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First pic was the after morph of my "mummy eye" chalice. I've had it for multiple months now, close to a year, and it has totally changed into something different? ? How or is this a good thing lol?? And the pic below is the original type of chalice that I bought
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How has it changed so drastically? ?
 

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I had a mummy eye that went from pright green, to a redish color and is not a yellow/green color. I think its more about lighting and the make up of the tank environment...but that is all just guessing. Either way its pretty cool!
 

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I have one almost identical to yours, and it is morphing too. Strongly suspect it's my lights. I have LED, and shop I bought it from uses MH.
 

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It certainly has not changed its genetics. Corals cannot change their genotype, but many people have seen many change phenotype. Also need to factor in zooxanthellae adaptation. Either way it's pretty.
 

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