SPS CORAL OF THE WEEK (4/27/16) – PALETTA PINK TIP ACRO

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SPS CORAL OF THE WEEK – PALETTA PINK TIP ACRO

photos by @Big E ​

Common Name: Paletta Pink Tip
Origins/Lineage: Mike Paletta
Species (if known): Acropora Sp.
Overall Main Color: Green
Polyp Color: Green
Tip Color: Pink
Growth Pattern: Staghorn
Growth Rate (typically): Medium
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Flow Preference: Medium Flow
Light Preference: High Light
Hardiness Level: Moderate
Info: R2R SPS Database

If you have kept this coral, please share your experiences and photos!

 

[rovster]

That pink is hawt!

 

[choco24]

this is candy

 

[choco24]

i want all

 

[Bronc]

Love it !!

 

[McMullen]

Kinda forgot about this piece!! Adding to the list

 

[Reeferdude500]

Just picked it up this week!

 

[rossco]

Grown from a quarter inch nub, probably 2 years so far. Encrusted forever, and has taken off just in the last 6 months.

 

[afamousjohnson]

Dang looking good Scott - love that one - picked up a piece from Blevins a while back I had going before the crash. Great color contrast

 

[rossco]

Dang looking good Scott - love that one - picked up a piece from Blevins a while back I had going before the crash. Great color contrast

Thanks Drew! Mine came from Scoly via Poletti. Did yours make it?

 

[afamousjohnson]

Thanks Drew! Mine came from Scoly via Poletti. Did yours make it?

Sadly no - it is on the lost list. Always seems that the favorites are the ones we loose in those instances.

 

[Ezeke1]

I love these classic acros. Any chance that the RR rainbow loom is the same coral?

 

[rchavez]

Any more info on care and placement? Please share, thanks!

 

[jordimex]

I love these classic acros. Any chance that the RR rainbow loom is the same coral?

I know this is an old thread, but having purchased both recently I think they are, I will post picture of the two later today.

 

[jordimex]

Up close is MP pink tip acro, far away was sold as RR Rainbow Loom

 

[Big E]

There is one difference I have always seen between a true Paletta Pink and similar corals with other names like the Rainbow Loom--------

A thriving and growing Paletta has a much larger amount of pink from the tip running down the branch......... good 1"-1.5". You can see this is the original photos above & in my avatar. It can also develop some yellow in the lower base areas.

Some other varieties aren't pink at all and purple at the tips.

Here's another example of the tip coloration length-

 

[jordimex]

There is one difference I have always seen between a true Paletta Pink and similar corals with other names like the Rainbow Loom--------

A thriving and growing Paletta has a much larger amount of pink from the tip running down the branch......... good 1"-1.5". You can see this is the original photos above & in my avatar. It can also develop some yellow in the lower base areas.

Some other varieties aren't pink at all and purple at the tips.

Here's another example of the tip coloration length-

So maybe I just need to wait for it to grow a bit more and then ***** the differences, thank you

 

[jordimex]

as_ses* think it censored

 

[Big E]

So maybe I just need to wait for it to grow a bit more and then ***** the differences, thank you

Yes, once it has grown Into a small colony with a good base you can tell much easier.