Underside of sps

[fishmaster818]

Is okay that the under side of a branch on my milli is colorful. The spot that im talkng about does get any light. Is this normal

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

Is okay that the under side of a branch on my milli is colorful. The spot that im talkng about does get any light. Is this normal

Color is not typically a cause for concern?

Does it match the rest of the milli?

 

[fishmaster818]

Color is not typically a cause for concern?

Does it match the rest of the milli?

Its a little lighter

 

[jabeuy]

Do you have any pics?

I have a pocillopora on a slant, and the underside that doesn't get as much light is paler and doesn't have as many polyps.

 

[fishmaster818]

Do you have any pics?

I have a pocillopora on a slant, and the underside that doesn't get as much light is paler and doesn't have as many polyps.

Yeah thats what i mean its paler

 

[jabeuy]

Yeah thats what i mean its paler

Like my attached image?
I thought it was dead portions at first, but there are still polyps.

 

[fishmaster818]

Like my attached image?
I thought it was dead portions at first, but there are still polyps.

This is mine

 

[jabeuy]

This is mine

Oh I completely misunderstood 'underside' hahaha. I'm just getting started with sps, so I'll let someone else weigh in on that.

 

[fishmaster818]

Color is not typically a cause for concern?

Does it match the rest of the milli?

Here what it looks like

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

Here what it looks like

From what I can see everything looks OK. A better quality picture would go a long way.

As mentioned before it's natural that areas of sps that don't receive direct sunlight might be colored differently(browner, lighter, whiter).

You should become concerned if there is tissue loss on the coral.

 

[fishmaster818]

Oksy

 

[declanisadog]

It's all good. The underside of most of my sps are lighter in color, and have far fewer polyps.