Watermelon Frag

[Pufferpunk]

Got this frag Sunday at a swap. Was sold as a watermelon. How long do they take to get pink?

 

[Vamp75]

Watermelons usually are pink and stay that way, looks like a purple alien eye to me.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have an alien eye & it's much bluer. This "watermelon" has a pink tinge to it. Do you have any pics of watermelon frags, newly fraggged?

 

[TyreeUM]

i agree, it could be a watermelon if you wanted to call it that but it isnt "the" watermelon you are probobly thinking it might be

 

[Pufferpunk]

I know it isn't the Tyree one but I'm trying to get a pic of the parent now, so you can see, it's pretty close.

 

[mecold]

Lets see, this is my frag of the watermelon right after I recieved it from Hugo.

This is the more recent picture of it

My frag faded alittle after recieving it. The frag of spstoner watermelon I have looks alot like yours color wise.

 

[JGoslee]

Mecold whats the time period between the two pics? Mine is growing extremely slow.

 

[Azurel]

Man I need a watermelon frag too.....That is one of my favorite corals, just can't believe that it can be so metallic pink with the green/yellow eyes. Really cool color contrast.

 

[gflat65]

Man I need a watermelon frag too.....That is one of my favorite corals, just can't believe that it can be so metallic pink with the green/yellow eyes. Really cool color contrast.

No kidding... My Larry's watermelon is great, but that one is just nuckin futs...

 

[Pufferpunk]

I'm kida dissappointed now... Mine still shows no pink. Put it up a bit higher today. The parent I was shown a pic of looked a lot like the Tyree one. He said it wasn't but close enough for me. Now I don't know what to think...

 

[Mchava]

Hey dont worry mine looked just like yours does when I first got it. With in 1month or so it has started to looke red/pink. Let me see if I have picture of when I got mine.

 

[TyreeUM]

either way its still a nice coral...i wouldnt be to upset..

 

[Pufferpunk]

I'm not, just keep looking for a nice, pink one or an actual frag of the Tyree LE.

 

[mecold]

Mecold whats the time period between the two pics? Mine is growing extremely slow.

That was 5 months growth give or take a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I tried to frag it for a friend. It has receded quite a bit, but it is starting to come back.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I don't think I could ever frag a watermelon.

 

[Vamp75]

It's easy. Ya just gotta be careful so the diamond wheel doesn't catch and fly right into your bent knuckle.

 

[Zeppelin]

gflat, the watermelon you got from me goes more pink under less intense lighting. At least that has been my experience with it. One of my shaded frags went almost all pink and green (rim and eyes), with very little of the blue present. I didn't like it near as well without the blue in it though.

 

[gflat65]

Mine's definitely picking up more pink and I'm starting to see what looks like a bluish hue. I've got it at the bottom of the tank, but could probably lightly shade it some, too... Time for experiments.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Hmmm... Guess I'll remove mine from the top of my tank then.

 

[TyreeUM]

ha either way like i said that is an awesome coral-so unless you paid 300 bucks for it I wouldnt be disapointed in the least...and if you are still not happy my mailing add. is 170 forest ave, bangor me 04401 :0)