Weird morphing n need help iding this

dorky · Jan 11, 2013

Well I have this large acro since it was small. I never got the name of this acro anyway I recently frag a small on off the bigger one n few weeks later it encrust to the frag plug n I notices the color is different from the colony. Is it normal? Here the pics. Thanks for identifying this acro if u can.

Chameleon · Jan 11, 2013

Sometimes frags don't color up fully until they start to grow out more. I think you are fine. BTW when your bonsai grows out I'd like a frag. I had one from the same colony as yours that got caught up in a mishap fighting with an lps and is no more.

Frick · Jan 11, 2013

dorky said:
Well I have this large acro since it was small. I never got the name of this acro anyway I recently frag a small on off the bigger one n few weeks later it encrust to the frag plug n I notices the color is different from the colony. Is it normal? Here the pics. Thanks for identifying this acro if u can.

Simple changes in water flow and light intensity can change the color. Id the smooth brown frag on the right the one you are talking about? And is the colony you fragged from behind it? That will help with the ID. If you are looking for an ID on the larger Acro in the back i would say maybe Acropora selago. The one in the front right is too small to even guess. Do you have a pic of the mother colony?
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora selago

Chameleon said:
Sometimes frags don't color up fully until they start to grow out more. I think you are fine. BTW when your bonsai grows out I'd like a frag. I had one from the same colony as yours that got caught up in a mishap fighting with an lps and is no more.

I agree it can take time for some Acros to bounce back. So don't keep trying new things to speed up the process. It could do more harm than good. Were you IDing it as Bonsai? Or did the OP have a different one you wanted? IMO if they are looking for an ID it can't be Bonsai. No lineage.

Chameleon · Jan 11, 2013

Frick said:
Simple changes in water flow and light intensity can change the color. Id the smooth brown frag on the right the one you are talking about? And is the colony you fragged from behind it? That will help with the ID. If you are looking for an ID on the larger Acro in the back i would say maybe Acropora selago. The one in the front right is too small to even guess. Do you have a pic of the mother colony?
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora selago

I agree it can take time for some Acros to bounce back. So don't keep trying new things to speed up the process. It could do more harm than good. Were you IDing it as Bonsai? Or did the OP have a different one you wanted? IMO if they are looking for an ID it can't be Bonsai. No lineage.

I think the one he wants an ID on is the big one in the middle and the one to the left is the frag. And yes the bonsai has lineage. It came from a reef store in montgomery, the owner fragged 3 pieces and brought it up to his second store here in birmingham. The mother colony has been cultured for over 8 years now.