WWC jelly bean chalice coloration

CenlaReefer · Apr 28, 2020

I recently got a beautiful WWC jelly bean chalice. I would say it is one of my "dream" corals and one of the final in my collection. Yes, I am coming to stop.

I am concerned about the coloration. It includes orange, red, and green. It does not have any blue as far as I can see. Will it ever develop the blue if my frag was absent of that color? If not, I may ask the seller [a friend] to trade for a piece that has all the colors... that was what he promised it would have anyway.

nex64 · Apr 29, 2020

If it is a true jelly bean that yes it will develop the blue over time.

PedroYoung · Apr 29, 2020

It "should" develop the blue, but if there is an option to get a piece with all the colors initially I would always suggest going that route. It can be really frustrating waiting for a color to show up, and it might not be as prevalent in the final colony.

rogersb · Apr 29, 2020

Blue should grow in behind the green. As the chalice expands the green will go forward and blue will be left behind, if that makes sense. You can't have green without blue.

CenlaReefer · Apr 29, 2020

I was actually told that the coral had all the colors in it. I even saw a WYSIWYG pic of the frag, yet I did not know any better at the time. Two weeks ago at a LFS, I saw a WWC jelly bean chalice colony about the size a a fist and was amazed to see so much blue in it. Fantastic!

Thanks for the input! This information is good to know.