And what are these?
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Not sure but I want one.....lol
sorry I could not help
sorry I could not help
Nanofins
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Psycho Watermelon Paly. Nice, and expensive, find. I saw these for sale a couple years ago at ultimatefrags.com for $99/polyp. They sold out in a week. Don't see them imported too much.
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aerius007
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Ive actually had them for about 6 weeks, I didnt pay much attention and even had them rolling around on the bottom of my frag tank. I noticed they looked kind of nice today so I put them on the rack and took that pic. They would all be open if I hadnt just moved them. I think I will be showing them a little more respect for now on. No where is my razor and bonecutters...
Nanofins
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If it has the green rim like it appears to in the pic, then yes, I'm sure. They are that rare though. You won't find much info on them. Here is a link on Rommel's Ultimate Collection Page.
Rommel's Ultimate Collections - Holy Grail Palythoa/zoos Collections
Obviously his pic is a little more saturated, but I would say the same morph as yours. I have some myself, and they are variable in how much green they show, and some appear almost solid pink/orange. Still glow nice under actinics. I think lower light encourages better development of the green. These, like several other morphs (including darth mauls, star wars, lunar eclipse, pink elephants) ted to come in on living, or dying, coral's skeletons, living almost parasitically. They can be moved to new substrates, but seem to have a high rate of incidence like this, and can be a little more touchy on initial acclimation. Once they are settled in though, they seem as hardy as any, and can grow fairly quickly.
Rommel's Ultimate Collections - Holy Grail Palythoa/zoos Collections
Obviously his pic is a little more saturated, but I would say the same morph as yours. I have some myself, and they are variable in how much green they show, and some appear almost solid pink/orange. Still glow nice under actinics. I think lower light encourages better development of the green. These, like several other morphs (including darth mauls, star wars, lunar eclipse, pink elephants) ted to come in on living, or dying, coral's skeletons, living almost parasitically. They can be moved to new substrates, but seem to have a high rate of incidence like this, and can be a little more touchy on initial acclimation. Once they are settled in though, they seem as hardy as any, and can grow fairly quickly.
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Sikryd
hmm...Sweet!
I think the rarity with Rommels was that they were "metallic" looking and look sweet under any lighting, but insane under actinics. Which made them pretty rare.
I could be wrong though.
Nanofins
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Yes, the Psycho Watermelons do have a metallic flourescence. Though aerius' pic isn't as good as Rommel's (nor as saturated:wink
, you can easily see the sheen on his as well. Aside from upping the saturation points in PS, lighting also plays a major role in how well certain pigments are brought out. Rommel's pic is obviously in the "sweet spot". Not to say they don't look good in person, but capturing it on camera is another thing.
, you can easily see the sheen on his as well. Aside from upping the saturation points in PS, lighting also plays a major role in how well certain pigments are brought out. Rommel's pic is obviously in the "sweet spot". Not to say they don't look good in person, but capturing it on camera is another thing.
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very nice... I haven't seen too many nice palys lately.. I'm glad to see a new one pop up...
great pick up...
Sikryd
hmm...Sweet!
Wow thanks much for the info! They do look just like the ones pictured, here is a pic of them under an UGLY current 10k.
Thats a good picture for an "UGLY" 10k - lol
It'll be cool to see how these grow out for you. I'm kinda liken them
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aerius007
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I actually just fragged them, I have 2) one polyp frags and a 2 polyp frag. 4 polyps total. I'm keeping my fingers crossed about them healing, they were actually in good spots to frag, not too close to each other on the plug and mounted on a pile of glue so I didnt have to disturb the bottom. I doubt they will even notice being sliced and diced. But time will tell...
Ill get pics later when they open up.
Ill get pics later when they open up.
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