blue hornets?

aerius007 · Jul 17, 2009

blue hornets or something else?

subielover · Jul 17, 2009

Looks like a morph, and a nice one at that!

Viva'sReef · Jul 17, 2009

If they are another Morph it is the closest match I've seen to the real thing.

I would say they are the real deal judging from the pic

ficklefins · Jul 17, 2009

Black Hole Suns:
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ficklefins · Jul 17, 2009

Check out this thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f14/blue-hornet-vs-purple-hornet-21393-2.html

aerius007 · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks, Black Hole Suns were my second guess, I'll check out those links. I kind of like how the yellow skirts have green "stingers" on them.

Old School Reefer · Jul 17, 2009

I had a rock with over 200 Blue Hornets on it that I bought for a steal at an LFS up here. They didn't last very long. :sad:

All that's left are three lonely polyps but they seem to be doing great!

subielover · Jul 17, 2009

Old School Reefer said:
I had a rock with over 200 Blue Hornets on it that I bought for a steal at an LFS up here. They didn't last very long. :sad:

All that's left are three lonely polyps but they seem to be doing great!

They most likely were not Blue Hornets. They were the knock-offs that everyone was selling a little while ago. Many of the frags I saw melted away. Blue hornets are rare and still command a premium.

Reef Pets · Jul 17, 2009

aerius007 - Please let me know when you are ready to frag them. I would like to have a couple polyps...
Gary

subielover · Jul 17, 2009

Gary, I thought the OP got these from you??? What do you sell them as?

Reef Pets · Jul 17, 2009

aerius007 got purple hornets from me. But, the photo shows blue hornets. I have never had blue hornets but have neen looking for some.

aerius007 · Jul 17, 2009

reefpets said:
aerius007 got purple hornets from me. But, the photo shows blue hornets. I have never had blue hornets but have neen looking for some.

Right, sorry for the confusion. Here is a pic of a real purple hornet that was bought from Gary. Gary you WONT be at the CORA swap correct? If you were I'd bring you a polyp, I'll see what I can to get one shipped.

Reefers Cove · Jul 17, 2009

to me those are blue hornets, i have exactly the same.

ficklefins · Jul 17, 2009

blue hornets and black hole suns could be the same thing. Especially if your first pic and your second pic are from the same frag.

MarvinsReef · Jul 17, 2009

ficklefins said:
blue hornets and black hole suns could be the same thing. Especially if your first pic and your second pic are from the same frag.

they are... IMHO...

Reefers Cove · Jul 17, 2009

these are the original Black Hole Sun, they are very tiny compared to BH

jjust my opinion.

aerius007 · Jul 17, 2009

I will say that the blue hornets I have are not small, they are good sized polyps.

aerius007 · Jul 17, 2009

Ok, just to add to the confusion, this is a colony of blue hornets I had. I think they are the African Blue Hornets. Like most others that have them, they are not doing good in my tank. For a while they did great but have pretty much closed up and turned brown. If you have any tips on how to save them please share with me.

subielover · Jul 17, 2009

Yup, those are the alien eyes. That picture is beautiful by the way.

Reefers Cove · Jul 17, 2009

african BH..

+1 african alien eye or african blue H. they need high flow and light. i had a huge colony but could,t keep alive.
Nice picture!!

aerius007 said:
Ok, just to add to the confusion, this is a colony of blue hornets I had. I think they are the African Blue Hornets. Like most others that have them, they are not doing good in my tank. For a while they did great but have pretty much closed up and turned brown. If you have any tips on how to save them please share with me.