Flaming Mohicans Morphing

Capitol Reef Corals · Dec 4, 2018

Hey guys! Since I'm bored at worked I decided to post this question that I have been thinking about for awhile.

I purchased 3 polyps of Flaming Mohicans about 4 months ago. When I first got them there was much more red in the center and it was more prominent. Now, the red has receded a bit, and it more "speckled" with the green coming out a little more. What exact parameter/element/chemical/thing in the water can cause this? Below are two pics, showing before and after of the same colony about 4 months apart. They're still just as beautiful, if not more.

Thanks!

DSC reef · Dec 4, 2018

Purely anecdotal but I think spectrums and intensity has a lot to do with this happening. I've seen it with utter chaos, hornets, VDM. I think it's pretty cool though.

littlebigreef · Dec 5, 2018

I'm not certain its a parameter/element/chemical thing exactly as I experienced the same thing with my Flaming Mohicans. When I got my first polyp it was almost entirely red and you wouldn't have known it was a Mohican just by looking at it. It took about 4-5 months to get happy and reach full adult size at which point the green started developing around the edge and the red receded a bit towards the center. I would suspect that perhaps, like hallucinations, they only develop their color as they get larger except for the fact that the baby I just got looks like the adult.