Gonzo Coral Sunburst Nem

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I am truly in love with this nem...I never thought it would live up to the crazy price tag and I never believed it was as bright as the pictures...I WAS WRONG...one of my favorite things I have bought for my tank over the years...if any of you guys own a Gonzo Coral Sunburst nem please post your pictures...Enjoy!
 
Thats freekin awesome. I want one!!!!
 
It's gorgeous!!
 
Here's when I had mine. I had it for months, and then one day it decided to hide behind the rock for a few months and disappear. It then showed up after 2-3 months as a tiny brown nub and then it just withered away. Was real sad. :(

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Here's when I had mine. I had it for months, and then one day it decided to hide behind the rock for a few months and disappear. It then showed up after 2-3 months as a tiny brown nub and then it just withered away. Was real sad. :(
Wow that sucks! So now that you have owned one in the past I'm sure you were just as surprised as I was when you first seen the thing in person... It's really one of those corals that you just have to see there in front of you to have enough courage to dish out the price tag they fetch...time to get another?
 
my understanding is these rainbow/sunburst nems get their color from being injected with a bunch of calcium and have very short life spans.
 
Wow that sucks! So now that you have owned one in the past I'm sure you were just as surprised as I was when you first seen the thing in person... It's really one of those corals that you just have to see there in front of you to have enough courage to dish out the price tag they fetch...time to get another?
Unfortunately, the tank they were under was a little clip on halide so they weren't so stunning. Wasn't until I took it home that my jaw dropped... And boy did it drop. Yup! Already asked Jess to keep me in mind with the next clone.

my understanding is these rainbow/sunburst nems get their color from being injected with a bunch of calcium and have very short life spans.
Whoah, who told you that? That's some crazy coo coo.
 
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my understanding is these rainbow/sunburst nems get their color from being injected with a bunch of calcium and have very short life spans.
Hahahaha...hahaha..... Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!
 
Hahahaha...hahaha..... Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!

not something I have read but something I heard from a speaker at a frag fest. Can not remember who it was but it was one of those things that put a wrinkle in my brain.

Cant comment on any experience with them personally but I have yet to see one live longer then 6 months.
 
Unfortunately, the tank they were under was a little clip on halide so they weren't so stunning. Wasn't until I took it home that my jaw dropped... And boy did it drop. Yup! Already asked Jess to keep me in mind with the next clone.


Whoah, who told you that? That's some crazy coo coo.

Yeah when I went to go pick mine up at the shop it was under some LEDs and it just looked insane... Mine is huge it should probably be splitting within the next three or four months... Literally the disc is about 10 inches fully expanded.
 
not something I have read but something I heard from a speaker at a frag fest. Can not remember who it was but it was one of those things that put a wrinkle in my brain.

Cant comment on any experience with them personally but I have yet to see one live longer then 6 months.
A few years back I don't know if they still do it ...
I remember hearing that they would put dye into some of the bubble corals that they had in Japan and that would cause a very short life….But these things are a completely different story ... Wasn't trying to laugh at you just thought it was a funny statement you made….Go read up on these things and you'll find out the whole story about them... If I'm not mistaken they originally came into Colorado and now I have slowly been coming out to reefers around the nation.. I received mine from another reefer who has had it for a long time and had a natural split... I'm actually surprised to see how Lardet is an still holding all of its color... Even my old extremely colorful RTBA lost their color once they got large...I'm VERRY happy with my purchace.
 
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oh dont think I was offended, I wasnt. I think yours is awesomely beautiful. I was just passing on something I heard and the experience of some fellow reefers that have had em.
 
oh dont think I was offended, I wasnt. I think yours is awesomely beautiful. I was just passing on something I heard and the experience of some fellow reefers that have had em.
Ok thanks... It's hard to express sarcasm through text so I didn't want you to get the wrong impression... Thanks for trying to look out though! I'll tell you what though I didn't believe that the colors are actually this vibrant until I seen one in person... So I can see how you would think that something like this would be artificially made.
 
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