Is this GARF purple bonsai?

[Montrosereef]

Can someone tell me if this is GARF purple bonsai? It looks like but I am not 100% sure

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz236/FragsandMore/2012-01-18174026.jpg

 

[aquabull]

Looks like it, but also looks like a mariculture from the Marshall Islands...

 

[kuyatwo]

I don't think so my garf bonsai has different looking polyps


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[FishofoutWater]

Better send it to me for further inspection.

 

[duke62]

what i always say if you like it who cares i have a "red dragon" wild piece but looks exactly like the red dragon but not nearly the cost

 

[josh4107]

Looks dead on to me but what do I know. Either eat its a great piece imo. Was it sold as a garf bonsai?

 

[darryl_v]

what i always say if you like it who cares i have a "red dragon" wild piece but looks exactly like the red dragon but not nearly the cost

Have you seen the real one in person before? Im pretty confident the look a likes are not nearly as delicate as the original.

 

[duke62]

yes i saw one in person just 3 days ago. same type of branching just a bit off on color though. Faviafreak saw mine he can justify it looks EXTREMELY similar

 

[ColaAddict]

Nice coral. Who cares what it's called.

 

[bige]

I think it is. But who knows. It's nice either way.

 

[watchguy123]

Bonsai is a valida and many look alike with the pretty purple tips and bright polyps. What makes it a garf bonsai is the shape of it, namely bonsai. You need to see mother colony not frag to confirm the unusual bonsai growth pattern. The frag merely confirms colors.

 

[Poseidon]

That's a great looking piece, I'd buy it no matter what it is "named".

 

[SPSkeeper]

That's a great looking piece, I'd buy it no matter what it is "named".

Well said. Love valida's, their color combos are incredible.

 

[SteezySPS]

looks the same to me. the thinner branches on the lineaged bonsai is probably due to being grown in our tanks.