PaulKreider
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And anyone know if say putting a red and green monti cap near eachother will they eventually fuse? Or kill eachother?
Lets see those monti caps
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Otter_rs
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Lets see those monticaps
What color is it?
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Tagging alongMy monti cap is still just a baby
What color is it?
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Otter_rs
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Lets see those monticaps
They will most likely do neither. They tend to create a margin between them and spiral around one another. They can be "fused" but that takes more than just letting them grow together. They will not kill one another.
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They will most likely do neither. They tend to create a margin between them and spiral around one another. They can be "fused" but that takes more than just letting them grow together. They will not kill one another.
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At the top right, sorry about the bad picture! But cant wait for it to grow bigger! That would still look cool a red and green monti cap spiraling?
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Good start, it should grow fast. It is best to grow the different colors together when they are small, so now would be a good time to do it.
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At the top right, sorry about the bad picture! But cant wait for it to grow bigger! That would still look cool a red and green monti cap spiraling?
Good start, it should grow fast. It is best to grow the different colors together when they are small, so now would be a good time to do it.
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Here is a pic of what they call a mint chip capricornus, but can't verify an actual species.
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Wicked-close call on that example pic Otter_rs, but I still think the coralites on the original pic - especially in the upper left quadrant - are pretty distinctively Scroll coral. Amazing on both pics. Coral never cease to amaze.
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Thats insane looking! :tongue:this was bleached and half dead when i got it....was told to be a green purple rim cap...i was gonna use to house a clam but after being in my tank,colored up like this...
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this was bleached and half dead when i got it....was told to be a green purple rim cap...i was gonna use to house a clam but after being in my tank,colored up like this...
:jaw:
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marvelousone
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Keep the pic coming
Otter_rs
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I can see the points being made by Matt and Frick about the Turbinaria ID, but a very big assumption is being made here. That assumption is that marvelousone does not know anything about identifying his own coral, and that others looking at a picture knows more about the coral than its owner. That's a pretty big assumption to make. Now I have kept, cared for, and propagated many varieties of Turbinaria and Montiporas over the years in more than a few different aquariums. If you put a Turbinaria and the most similar looking Montipora you can find in front of me, there is no way I wouldn't be able to tell one from the other. They are so different it's crazy to think you might confuse them. And don't forget, one Montipora sp. can have many different looks and forms, while I have seen very little variability in the looks and forms of a Turbinaria sp. I'm really hoping marvelousone can clear this up, as I would guess he knows better than the rest of us.
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I can see the points being made by Matt and Frick about the Turbinaria ID, but a very big assumption is being made here. That assumption is that marvelousone does not know anything about identifying his own coral, and that others looking at a picture knows more about the coral than its owner. That's a pretty big assumption to make. Now I have kept, cared for, and propagated many varieties of Turbinaria and Montiporas over the years in more than a few different aquariums. If you put a Turbinaria and the most similar looking Montipora you can find in front of me, there is no way I wouldn't be able to tell one from the other. They are so different it's crazy to think you might confuse them. And don't forget, one Montipora sp. can have many different looks and forms, while I have seen very little variability in the looks and forms of a Turbinaria sp. I'm really hoping marvelousone can clear this up, as I would guess he knows better than the rest of us.
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marvelousone
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I was told by the lfs it a monti cap green polyp. I don't know. To me i like all that plate like monti caps.
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marvelousone
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those are sweet.
Otter_rs
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Makes sense that the lfs would know a Montipora from a Turbinaria. In my opinion, you can't confuse the two in person. Now whether its a cap or not is a whole other ball of wax. That's a lot more difficult to determine.
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Makes sense that the lfs would know a Montipora from a Turbinaria. In my opinion, you can't confuse the two in person. Now whether its a cap or not is a whole other ball of wax. That's a lot more difficult to determine.
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