Limited color selection for corals?

[bingus]

Every time I go to the lfs all I find is green, brown and some red corals. Do blue and purple corals not exist? If anyone has any recommendations or know of any that are around blue/purple or other colors please let me know.

 

[reefinatl]

I think every major type has a blue color morph. Blue shrooms, blue acro, blue zoa, blue tip euphyllia. Less common than others but they are not rare. Now yellow corals....

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Those colors are cheaper for them to get in...sorry. ask them If they will special order you certain strains

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Orange! Lol im no help...
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[mtraylor]

Purple Octopuss Torch

aquasd.com

 

[mtraylor]

Aussie Acanthophyllia (Egg Crate Behind is 3 Squares = 2'')

aquasd.com

 

[mtraylor]

Super Ultra Lobo (Egg Crate behind is 3 Squares = 2'')

aquasd.com

 

[mtraylor]

Have fun. You just have to look in the right places. All the online vendors here on r2r have gorgeous corals for what you are looking for.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Depends on the lighting. Lots of corals change based on spectrum. Also, corals that have been stressed don’t show as much color as those established. So if your LFS is like mine (has lots of coral coming through regularly), you don’t necessarily see the full potential at first glance

 

[NISMO703]

Purple stylophora, tubbs blue zoas, purple monsters, garf bonsai, purple torch, dragon soul torch. These are just a few that I have in my tank, there’s plenty more that are blue/purple and pretty common/cheap.

 

[blasterman]

Purple stylos .....German blue digipora.....common and purple under any lighting.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Yellow polyps. Very common. Cheap.frag. no more than $25 imo
D

 

[bingus]

Have fun. You just have to look in the right places. All the online vendors here on r2r have gorgeous corals for what you are looking for.

Recommended vendors?

 

[reefinatl]

Yellow polyps. Very common. Cheap.frag. no more than $25 imo
D

What kind of psychopath recommends yellow polyps

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

LOL muhahaha. The same one who says no gsp. Xenia or green palys
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[mtraylor]

Recommended vendors?

Go to the Forums section and the sponsors section and start scrolling through them. You will not be disappointed

 

[PicassoClown04]

I promise there’s more out there than just three colors!!

 

[bingus]

@footgal awesome pics!

 

[PicassoClown04]

@footgal awesome pics!

Thanks!!

 

[Schoolfish]

Brown and green coral are normally associated beginner coral. Get to the LFS first and you will have the best ones for sale, unless the LFS kept it for their DT. Better still order from the LFS the color you want. All colors exists, chasing them down is a big part of the hobby.