Montipora setosa under only UV channels

[monti mike]

I’m bored on a Friday night so I was playing around with the lights tonight. I saw something interesting under 100% uv and nothing else. Thought I’d share with you all!

 

[Strad12]

is that a grafted setosa? What does it look like under white/blue lights?

 

[monti mike]

is that a grafted setosa? What does it look like under white/blue lights?

I don’t think it’s grafted... but who knows! I picked it up from a LFS years ago, almost killed it off, and now it’s coming back.

I have a green plating monti nearby so I’m curious if it picked up some of the green from the monti cap. The green streaking is new and I just started noticing it about a month ago.
It’s a pink/orange color under normal lights.

 

[Matt1997]

That’s very odd

 

[homer1475]

And everyone wonders how certain vendors get those crazy colors. lol

 

[monti mike]

That’s very odd

It’ll be interesting to see if it turns green under the daylight spectrum! My setosa has gone off script

 

[monti mike]

And everyone wonders how certain vendors get those crazy colors. lol

Did I accidentally crack the code? Ultra rare setosa frag for $400 anyone?

 

[homer1475]

Did I accidentally crack the code? Ultra rare setosa frag for $400 anyone?

And thats exactly how it's done. Except it needs a better name......

.....Ultra krakatoa setosa?

 

[monti mike]

And thats exactly how it's done. Except it needs a better name......

.....Ultra krakatoa setosa?

Ultra kratatoa venom infusion setosa ... limited edition

 

[Strad12]

venom infusion is a good name! To my eyes, it looks like a pink/orange swirl across the skin. Do you have photos of the green section?

 

[TDEcoral]

That kind of "grafted" setosa is fairly common. It's seems either that specific strain has made the rounds, or setosa is more susceptible to grafting than other corals. Still a cool coral though!

JASON FOX GRAFTED MONTIPORA SETOSA

LIGHT: MEDIUM FLOW: MEDIUM SIZE: 1/2-3/4 INCH

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Grafted Setosa

This actually happened in my system. Was a random frag of the original Setosa that I noticed one day had gotten a little darker coloration. On closer inspection I saw a few streaks. About a year later I have this thing. Granted the the dominant color of the graft isn't the best it's still...

battlecorals.com

Rainbow Grafted Setosa

www.bsacorals.com

 

[Rogued_Reefer]

Now I want to test this with my Setosa...

 

[monti mike]

That kind of "grafted" setosa is fairly common. It's seems either that specific strain has made the rounds, or setosa is more susceptible to grafting than other corals. Still a cool coral though!

JASON FOX GRAFTED MONTIPORA SETOSA

LIGHT: MEDIUM FLOW: MEDIUM SIZE: 1/2-3/4 INCH

jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com

Grafted Setosa

This actually happened in my system. Was a random frag of the original Setosa that I noticed one day had gotten a little darker coloration. On closer inspection I saw a few streaks. About a year later I have this thing. Granted the the dominant color of the graft isn't the best it's still...

battlecorals.com

Rainbow Grafted Setosa

www.bsacorals.com

Wow! Very interesting stuff!

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[sculpin01]

Probably results from fusion of individual settled setosa polyps/planulae which subsequently grew as a subtle chimeric strain, a fairly common phenomenon for some corals.

 

[jtone_philthy_aquatics]

I have a grafted setosa also that has now grown into a fist sized chunk and the green stripes are noticeable during the day time schedule (ab+) from what I’ve read online it seems Jason fox was on of the first to begin selling to consumers but that could be wrong that’s just the farthest back I was able to see this coral listed for sale as a grafted red setosa. Either way it’s definitely a beauty!