Pink Panther Growth Progression

SeaDweller · Feb 12, 2020

thirst said:
I lost all of mine when I treated my tank for blue clove polyps! So sad!

but finally got a replacement

treated with
Fenbendazole?

Graffiti Spot · Feb 12, 2020

Thirst, did you reuse a mariculture base for that first piece? Or is it just a piece of live rock? I love using old Mari bases to glue stuff on. That replacement frag is huge! Amazing you got such a big piece of such a slow growing coral. Love the updates on this piece.

thirst · Feb 12, 2020

SeaDweller said:
treated with
Fenbendazole?

Yes fenbendazole. Killed a big purple monster colony too

Pedoconfuego said:
Thirst, did you reuse a mariculture base for that first piece? Or is it just a piece of live rock? I love using old Mari bases to glue stuff on. That replacement frag is huge! Amazing you got such a big piece of such a slow growing coral. Love the updates on this piece.

I’ve been hard at work trying to secure the biggest piece I could!

coralbeauties · Feb 12, 2020

I have had this one for years. Amazing coloration but my growth is REALY slow.
Jeff

Camaro Show Corals · May 15, 2020

How much light and flow are you guys all giving yours? Got a frag yesterday of it

Camaro Show Corals · May 22, 2020

Here’s my frag

really bad pic

Lonely reefer's · May 23, 2020

Is this similar to wwc pink panther

Graffiti Spot · May 23, 2020

No the wwc acro is a pink tenuis which is a common acro. This coral is rare and grows slow unlike tenuis.

Abhishek · Sep 7, 2020

I hate taking pics as it jinx it every time . So touch wood .
4 years growth of my DFS Pink Panther . It’s now a small mini colony ... It’s now over 3 inch in diameter

I think it’s the slowest growing acropora in the hobby even compared to purple monster and finicky as ever ... never ever I plan to frag it

Once I moved to KZ new generation bulbs way more than blue plus and the tank has a yellowish appearance like my good old XM 10K 400 watt bulb , the brilliant blue edges show up .

The funniest thing is it changed the appearance completely lately with much more elongated stems than when I got it where it was much stubbier growth . Must be lower lighting or something .

Please don’t die - please !!!!

thirst · Sep 7, 2020

Amazing job buddy!! I got a small frag too hopefully it starts to take off soon!!

Abhishek · Sep 7, 2020

thirst said:
Amazing job buddy!! I got a small frag too hopefully it starts to take off soon!!

I know you had a few in the past . Did you restart ? Haven’t been following lately .

I had a large tank crash where I lost like 90% of all my colonies when I moved to a new house . Somehow this nugget made it through but I lost my OG Purple Monster

thirst · Sep 7, 2020

Abhishek said:
I know you had a few in the past . Did you restart ? Haven’t been following lately .

I had a large tank crash where I lost like 90% of all my colonies when I moved to a new house . Somehow this nugget made it through but I lost my OG Purple Monster

I moved a few years ago and it’s taken a little while to get everything back in shape

most post on IG

www.instagram.com/thirstysreef

Lazys Coral House · Sep 8, 2020

Abhishek said:
I hate taking pics as it jinx it every time . So touch wood .
4 years growth of my DFS Pink Panther . It’s now a small mini colony ... It’s now over 3 inch in diameter

I think it’s the slowest growing acropora in the hobby even compared to purple monster and finicky as ever ... never ever I plan to frag it

Once I moved to KZ new generation bulbs way more than blue plus and the tank has a yellowish appearance like my good old XM 10K 400 watt bulb , the brilliant blue edges show up .

The funniest thing is it changed the appearance completely lately with much more elongated stems than when I got it where it was much stubbier growth . Must be lower lighting or something .

Please don’t die - please !!!!

Looks fantastic! Nice job Abhishek

coralbeauties · Sep 8, 2020

Ok Lazy,
Post up a pic of yours. It is huge for pp standards. My frag that I picked up from you is really beautiful but barely grows, nothing like your success.
Jeff

Abhishek · Sep 8, 2020

Lazy said:
Looks fantastic! Nice job Abhishek

Thanks Lazy ! If it wasn’t for you , I wouldn’t have it in the first place.
Let me know when you are opening back up ...

Lazys Coral House · Sep 10, 2020

coralbeauties said:
Ok Lazy,
Post up a pic of yours. It is huge for pp standards. My frag that I picked up from you is really beautiful but barely grows, nothing like your success.
Jeff