Rainbow monti

Reef Goddess · Aug 15, 2007

Okay, here's a question for you guys. What is the difference between the pokerstar monti and rainbow monti?

I have seen lots of both and I personally think that a pokerstar monti is just a rainbow with a predominance of green polyps. Then if you look on Exotic Frags they have a "pokerstar" that looks just like a rainbow. What's the diff??

Azurel · Aug 15, 2007

I think the samething RG......All the ones I have seen have looked the same as well....

da6d2003 · Aug 15, 2007

I've had both for quite some time. The pokestar "usually" just keeps it's green polyps. When it does change color it will look like a very pale rainbow. It doesn't get vibrant colors.

BeakerBob · Aug 15, 2007

The Pokerstar has only one color polyps

The Rainbow has a variety of colors. Mine has bright orange polyps and a light blue abse on the new growth and it transitions to green-orange polyps, then to bright green p[lyps on the old growht.

Here are some pics:

My Rainbow monti in all its color!

Closeup of the different color polyps against the blue surface:

Azurel · Aug 15, 2007

That is sweet, but I have seen the rainbow that are well aged and the polyps in the older sections" more towards the middle" of the colony where all the polyps are the same color....Unless there is a true definant rainbow and the ones I have seen were all trying to be passed of as Rainbow.....That could very well be....

jocoxVT · Aug 15, 2007

One thing I have always thought when looking at rainbow montis is what I think Azurel was alluding to as well that when they get big you dont see the rainbow as much because the different colored polyps are only on the growing edge (at least the ones I have seen) thus as they get bigger you notice the different colors more and more. JMO

autoponicz · Aug 15, 2007

wow...awesome shot of the monti beakerbob...mine isint nearly as colorful as yours

dc_909 · Aug 15, 2007

Not sure what this is, but is was sold as a pokerstar. Looks like rainbow to me.

THE BEAUT · Aug 15, 2007

I have to agree, Pokerstar only has green polyps and the rainbow both green and orange.

I-K@ndY · Aug 15, 2007

Very nice pics of the Rainbow Bob

Reef Goddess · Aug 16, 2007

true pokerstar

Maybe this one is the real deal? This is the first one I've found that has 0 orange polyps.

Kigs! · Aug 16, 2007

what a beautiful piece... how long have you had it? wild collected?

Reef Goddess · Aug 16, 2007

I just got them today. They are wild maricultured, if that makes any sense. They were supposed to be rainbow's, but I've looked closely at all of them and can't find one orange polyp.
I'm really in love with the color of the base. My rainbow's from this guy before were more of a superman blue, not this crazy turquoise color.

Off to bed for me! lol

CherryCorals · Aug 16, 2007

These arent the best pictures(workin on that) but these newly cut monti's are Rainbow, Pokerstar, and Purple haze.

I would agree that the differences between Pokerstar and Rainbow are hard to distinguish. The colony of Pokerstar that I cut had all neon green polyps and no orange near the growth ring.

As usual great pics Bob.

Reef Goddess · Aug 16, 2007

When you process the photos, if you take some of the blue out and add a little red, they will come out more true to color. Nice pic!

Patwa · Aug 16, 2007

This one is similar to a pokerstar, but the colour of the base is not right, IMO.....pokerstars have a purple-ish base and emerald green polyps...we get them fairly often in (aqua-cultured) Indo SPS shipments.

Reef Goddess said:

this is a pokerstar (as it's know in Toronto, anyways!)

as for the Rainbow Monti....it doesn't get any better than what BeakerBob posted

Zach

Reef Goddess · Aug 16, 2007

So does that mean we should name this thing something else? lol

Reef Goddess · Aug 16, 2007

But Patwa, look closely at the base of that pokerstar. It has orange polyps. So is it a true pokerstar? hehe

fishes2889 · Aug 16, 2007

It looks like yours is a pokestar Morgan. Your pic is just shading the coral by the looks of it....its the same thing....

ReeferRob · Aug 16, 2007

BeakerBob said:
The Pokerstar has only one color polyps

The Rainbow has a variety of colors. Mine has bright orange polyps and a light blue abse on the new growth and it transitions to green-orange polyps, then to bright green p[lyps on the old growht.

Here are some pics:

My Rainbow monti in all its color!

Closeup of the different color polyps against the blue surface: