Scolymia owners color question

[samdwichh]

Hi guys

Recently a did a huge purchase from an online vendor, I got a impressive scoly, to be specific this was the picture of the piece

When the shipment arrived to me this is the piece I got

Yes it has really good size! But As you can see the intensity of the colors is waaaaayyyy too whitish and not near as bright as the seller picture.

The question here is will it at some point get brighter like the seller picture or it was just photoshopped and will stay as I have it?

Yesterday I was offered to exchange it for some blasto and Australian green hammer wall and maybe a colorless tiny scoly and a friend of mine is telling me to exchange it for those corals cuz the scoly will never Bright up as the seller picture and it's not worthy to keep it and it's best to exchange it for this

I'm asking this to make a decision of keeping it or to exchange it.


Thanks in advance.

 

[samdwichh]

Update someone told me it's not a scoly, he says it's a trachy anyone can confirm this?

 

[Scott.h]

That sucks. I've been burned with online purchases before. I'd send them the two before and after pics and tell them I want a refund. And I would't do business with them again. What are they willing to do with the shipping cost? That's usually the biggest problem with buying stuff on line. Are they eating the shipping for the new stuff? Who knows how the new stuff will look. Some corals just don't ship well too.

 

[samdwichh]

I know it sucks, but a fellow reef keeper in my city wants it and offers the hammer and the blastos so I'm checking if it's worth keeping it or trade it.


As you say scott too many hassle dealing with online purchases

 

[Scott.h]

Well you learn who is good and who not to mess with. Where I'm at, my lfs cant get or keep anything that is attractive to me anymore. 100% of my stuff is on line vendors. I have a go-to person for each type of coral typically and they take good care of me.

Try these guys @Battlecorals @CherryCorals @Vivid Aquariums

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

The picture looks a bit over saturated. I don't think the coral has ever been that bright. I also do think it's probably a trach that got misidentified (I'd imagine that was an accident rather than intentional).

 

[samdwichh]

The picture looks a bit over saturated. I don't think the coral has ever been that bright. I also do think it's probably a trach.

Yes another person told me that it a trach, well it's sad I think I'll try to trade it with a fellow reefer