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Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 03:02 PM

First SPS arrived today!
 
Orangish-brown monti cap frag arrived today (2 days late...). I think it's fine. It was slimy when I removed it from the bag (doesn't sound good for an SPS) and the water it was in in the bag was orange. Other than that, he looks fine, lol. Not sure which way is up, but I assume its the orange part, with little ridges on it. 3 frags total, along with a "Radioactive start polyp" frag. Pretty cool. Pictures when the parents get home with the digicam.

BLKTANG 10/26/2006 03:41 PM

actually the cap having slime on it is a good sign,meaning its still alive.Most sps when stressed a little or removed from the water will "slime" up to protect their flesh.

The orange water is from oxygen pellets.

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 04:24 PM

I don't think there were oxygen pellets, because I recieved another frag (the star polyps) and it didn't have orange water. The cap water also stunk horribly. Taking pics right now...

BLKTANG 10/26/2006 04:26 PM

remember star polps are not sps.They are a much more hardy coral.IMO

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 04:29 PM

[IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/brockfluharty/monticapfrag.jpg[/IMG]

He is more orange than that. This pic makes it look greenish yellow.

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 04:30 PM

I know. Star polyps are softies, but if I had some oxygen pellets, I think I would throw them in both bags.

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 04:31 PM

Should there be polyps? I don't see any...

BLKTANG 10/26/2006 04:46 PM

Give-um time,monti caps are a hardy sps.Baring water params are in check.

Justin/TiV 10/26/2006 04:52 PM

it will make it as long as your params are pretty good...prolly the most hardy of all sps is monti family. The polyps will come out when it's done being mad at fed x or whomever

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 05:41 PM

Lol, USPS. What do the polyps look like? Regular SPS polyps?

Justin/TiV 10/26/2006 06:10 PM

well...they should be the same color as the cap...I have a few caps that have different color polyps...but mostly they should be the same

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 06:44 PM

I want a montipora danae, but i'm not allowed to post in WTB/WTS, or use PM's, or get e-mail addresses.....>: (

jman77 10/26/2006 06:52 PM

been a bad boy huh......

Brock Fluharty 10/26/2006 07:05 PM

Apparently...I used to own an online SW fish store, and I tried to sell frags from my 75 mixed reef, and I got put on "Probation"...

DaddyJax 10/26/2006 08:07 PM

Deja vu....


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