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Old 05/01/2007, 01:58 PM
ocean.mirage ocean.mirage is offline
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blue LPS?

Other than bubble corals, are there any blue LPS to be bought out there? (Sorry if this a dumb question)
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Old 05/01/2007, 02:14 PM
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Not a dumb question... I've seen blue blastos, bluish micromussas & acans.. I have a blue scoly..
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Old 05/01/2007, 02:20 PM
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could you post a pic of your scoly. I am hoping there might be something out there a little more 3 dimensional though. Something similiar to a hammer or frogspawn or torch coral that is blue in color.

Is there such a thing as blue candy canes?

I have noticed that blue corals are almost never seen in most tanks, and that color really stands out and adds to a display. Everyone loves fish that are blue. A corla is even better.
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Old 05/01/2007, 06:27 PM
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Old 05/01/2007, 08:38 PM
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blue candy canes...yes
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Old 05/01/2007, 09:18 PM
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I have 2 shades of blue candycane



Actually I only have the bigger one left, sold the 2 headed frag and looking to sell the bigger frag next. Nice color but they don't grow in my tank.
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Old 05/01/2007, 10:57 PM
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There are also some blue echinos and chalice corals out there.
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Old 05/02/2007, 09:43 AM
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my camera sucks but here is my blue and green favites... it is flat right now but from what ive seen they grow into a mound shape.

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Old 05/02/2007, 10:37 AM
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You can also find blue favia, lobos that are partially blue, and leptastrea that have some blue.
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Old 05/02/2007, 04:20 PM
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Ive got a red lobo with a blue center. Lots of blue out there, you just have to look and snap it up when it comes your way.
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Old 05/04/2007, 03:22 PM
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True blue pigmentation is hard to come by in nature-- in both plants and animals. More often than not with LPS you end up with a grade somewhere between green and purple depending on the lighting. I have seem some photos of some mushrooms that I would call truly "blue", though. Pretty amazing.
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Old 05/04/2007, 03:59 PM
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Sky blue, Navy blue, Blue, blue, blue......& blue.





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Old 05/04/2007, 04:01 PM
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Ok the second to last ain't so blue...but she is perrrrty.
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Old 05/04/2007, 04:06 PM
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Also I would like to add there are many shades of blue some teater on the fringe of what you would consider blue. So in that light it's all a matter of personal opinion. JMO
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Old 05/04/2007, 04:26 PM
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yup i'll find a pic of my scoly.. donavon thats the most awesome coral I think I've ever seen I'm very jealous.. isn't that from Japan or something?
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Old 05/04/2007, 05:40 PM
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I said very rare, but not impossible. Those certainly are some beautiful specimens. wow.
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Old 05/04/2007, 07:29 PM
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Thanks guys, I'm not sure where it's from. A buddy of mine picked it up for me in Cali. As of a few weeks ago it has a roommate.


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Old 05/11/2007, 10:41 PM
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Here are some of my blue candies

 


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