green pagoda cup - Page 2

sjfishguy · #26 02/21/2007, 10:42 AM

I knew someone would post a pic just like this, so I could be wrong. Yours does look healthy, I agree. Perhaps he doesnt have a dyed one, but I know Turbinaria peltata and Cladiella sp. are probably the most frequently dyed corals. Can I see a pic of the polyp side of yours?

Beach Native · #27 02/21/2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by sjfishguy
Can I see a pic of the polyp side of yours?

Look back about 9 posts...

Tate · #28 02/23/2007, 01:47 PM

Here is my cup. Only the top part is green, the undersides are brown so I'm pretty certain mine hasn't been dyed.

Also I juts got it less than a week ago, the polyps are just now starting to come out. I don't yet know the full range of their extension.

ghostman · #29 02/23/2007, 03:30 PM

My yellow green pagoda has held that color for years, so I don't believe it was dyed. The other posters corals all look healthy IMO. Sometimes I will see a bright neon yellow pagoda that does not look real/natural. It may be from dye, or loss of zoos. If a coral was dyed, the skimmate would show some coloras well. I believe those corals are real and beautiful.

kingfisher62 · #30 02/23/2007, 05:25 PM

Tate , mine is the same way green on top brown on the bottom. I can tell yours is going to be real full . Mine is kind of sparce in the center but I still like it and it is getting better everyday.

Tate · #31 02/23/2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by kingfisher62
Tate , mine is the same way green on top brown on the bottom. I can tell yours is going to be real full . Mine is kind of sparce in the center but I still like it and it is getting better everyday.

Looks like we got good cups then

I'll take another pic if it ever opens up.

kingfisher62 · #32 02/23/2007, 05:59 PM

I definitly want to see it open!

Scottkelly911 · #33 02/24/2007, 03:02 AM

I've got two of them, my first one is a bright green just like yours. I've had it for about 6 months now and hasn't lost any color and the polyps are nice and close together so you can't even see the stoney skeleton when they're out which is almost all the time. My other one started out a bleached cream color but now is coloring up to a green and purple mix, it looks better with each day. That one took almost an entire week before the polyps came out, I've had it for about 3 months now and it's only getting better and better looking. I think a key to keeping the colors is having good lighting. I've got a 150watt HQI metal Halide, so it's strong lighting, but being in a 55 gallon, the lighting isn't too strong for them, however the spectrum of lighting given off by the Halide along with my actinics, I believe is what has enabled mine to have really good coloring. Good luck, yours looks great!

mrp2g · #34 03/05/2007, 04:52 PM

Help. My pagoda has not opened in 3 days!! Its about 5 inches by 5 inches. It sits high in the rocks close to a 250 watt MH. It was there for 2 weeks great and now does not open.
Other corals seem to be fine. It gets flow from Tunze 6080 about 3 feet away.
Any ideas would help. Thanks.

kingfisher62 · #35 03/05/2007, 06:12 PM

I am no pro ,but it seems corals can be funny that way! Maybe give it a few more days and if nothing happens try putting it a little lower in the tank. what are your water parameters?

phurst · #36 03/07/2007, 05:58 PM

I was inspired by this thread!

I picked this guy up a cpuple of days ago. Polyps were extended within 15 minutes of being placed in the tank

kingfisher62 · #37 03/07/2007, 09:57 PM

That is a very good sign , good luck! It definitly looks good . How big is it?

phurst · #38 03/07/2007, 10:08 PM

It's maybe 5" across.

I had never really considered one until I saw this thread, and what do you know, the LFS just happened to get one in.

It seems to be catching and esting a good deal of mysis too, so hopefuly it will put on some growth.

Seems happy so far.

Beach Native · #39 03/09/2007, 12:50 AM

Mine eats absolutely everything it catches....which is pretty impressive to watch sometimes.

Rovert · #40 03/09/2007, 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by ghostman
My pagoda was a yellow green and looked just like feederfish. The bright yellow ones are dyed/lacking zoo IMO. HTH

How do they dye corals? I can understand in a fleshy animal like a fish or anemone, it would be possible to inject a dye, but i'm curious about how can a stony coral be dyed.

cristhiam · #41 03/09/2007, 11:25 AM

Nince pagoda, mine went from green to yellowish too, how do this guys grow? do they build their own skeleton or encrust? mine seen that the flesh is starting to hung from the outer areas, I have mine for probably a year. they do like strong random flow.

phurst · #42 03/09/2007, 11:42 AM

They apper to grow their own. The peak in mine is the rock it is attached to. It grew down the rock a bit then "cupped" out away from the rock and up.

Tang Salad · #43 03/28/2007, 03:17 AM

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How do they dye corals?

I think they just immerse them in a heavily dyed solution of seawater, and the dye is slowly absorbed into the flesh of the coral.

FWIW, the green pagodas are a natural color. They don't look dyed.

Great pieces, BTW!

airtime23 · #44 03/28/2007, 07:06 PM

Do you have to feed it (like a Sun Polyps) or is it entirely photosynthetic?

phurst · #45 03/28/2007, 08:44 PM

I don't think you have to, but mine eats like a freaking pig. More than my lobo twice it's size.

sx230 · #46 03/28/2007, 09:02 PM

i have had mine for 3yrs very hardy coral has been through ups and downs in my now established tank tank. now has very intense green loves medium to strong current give it time to establish in your tank it will be fine good luck

mile sq. reefer · #47 03/29/2007, 06:29 PM

My pagoda cup. I think this coral is considered SPS and not LPS. I could be wrong though.[IMG]

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skippy2 · #48 03/29/2007, 06:44 PM

According to LiveAquaria they are LPS.

Phyllia131 · #49 05/17/2007, 07:26 PM

I know I'm a little late, but thought I'd contribute anyways. You pagoda looks alot like one of mine, it's really nice. They are one of my favorite corals, but I dont know much about them. Here are some photos, I only have close ups.
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Mine only open under light. They can eat alot, when they get a bunch of mysis, the polyps will close for a while, and then sometimes the main body of mine swells up and little red dimples appear across the green background. Anyone know anything about that?

Joshua1023 · #50 05/19/2007, 08:15 AM

Here is mine. Its not a cup coral, but seems to be the same polyps as a Pagoda. Its a little bigger than a baseball and is the first lps I purchased about a year ago. It eats like a pig and has shown signifigant growth in the last 8 months. It has been stung by a Frogspawn pretty badly and regenerated within a week. Easily one of the hardiest corals I own.