Acropora abrotanoides - will it keep its color?

ezcompany · #1 03/20/2007, 06:17 PM

Solomon maricultured piece i just ordered from liveaquaria.

Here is the pic:

I just noticed they have another piece with the same name also called "red and green"
named Solomon maricultured red and green stag, also under the name abrotanoides.

am i going to lose the pink and green????

SDguy · #2 03/20/2007, 06:28 PM

I was eyeing that one! Glad someone here got it, I'd like to see how it makes out in your tank.

DaddyJax · #3 03/20/2007, 06:28 PM

It will color up if the water is good and you have good lighting. Medium to high light and flow.
This is after it was totally brown and 1 month in my tank.

ezcompany · #4 03/20/2007, 06:59 PM

so its not particularly too difficult, thats good to hear, apparently their wisconsin facility must have bad water then!
i think i'm going to name it reverse pink lemonade

SDguy, i'll keep you updated on its progress!

SDguy · #5 03/20/2007, 07:13 PM

Wow! That's nice.

ezcompany · #6 03/20/2007, 07:58 PM

here is a larger pic

SDguy · #7 03/20/2007, 08:13 PM

I also saw that they still have the "less attractive" one

Same price though. Wonder if it would color up...

ezcompany · #8 03/20/2007, 09:55 PM

yeah, when isaw that other one i got really worried, hence this thread creation

SPSFiend · #9 03/20/2007, 09:58 PM

ez, definitely keep us posted on how it does.

t0mmy108 · #10 03/20/2007, 10:48 PM

here's one when I first got it two months ago..

Here it is now....

Another one that I got a month after....

and that piece today...

IMO, this is one tough coral to get to color up. The one you got from LA looks a lot better than both of mine though. You may have a better colored piece to begin with.

SDguy · #11 03/20/2007, 10:52 PM

It has a spectalular shape/texture, IMHO, regardless of color. Nice corals Tom!

reefman23 · #12 03/21/2007, 12:25 AM

EZ, great piece... love to see how it does in your tank. BTW, I would also love to be put in line for a frag after it grows out!

Jesse

ezcompany · #13 03/22/2007, 11:17 PM

here it is!

the pink as expected from shipping, faded a bit. hopefully it will color up. the green polyps are nice though.

reefman23 · #14 03/22/2007, 11:30 PM

Wow, that is an awesome piece! Nice shape too, several tips to take off from. Keep us updated.

Jesse

Bebo77 · #15 03/22/2007, 11:36 PM

nice.. very nice...

ezcompany · #16 03/22/2007, 11:46 PM

i think its gonna be hard to frag, the branches are THICK, around 3/4 an inch in diameter

Bebo77 · #17 03/22/2007, 11:48 PM

where are you going to put it?

reefman23 · #18 03/23/2007, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ezcompany
i think its gonna be hard to frag, the branches are THICK, around 3/4 an inch in diameter

I hope you didnt think I was insisting you frag it... I just ment that there are several growth tips already for it to grow out from. Although someday a frag would be cool!

Jesse