Finally! Got my hands on a Red Stag from LiveAquaria

[RobTheReefer]

Been waiting for a long time for LA to post another red stag to the Diver's Den. I have high hopes for it. Does anyone have one that has grown up a bit?

[Whisperer]

I need my eyes checked. I see purple stag.

[RobTheReefer]

I'm hoping that's from the 400w 20K's

[250G]

abrotanoides?

[GSMguy]

Originally posted by Whisperer
I need my eyes checked. I see purple stag.

could be your eyes, if your a guy you are possibly colorblind

could be your screen.

video card

or that the coral isnt red.

i wonder what it looks like grown out.

[RobTheReefer]

Funny you should say that. I'm actually red-green deficient, like a large number of males.

[SDguy]

My guess is abro too.

[Julio]

just keep in mind that these corals are actually a low light coral, if given too much light it will turn green.

[RobTheReefer]

Originally posted by Julio
just keep in mind that these corals are actually a low light coral, if given too much light it will turn green.

Oh man, you just had to say that! The description on the site said that it requires intense light to keep it's red color.

LOL

[Julio]

yeah until you put high up on your water colum and you will see what color it switches.

[GSMguy]

i cant do low light. my tank is way too bright

[Julio]

just sade it with another coral, but just make sure that it gets good flow.

[chaffey]

i see brown...LOL

[Vanquish]

I thought these red abrotanoides need very strong intense light to keep its colouration??

[atzak]

If I was red/green colorblind, I don't think I'd buy a high end red stag, I'd just get a green slimer and pretend it's red

[Lobster]

Originally posted by atzak
If I was red/green colorblind, I don't think I'd buy a high end red stag, I'd just get a green slimer and pretend it's red

Which would be great until you try selling someone a red frag for $40 an inch and you can't figure out why no one is buying.

[RobTheReefer]

Originally posted by atzak
If I was red/green colorblind, I don't think I'd buy a high end red stag, I'd just get a green slimer and pretend it's red

I would too, but I'm not colorblind.

[Julio]

Originally posted by Vanquish
I thought these red abrotanoides need very strong intense light to keep its colouration??

That is what i thought as well until you put them in your tank.

[Vanquish]

Originally posted by Julio
That is what i thought as well until you put them in your tank.

Anyone else could enlighten? Had some in the LFS some time ago but no one touched them as they turn brown soon ( from past experience)... we assumed that they require very high lights...

[Zach117]

Originally posted by Julio
just keep in mind that these corals are actually a low light coral, if given too much light it will turn green.

This has happened to my red a. selago. Since I moved it high up it has turned a bright green in some areas.

[Julio]

mine was at the bottom of my tank under 250 XM 10k and it turned green, so i had to place it under a large stag to shade it a little and it changed back to red.

[SDguy]

Interesting...no one mentioned this in the abro thread.... I think DaddyJax has a red one...maybe he'll chime in.

[GuOD]

I have a millie (I think) that was turning pink and when I moved it up top it started turning green... interesting I've never heard of that before.

Should I move my milli back down low?

[bureau13]

I have a rose mille that turns bright green when I move it DOWN. Go figure! Maybe they just turn green whenever they feel like it!

jds

[zonco]

I have had this Acropora abrotanoides for a while its really going nuts looks more pink than red though but not brown.