What do these beautiful corals look like in the wild....are the polyps that small in the wild? Do they Span a lot of rock of the same color or does the colors change as they get deeper and into shallower water? I can't seem to find any pics online maybe i am typing the wrong thing? If anyone's got any pics i'd be really interested in what they look like
Acans in the wild
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hm, that's interesting. I'd wager not all of them are such dull colors though. I'm sure the diver/exporter facilities do not waste too much time (generally speaking) coloring them up before shipping to importers/wholesalers in the US/elsewhere.
And I've seen some folks post up some COLORFUL stuff...mmmm orange and pink...
And I've seen some folks post up some COLORFUL stuff...mmmm orange and pink...
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Yes, when diving you lose all red pigments first, then orange, then yellow and so on down the spectrum, so at 25' deep, your skin literally looks green! In other words, corals on a reef photographed like those above look like that while at that depth, but bring them shallow, and here comes the colors! But keep in mind there are many very blah colored acanthastrea morphs out there, just like any coral sp.
Here is a link to AIMS that has some much more colorfull wild pics taken by Veron. Very cool:
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/001-100/Species pages/4.htm
Here is a link to AIMS that has some much more colorfull wild pics taken by Veron. Very cool:
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/001-100/Species pages/4.htm
Acan corals that i have seen while diving have all been at depths anywhere between the surface to about 24 meters and it is true that the brightness of the corals is affected by the depth of the water although the reel colours can be seen by the use of a large flash on the camera. most of these colonies don't change in depth of colour it's only if there is slight shading of part of the colony then this part is brighter
