Calling any Pectinia experts out there...

[Miltonic]

It was recently brought to my attention, that I may be looking at an extremely rare coral in my tank, a Pectinia with two colors! I was told this coral is mainly available in single colors like green, red or neon green. So I decided out of curiosity has anyone encountered a Pectinia like this before and is it this rare?

Here's some pictures

 

[blasto_master]

I never never seen any color like that on a pictinia. That one looks huge. The one I have is extra extra large but only having the green color.<a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk313/the413pimp/?action=view&current=SANY1071.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk313/the413pimp/SANY1071.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[BuyTheReef]

Most Pectina are not very good looking. Yours looks very nice. I have seen two and threee colors sometimes but usually only see solid colors. Nice pictures.

 

[roblack]

That pectinia is awesome! It looks very rare to me. I know plenty of people that would go nuts over that. Looks like a PPE pectinia, lol!

 

[29reef]

I've seen many differnt multiple colored ones; they haven't all looked as nice as yours but most were fresh from shipping so they'd lost color. I think you've got a neat coral but i see mostly purple, green, and brown which IMO is pretty drab looking. They just aren't for me; likely why I've never bothered to buy one.

 

[Miltonic]

Thanks guys, and you have to see this coral in person to really see how cool it is, the brown you see is a very maroon red with a neon green ring around each polyp. I was told from someone who gets coral on a regular basis that this is the only one he's ever seen!

 

[Sheol]

That is a super Pectinia. Excellent colors & contrast!

Matthew

 

[star27624]

Very nice pectinia!

 

[kev apsley]

Very nice indeed! Congrats!

 

[rigleautomotive]

Its rare and awesome.nice find dude

 

[SDguy]

Stellar pickup!

 

[Miltonic]

wow thanks guys, when I got this coral i never thought it was rare at all just fell in love with it and bought it lol

 

[Marine Man Dan]

Here's a pic of mine, it's starting to get some more colour. When I first got it it was a bit bleached. Hopefully it will colour up a bit more!

 

[seapug]

Those are definitely exceptionally colored pectinia. Interesting that two people in two different areas both picked them up at the same time. Sounds like a new import. Hopefully these will start showing up in more stores.

 

[MacTavishIsHere]

My Red and Green Pictinia

My Red and Green Pictinia

I've seen some incredibly colored Pictinias before. Here is a picture of a red and green one in my 90 gallon reef tank.

 

[hanaumabay]

i've also become a fan recently of pectinias, especially the space invaders!

 

[shayarnett]

Interested in selling or fragging it?

 

[luvzz2play]

yes, i would very much be interested in a frag as well... put me on the list for one

 

[Overgrown]

Nice piece. Love my space invader!

 

[kevin32]

Nice piece. Love my space invader!

Space invaders are NICE!! They hard to keep?