Dyed or not?
- Thread starter Jeremy Blaze
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pink_floyd
New member
ditto! but then again i am just a newbie!
DesertBandits
New member
pink/magenta leathers and bright yellow cup corals are two of the most common dyed corals.
skeeter-doc
In Memoriam
dyed, ...
Hormigaquatica
Active member
Generally it is the collecting agency- the corals are colored before they ever leave the islands.
One common way Ive come across is just holding the coral in a tub of water dyed with food coloring or something like that.
Its a shame... most dyed corals never recover, and those that do are often mistaken by the unwary owner as in bad shape. They see the color 'fading' and assume the animal is dying rather that just regaining its original color.
gasman059
The OG mad scientist
READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION BOYS LOL
READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION BOYS LOL
The Tree Coral is also referred to as the Nephthea Tree Coral, Cauliflower, Broccoli, or Branch Coral. The scientific name, Litophyton arboreum may also be given to this coral. It can be very difficult to identify exact species because there is so much variation even within each species.
It is a semi-aggressive coral and needs ample space between itself and others in the reef aquarium. Some can produce toxins which are harmful to other reef inhabitants. It is moderately difficult to maintain in the reef aquarium, and will require medium to high lighting combined with medium to strong water movement. For continued good health, it will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.
The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within its body provide some of the nutritional needs via the light driven process of photosynthesis. It will also require feedings of food such as micro-plankton, baby brine shrimp, or foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. These should be regularly blown across the polyps.
The color on this coral are dyed.
READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION BOYS LOL
The Tree Coral is also referred to as the Nephthea Tree Coral, Cauliflower, Broccoli, or Branch Coral. The scientific name, Litophyton arboreum may also be given to this coral. It can be very difficult to identify exact species because there is so much variation even within each species.
It is a semi-aggressive coral and needs ample space between itself and others in the reef aquarium. Some can produce toxins which are harmful to other reef inhabitants. It is moderately difficult to maintain in the reef aquarium, and will require medium to high lighting combined with medium to strong water movement. For continued good health, it will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water.
The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within its body provide some of the nutritional needs via the light driven process of photosynthesis. It will also require feedings of food such as micro-plankton, baby brine shrimp, or foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. These should be regularly blown across the polyps.
The color on this coral are dyed.
Jeremy Blaze
Former Reef Addict
It has been edited. When I first posted this it did not say it was dyed.
Someone probably noticed this thread, and decided to change it.
But, at least they fessed up to it.
Someone probably noticed this thread, and decided to change it.
But, at least they fessed up to it.
