maxheadroom
Clownfish Farmer
but I didn't buy it..... 
Found this sweet frogspawn at the LFS
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chrissreef
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cool looking... but it's bleached, that's why it looks "clear"
As its health returns the brown areas will turn brown and it will look like a normal frogspawn again. Very cool though imo =)
As its health returns the brown areas will turn brown and it will look like a normal frogspawn again. Very cool though imo =)
maxheadroom
Clownfish Farmer
they also had 1 with 2 heads- 1 purple and 1 green
The first one might be bleached out, but i looked nothing like a regular frogspawn. Even a different skeleton.
The first one might be bleached out, but i looked nothing like a regular frogspawn. Even a different skeleton.
ReefMonger
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Its not bleached. Its a walled frogspawn. I have one in my tank and its cool because it is clear with green tips. It actually looks like frog eggs hence the name frogspawn
chrissreef
New member
reefmoger, have a pic of yours? sounds cool
I've never seen one stay that color in my 10 yrs - but no matter ones experience, we are all always still learning =)
I've never seen one stay that color in my 10 yrs - but no matter ones experience, we are all always still learning =)
Solitaryensis
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Yup, those are in fact two different species that maintains that look/color. Although this particular one does look a bit bleached, these maintain that very translucent look, often with a more enhanced green/lime color. They are more difficult to find, but in my area, definitely possible. Expect to pay about 1.5-3 times the price of a "regular" frogspawn.
maxheadroom
Clownfish Farmer
It didn't look bleached in person. the pic was taken with my cell phone. The LFS was selling it for $60.
It is NOT a bleached or sick coral.
MinibowMatt
Active member
that one is bleached... I would bet my tank on it.
Walled, branching or whatever... its bleached...
Walled, branching or whatever... its bleached...
Amoore311
New member
Negatory on the bleached frogspawn.
My friend has the same piece in his tank. He's had it over a year. Everything in his tank is doing fantastic.
His piece has grown a little, but not very much.
He has the coral under a 6 Bulb Tek Fixture. About 1/2 way up the rock structure in a 75 Gallon Bow Front Aquarium.
My friend has the same piece in his tank. He's had it over a year. Everything in his tank is doing fantastic.
His piece has grown a little, but not very much.
He has the coral under a 6 Bulb Tek Fixture. About 1/2 way up the rock structure in a 75 Gallon Bow Front Aquarium.
chrissreef
New member
I guess we all can all agree to disagree then =)
I'd like to see one like this with growth pictures - just to prove to "me" that it's a healthy piece. A LPS coral can stay bleached/stressed for a looong time and it won't grow much... if it were healthy, it would grow at normal pace i believe.
I'd like to see one like this with growth pictures - just to prove to "me" that it's a healthy piece. A LPS coral can stay bleached/stressed for a looong time and it won't grow much... if it were healthy, it would grow at normal pace i believe.
tacocat
Premium Member
Agreed. It's not a wall or branched variety. Look closely at the skeleton. It has the same skeleton as a Scolymia or Cynaria. If you were to bleach the skeleton out, and put it next to another meat coral on a shelf. The two would look indistinguishable. I believe it's actually a hybrid of sorts. Perhaps it's a Euphyllia mimic and needs to be classified with the Scolymia genus.
It growth pattern is radial unlike most other Euphyllia, and I've only seen a handful in the last 10 years. The translucent tissue is a dead giveaway.
An LFS very near to me has had a similar one for about 10 years, and I have had the privellige to study it over a long period of time.
A few caveats to consider:
These things get massive. Their growth pattern tends to radiate out along a flat plane. They are real estate hogs.
Can't frag them, and they are susceptible to injury. They get burned or stung badly.
They are a "single polyp" coral and may have a limited lifespan. The one at the LFS here has been decline over the last two years.
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