Frogspawn coral - Are there white ones???

[chrisbenavides]

I bought a white frogspwan coral this past weekend, and noticed that I have not seen any white ones other than the one I own. Are white ones common, or sick, or what? My frogspawn looks healthy. All the other frogspawn I have seen are greenish.

Any one have any thoughts?

thanks!

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[vermonter310]

I have no idea one way or the other but would like to see a picture...

VT

 

[chrisbenavides]

I will post a picture later on this afternon, so if you remember, come and check. the reason I can't post a pic is my gf has the camera.

anyone else have a white frogspawn??? common or not???

 

[spidey07]

only if it has bleached and lost it's color. It may be able to regain it however.

I have a head from a colony that didn't receive much light at all and it is now white.

 

[chrisbenavides]

I see. So basically with the light I am giving it now, it may regain some color.

I was looking at it a while ago. and noticed that there is a bit of green pigment, very light though in the innner portion of the coral.

 

[Ti]

a stresed out one would b white.

 

[kobes]

when i bought my frogspawn it was brown but over about a 3 week period it turned white in my tank. i'm only running 2x96w compatacts and 2x95 vho actnics but it still bleached when i had it at the midlevel. i moved it lower and a bit under an overhang and it's been getting it's brown color back quite quickly.

 

[dots]

The euphyllias (frogspawn, hammer, torch) are easily photoshocked. Odds are this is the cause, I have been hand feeding mine for two months and is just now regaining its color.

 

[Amphiprion]

There are some naturally occuring whitish and even clear specimens. They are uncommon and don't tend to do as well in aquaria, at least until they gain more zooxanthellae. Sounds like yours is bleached though.

 

[chrisbenavides]

well that is good advice.

another question though:

should I have the moonlight directly over this coral all night? basically I have four moolights setup, and the coral is getting hit with the light all night. I did this purposefully because it looks so cool at night since it is white, thus it stands out. But is it good for the coral to have constant light (day and night) shining on it???

 

[chrisbenavides]

read above question

 

[Pandora]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6637961#post6637961 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisbenavides
well that is good advice.

another question though:

should I have the moonlight directly over this coral all night? basically I have four moolights setup, and the coral is getting hit with the light all night. I did this purposefully because it looks so cool at night since it is white, thus it stands out. But is it good for the coral to have constant light (day and night) shining on it???

chris: I was curious about this also, since I don't have moonlights. My take on it is that if it is enough to make a coral bioluminesce, that it is stimulating it enough so that it doesn't get a chance to rest completely. But I wasn't sure, so I made my own post here, maybe you can tag along:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=765925

Note that many people keep them on for just an hour or so before and after the main lights go off, that's what people mean by "lunar timer".

PS: As for the main lights, light that is suddenly changed and too bright for what the coral has been made used to can cause bleaching as well, also. This is because the zooxanthella inside have adjusted to a certain level, and if they are shocked by new conditions (can go both ways, too much or too little light at once), they can migrate out. Usually with new corals/anemones and bright lighting, it's good to keep them in a dim, lower region of the tank and slowly move them up.

 

[Mish]

Ok, you all have me questioning my frogspawn. I bought one last month, and it is a light pink color. Is this a sign of an unhealthy coral?

Pic included

What do you think? Should I worry?

 

[Amphiprion]

No, not necessarily. The specimen you have actually looks fine. It may not have the dense populations of zooxanthellae that some specimens have, but it still has some. This is most likely its natural coloration, and if it looks healthy otherwise, I would not worry. Like I mentioned earlier, there are even nearly clear ones that can live happily for an indefinite amount of time

 

[chrisbenavides]

thanks everyone for the info.

I'm guessing I have a coral which will hopefully gain back some color. as I mentioned already, I am starting to see a bit of tan-green color in the innermost part of the coral.