green pagoda cup

I keep mine low in the tank, about an inch from the bottom, with medium to high random flow. Here's a pic:
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I think this coral has been dyed (the green one). It will probably end up pink (like everyone else's) in a few months IF it survives. You usually see them dyed yellow, but I have seen green on occasion as well. The blistering you are discribing sounds like the tissue is necrosing from the dye. Turbinaria peltata (common name: pagoda cup coral) should be pink with a greenish hue at best, not green, florescent pink or bright yellow. If this is the case, they have been dyed. Turbinaria renifomis (yellow scroll coral) can be bright yellow and sometimes purple (very rare variant). The prognosis for this coral does not sound good IMO, but good luck. I would also try not to buy corals from a LFS that get dyed corals from thier distributor, let alone tells you they are easy to keep (obiviously they dont even know they are dyed).
 
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Sjfishguy, The LFS i got this pagoda from definitely know their fish but are almost clueless about coral . It seems that my knoweldge of corals has surpassed theirs and I only started a reef tank 6 weeks ago.
I don't think that they knew they were getting dyed corals but next time i am visiting i will let them know about it.

I gotta say my pagoda is looking better every day so I do have high hopes for it . I will keep you all posted and thanks.
 
Oh BTW simion3, that is one nice pagoda! Took a while to get some feed back about my pagoda question now it seems like everyone is climbing out of the wood work!
Keep it comin!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9289617#post9289617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sjfishguy
I think this coral has been dyed (the green one). It will probably end up pink (like everyone else's) in a few months IF it survives. You usually see them dyed yellow, but I have seen green on occasion as well. The blistering you are discribing sounds like the tissue is necrosing from the dye. Turbinaria peltata (common name: pagoda cup coral) should be pink with a greenish hue at best, not green, florescent pink or bright yellow. If this is the case, they have been dyed. Turbinaria renifomis (yellow scroll coral) can be bright yellow and sometimes purple (very rare variant). The prognosis for this coral does not sound good IMO, but good luck. I would also try not to buy corals from a LFS that get dyed corals from thier distributor, let alone tells you they are easy to keep (obiviously they dont even know they are dyed).
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Well then I guess I need to figure out which variant I have. Mine has always been green when/where it's healthy. Here's a picture of the backside and the front under the polyps is the same color. This one has been healthy and growing for about 4 years now.

Mine has never been as light as the others in these pictures and I think the density of it's polyps attests to it's health!?

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I knew someone would post a pic just like this, so I could be wrong. Yours does look healthy, I agree. Perhaps he doesnt have a dyed one, but I know Turbinaria peltata and Cladiella sp. are probably the most frequently dyed corals. Can I see a pic of the polyp side of yours?
 
Here is my cup. Only the top part is green, the undersides are brown so I'm pretty certain mine hasn't been dyed.

Also I juts got it less than a week ago, the polyps are just now starting to come out. I don't yet know the full range of their extension.

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My yellow green pagoda has held that color for years, so I don't believe it was dyed. The other posters corals all look healthy IMO. Sometimes I will see a bright neon yellow pagoda that does not look real/natural. It may be from dye, or loss of zoos. If a coral was dyed, the skimmate would show some coloras well. I believe those corals are real and beautiful.
 
Tate , mine is the same way green on top brown on the bottom. I can tell yours is going to be real full . Mine is kind of sparce in the center but I still like it and it is getting better everyday.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9318052#post9318052 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kingfisher62
Tate , mine is the same way green on top brown on the bottom. I can tell yours is going to be real full . Mine is kind of sparce in the center but I still like it and it is getting better everyday.
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Looks like we got good cups then :D

I'll take another pic if it ever opens up.
 
I've got two of them, my first one is a bright green just like yours. I've had it for about 6 months now and hasn't lost any color and the polyps are nice and close together so you can't even see the stoney skeleton when they're out which is almost all the time. My other one started out a bleached cream color but now is coloring up to a green and purple mix, it looks better with each day. That one took almost an entire week before the polyps came out, I've had it for about 3 months now and it's only getting better and better looking. I think a key to keeping the colors is having good lighting. I've got a 150watt HQI metal Halide, so it's strong lighting, but being in a 55 gallon, the lighting isn't too strong for them, however the spectrum of lighting given off by the Halide along with my actinics, I believe is what has enabled mine to have really good coloring. Good luck, yours looks great!
 
Help. My pagoda has not opened in 3 days!! Its about 5 inches by 5 inches. It sits high in the rocks close to a 250 watt MH. It was there for 2 weeks great and now does not open.
Other corals seem to be fine. It gets flow from Tunze 6080 about 3 feet away.
Any ideas would help. Thanks.
 
I am no pro ,but it seems corals can be funny that way! Maybe give it a few more days and if nothing happens try putting it a little lower in the tank. what are your water parameters?
 
I was inspired by this thread!

I picked this guy up a cpuple of days ago. Polyps were extended within 15 minutes of being placed in the tank :thumbsup:

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It's maybe 5" across.

I had never really considered one until I saw this thread, and what do you know, the LFS just happened to get one in.

It seems to be catching and esting a good deal of mysis too, so hopefuly it will put on some growth.

Seems happy so far.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9272998#post9272998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ghostman
My pagoda was a yellow green and looked just like feederfish. The bright yellow ones are dyed/lacking zoo IMO. HTH
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How do they dye corals? I can understand in a fleshy animal like a fish or anemone, it would be possible to inject a dye, but i'm curious about how can a stony coral be dyed.
 
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