Monties Only!
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reefjunkie42
Wrasse junkie
bump how do u frag??
copps
Premium Member
Thanks buddy!
That coral is actually an ORA Hawkins echinata growing in a VERY high flow area... not a true echinata, but a nice coral nonetheless...
There are as many ways to frag as there are types of montis... it's best to plan the original placement properly taking into account the growth form of that particular coral. Encrusting montis are the toughest to frag, and the best way to deal with them is to mount them on their own rock that can be removed if necessary or fragged. Or you could just be like me and let nature take its course...
Yes... it is one of those quasi encrusting/plating montis... it will encrust until it hots a vertical slope down, and then grow perpendicular to the light source... the plates are very thick... much thicker than true capricornis... this is an amazing coral... many plating montis that have contrasting polyps to the base color you need to squint to see, but this one you could see from across the room!
Copps
rtbm
Member
This ones always been unique. Sure it's brown on the inside but definitely not your run of the mill monti. Polyps are actually silver but half colored like the mystic sunset and hologram montis
No idea what it actually is.
And of course the grail.
three years growth. From q-tip sized frag.
No idea what it actually is.
And of course the grail.
three years growth. From q-tip sized frag.
rtbm
Member
It's really a love hate monti. If you dont want any brown in your tank it's not for you.
interesting growth pattern though for sure. It encrusted for ever, then stalks started popping out.
The pic didn't really capture the silver in the polyps but you can see the purple tips coming through a little.
I would love to get an id on it though. It's been unidentifiable so for.
I have been calling it the metal polyp monti for years now
interesting growth pattern though for sure. It encrusted for ever, then stalks started popping out.
The pic didn't really capture the silver in the polyps but you can see the purple tips coming through a little.
I would love to get an id on it though. It's been unidentifiable so for.
I have been calling it the metal polyp monti for years now
droth335
New member
The caps and digis are very easy to frag - my wife has a good touch with them and just snaps them off with her fingers. I've never fragged encrusting ones though. They are not an aggressive coral but the caps grow so fast they tend to shade out large areas of the tank if not fragged. Plus, fragging tends to help them create more whorls and interesting shapes (I liken it to tree pruning in that regard).
One of her recent fragging ventures pictured below...how she got that off in one piece is beyond me - I'd have had a dozen pieces from that attempt! That 'frag' was 8"x5"...
powderbluu
Member
Nothing special, just a normal red cap..
Thanks
Dave
Thanks
Dave
NaClH20NMYVEIN
Red Dragons!
Its special from the size and shape IMO! Great coral.
NaClH20NMYVEIN
Red Dragons!
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NewSchool04
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Gotta love the monties!
