Montipora cap. with amazing GFP patterns

[domms84]

Hello fellow reefers,
here are some pics I know you guys would enjoy of my monti caps that have GFP infections.

 

[Pife]

Looks like a grafted cap.

 

[Tweaked]

Wow, those are remarkable and look to be more than just a grafted cap. The proteins look to of been absorbed between the species. Nice stuff there.

 

[domms84]

Wow, those are remarkable and look to be more than just a grafted cap. The proteins look to of been absorbed between the species. Nice stuff there.

Thanks, you are absolutely right. This is the mother colony right there. I have been only taking frags that contain the infection.

 

[knukles55]

Is this harmful to the mother colony is that why your removing them and separating them? I thought this was just a grafted Montipora didn't think an infection can causesomething to look so nice.

 

[Tweaked]

Just awesome!

 

[toothman]

makes me want to put a cap back in my tank.

 

[domms84]

Is this harmful to the mother colony is that why your removing them and separating them? I thought this was just a grafted Montipora didn't think an infection can causesomething to look so nice.

Not that I know of, the original colony was all green and started developing red striations. I have been taking cuts from areas where there are red pigments to get different patterns. If I were to take cuts from just the green areas, the frag just grows out flat out green.

 

[knukles55]

Nice that's awsome I'm sure you can charge a pretty premium for something like that. A lot of grafted monti you just get some random lines these are all over

 

[domms84]

Nice that's awsome I'm sure you can charge a pretty premium for something like that. A lot of grafted monti you just get some random lines these are all over

Thanks. I'll be taking more photos later on tonight with my DSLR with macro lens. If you magnify to certain polyps, you could observe both red and green pigmentation on the same polyp.

 

[Pife]

Wow now I am looking on a better screen and that's is beautiful.