Montipora I.D. please

[Tony B (UK)]

This is starting to colour up, I think it may be a reverse sunset? Any other ideas as to what it may be?

It is developing a neon yellow/light-green body colour with red polyps:

Also this one, I have no idea what type of monti it is:

Thanks,

Tony

 

[ange062]

First one looks like a jedi mind trick to me, not sure on the 2nd one. Try the SPS ID forum next time though.

 

[Tony B (UK)]

No its not a jedi mind trick, I have one of those already. The base colour is uniform and there's no contrast on the growth edges.

Its a poor photo and, the frag is still recovering from shipping, I think in february it will have fully settled and show its full colour.

Any other ideas?

 

[Whisperer]

The second one is a nodosa...wait, why are the edge polyps different?

 

[Tony B (UK)]

The second one is a nodosa...wait, why are the edge polyps different?

I've no idea why the edges polyps are the way they are, that's how it has grown.

 

[inselaffe]

Isn't the commen name a reverse superman for the seccond?

Anyhow where there ready for a frag let us know =D

 

[daveonbass]

2nd I've heard called reverse superman...or spiderman monti.
1st, hard to tell till its done coloring up...it could be a reverse sunset.

 

[Chris_SG]

I love those polyps!,that red Monti is very nice

 

[discus513]

I was going to say Chilli Pepper monti for the first one but the polyps may be too close for that?????????? and I agree with the reverse superman on the second one. There is no way that is a Jedi mind trick not event eh same colors, I wish i had a picture of my mind trick on my phone but dont ;-(

 

[inselaffe]

tbh i like it that colour it reminds me of strawbgerry shortcake acro, maybe it could be strawberry cheesecake monti. lol

 

[29reef]

The first one is new to me, can you get a better photo of it? The orange monti is a nodosa.

 

[dvanacker]

There is no well known common name for either of those montiporas. The second is most likely the species nodosa like mentioned.

Both very nice though....perhaps rare even.

 

[Tony B (UK)]

Thanks for all the replies :wave:

The first one is new to me, can you get a better photo of it? The orange monti is a nodosa.

I'll try and get a better picture of it........

 

[MabuyaQ]

I'd say Montipora orientalis for the red one.