My Palau Nepthea and Purple Xenia

[Patwa]

Hey.....snapped these pics last weekend.....thought i'd share it with you all hope you enjoy!

Palau Green Tree Coral (nepthea sp.)

purple xenia

side by side

and yeah, that is pretty much exactly how intense the green is in person.......all I did in photoshop was drop the brightness down a bit and do some sharpening...that's it!

Zach

 

[jhildebrand]

Wow, good stuff! I love nepthea when it's happy. I'd take care of those flatworms though...

 

[Patwa]

word up....flatworms ....when you can't beat 'em join 'em!....they do nothing but look like craaaaap!

Zach

 

[redfishsc]

Good heavens! That is GREEEEEN!

Well, and blue!

But man, that is greeeen!


I love it. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[djmx2002]

wow beautiful colors under what kind of lights were those pictures taken?

 

[gflat65]

Nice Zach. Does the debate still continue with the Genus of the Xenia? I wish I could get my hands on a Palau...

I've got one similar, but it is more blue than purple (esp from the top). Front shots don't do it justice, but here are some with the foot.

 

[yiliyang]

That green is gorgeous. I love it. I have a small frag of that leather, I hope mine gets to be so green.

thanks for sharing.

Yili

 

[Patwa]

thanks for all the kind words, guys

 

[Patwa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13892439#post13892439 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gflat65
Nice Zach. Does the debate still continue with the Genus of the Xenia? I wish I could get my hands on a Palau...

I've got one similar, but it is more blue than purple (esp from the top). Front shots don't do it justice, but here are some with the foot.

Hey...nice shots.. your xenia is looking very cool! i'm sure the debate still continues.....I gave up on that thread; i said what I had to say....hell, the main dude was just soo smug and arrogant....can't deal with people like that.

but yeah...whatever it is, it's sweet! if you're ever in Toronto, you are more than welcome to swing by...you can see just how green the Palau is in person!

and FWIW, i'm getting another species of green nepthea soon - just as green, but with WHIITE-ish polyps....ooooohhh I can't wait!

Zach

 

[gflat65]

Can't wait to see pics of new Nephthea when you get it.

 

[ReneX]

Holy cow! Those are some pretty nice corals It's enough to make just about anyone rethink the super-low-nutrient SPS only tanks that are so the rage. Softies can be just as gorgeous, and they've got a dimension of movement that SPS can't match. Kudos.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with flatworms all over the place. Here's a hearty second to the sentiment that this type doesn't do anything but look fugly. If the population gets too large for me, I wipe them off the sides of the tank with a paper towel and throw the suckers in the trash.

 

[bbl_nk]

I have a line on a frag of the Palau...hoping to nab it within the next few weeks! Great pics

 

[stunreefer]

:eek1:

WOW, now thats green, great stuff bro!

 

[gflat65]

Hey Zach. Can you get a close up of the polyps of the Nephthea? I don't care about color (in case it doesn't photograph well), just structure.

 

[Patwa]

i'll try.......I was already pretty close to the water's edge when I took those shots....and my zoom is a bit wonky at best.....but i'll try again

Zach

 

[gflat65]

I'll work on some from my softies, too. I feel that you have to be able to get a decent idea of what the softie is by the polyp structure. The ones I have are noticably different, so I have a hard time believing that they could both be Sinularia, as may have said in the past. I know it won't be an end all answer, but I'll feel better about what I call mine.

 

[InsaneClownFish]

Overused but completely relevant- WOW!

 

[Patwa]

ok....here are the best close-ups I can get of my nepthea...no zoom used....photoshop work is just simple enhancements and sharpening.

so yeah...AFAIK, the palau nepthea has polyps which have the same colour as the base. There's a variant that is just as green, but the polyps are noticeably more white/beige (this is the coral i'm working on acquiring from a friend....*fingers crossed*)

The more common, but closely related green sinularia, in comparison, has darker, almost grey-coloured polyps.

someone please correct me if i'm way off

Zach.

 

[gflat65]

That gives me what I was looking for. I'll try to get a few comparison shots of the different polyps structures of the corals I've got.

 

[Flavum]

wow i cant believe thats not shopped, it looks like a slimer colony. very nice patwa.