observation on transfer of symbiotic algae between species (perhaps).

[dg3147]

Just an observation I made this week: about 3 weeks after placing my magician paly's next to my "regular, boring" orange paly's (not sure what their 'sexy' name is), the regular ones began having some very slight fluorescent green "magician-like " speckles on their center.

The metamorphosis, so far, has only occurred in those paly's in closest proximity.

I suppose there is some inter-species transfer of the symbiotic organisms. Interesting.

Here is a lousy photo:
<a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/?action=view&current=IMG_0457.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/IMG_0457.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[Mmckibben]

That can happen, there's a thing called green jacket in which corals share a green pigmentation one they touch each other.

 

[dg3147]

here' a better photo taken with my Droid phone (vs my high-end point and shoot phone above ---those bastards at Canon!):
<a href="http://s774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/?action=view&current=2010-08-14121137.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy22/david_gutkin/2010-08-14121137.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[NyReefNoob]

those dont look like magicians and maybe the other are finally coloring up and now your starting to see a better color in them

 

[dg3147]

those dont look like magicians and maybe the other are finally coloring up and now your starting to see a better color in them

Not magicians? I just assumed they were. Do you have a pix of a Magician for comparison?

 

[NyReefNoob]

this is what your's look to be
http://www.uniquecorals.com/uccolle...es/4th-of-july-special-firecracker-paly-frags
which i have also as well as the regular magicians and blue magicians, will try to get a pic for you