ORA Chips?

[Brian Prestwood]

When I got this I was told it is a crayola. Others have said it is an exceptionally colorful ORA chips. Anyone know?

When I got this in early 2008 it was about 3/4" tall and much darker. It quickly turned brown and stayed that way for about six months. Then it started growing slowly. About six months ago it colored up and started growing rapidly.

 

[Atomikk]

A. desalwii

 

[Brian Prestwood]

That's it.

Thanks Atomikk

Do you think the ORA Chips...

a desawalii?

 

[mark728]

Hi guys the pic of the chips above is mine, I sent some pics over to that website with, mine came from Ming at Atlantis aquarium
here are some more pics of mine see if your's matches it .

9 months later w/t5 actinics ,and vho actinics on

And this is a pic of a A. desalwii I found on the web this sps has a white/cream colored body with colored tips as the chips has mint green body with purp/tips just my 2 cents though.

 

[Brian Prestwood]

Thanks Mark

The base coloring seems to match but mine has green polyps, not brown or orange. My source for this coral here in Sacramento did get some frags from Ming. Perhaps it is exactly the same coral

 

[mark728]

My polyps were green but the more light I gave them the lighter they got .

 

[Atomikk]

Mark728, LOL! That last one you found is from my tank That is my hand, and my desalwii. How odd.

 

[Brian Prestwood]

small world

 

[mark728]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15673961#post15673961 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atomikk
Mark728, LOL! That last one you found is from my tank That is my hand, and my desalwii. How odd.

Not to be a pain in the azz ,but do you have a updated shot of that desalwii ,I bet it's a great looking coral now .

 

[Atomikk]

The most updated shot of the desalwii is this:

Older

Young

 

[mark728]

Atomikk (The most updated shot of the desalwii is this


Now that's what Im talking about ,sweet!
love those purp tips

 

[Brian Prestwood]

Nice!!!

That's the green polyps I'm seeing in mine. Under 14K Pheonix bulbs the base on mine is pastel green and baby blue.

The picture above is from May. I'll have to take a more recent picture.

 

[Salty92]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15684316#post15684316 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mark728
Atomikk (The most updated shot of the desalwii is this


Now that's what Im talking about ,sweet!
love those purp tips

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