Rare monti caps.

[reefkeeps]

I have two Montipora caps in my reef (not rare, just colorful)....and unfortunately, they are both starting to take up too much of my existing reef real-estate.

The first colony is the Tyree Strawberry Patch followed by the Tyree Idaho Grape.

And I'll now be adding "Tyree Strawberry Patch" to my must have list....Thanks a bunch, look now you just cost me more money! :fun2:

 

[smichaels68]

Not a "cap" because we don't get 'em, but nonetheless, does a highlighter yellow plating Monti 12 ours off the reef count?

That thing is crazy! What a super nice Monti.

 

[bradleyj]

I have 2 caps that have just exploded this year.

I believe this to be Leng si

And Idaho Grape.

 

[n0rk]

^ LOL this guy. All you have to do to get bad *** sps is go swimming on your south western coast.

Haha, I'd rather not go to prison for some corals Steve does raise a good point though, it's not that we don't have them in our local waters, it's just that here (as in, here on the east coast) they all get shipped overseas before we even get to see 'em. Danged foreigners stealing all our good livestock!

That thing is crazy! What a super nice Monti.

I picked it out from amongst a bunch of awesome hot pink/purple/black/white/red/blue ones... it was pretty special.

 

[sdoggssf]

I dont know about rare but i haven't seen it to often...

 

[rhys123]

^ LOL this guy. All you have to do to get bad *** sps is go swimming on your south western coast

And risk going straight to jail or being finned around $50 000 per piece of coral obtained

If you knew anything about coral collection in Australia you would know that it is heavily regulated and controlled.

 

[rhys123]

Double up

 

[rtbm]

I dont know about rare but i haven't seen it to often...

looks like the bloody mary cebuensis.

definitely an underrated monti

 

[nanshaw2001]

That is gorgeous dogg!

 

[stoneyj33]

Awesome corals that monty bradley has is huge!

 

[fcmatt]

nice thread. i should have known there was a couple of caps i never saw before.
that yellow one was something special. not often i see that color.
best looking has to be that strawberry patch one.. i completely forgot about that being
around.
thanks everyone for sharing.

 

[Bamm Bamm]

isnt an idaho grape about the most common cap nowadays? even though its one of my favorites... I remember when you used to be able to sell now everyone in my area can't give them away

 

[fcmatt]

isnt an idaho grape about the most common cap nowadays? even though its one of my favorites... I remember when you used to be able to sell now everyone in my area can't give them away

here in NH the local fish stores never seem to carry it. maybe the ORA purple
caps sell before i see them. but since ORA has it.. it cannot be that hard to
get locally if i wanted it.

 

[Theprettycolors]

That's a big boy!

That's a big boy!

I reckon your wrong Ben

One of the very rare few Caps we get here in Australia

 

[Theprettycolors]

One word.. Wow!

One word.. Wow!

I have 2 caps that have just exploded this year.

I believe this to be Leng si

And Idaho Grape.

 

[Mr. Right]

Nice caps guys!

 

[reef_of_flames]

That green with purple rim is gorgeous, well they're all gorgeous

 

[Ian]

I have 2 caps that have just exploded this year.

I believe this to be Leng si

Amazing colony, Brad! I love the texture and growth pattern on that thing

 

[dcantrall100]

Wow those are some great looking monti's.

 

[SEEMAC]

They all look killer...but I really love the purple.