Royal Dragon Acropora

[blueavatar]

I couldn't capture the baby blue tips for the life of me.

I think your YD will turn crazy colour after few weeks , the shape and tips look nice:x

 

[rtbm]

BlueAvatar~Would this be a more accurate pic? I adjusted the white balance and saturation a bit, I hope you don't mind. I'm really digging the cream colored branches and purple tips. Do you think mine will turn out that way?

Looks like a turoki to me. Pretty common these days.

 

[Soy]

If thats a turaki, I have never seen one that color before. only green/baby blue tips and purple/blue and baby blue tips. Thats really nice. If that is the blue avatar, its probably closely related to the royal lineage.

 

[Soy]

only thing is the size of the branches in relation to the size of the pic looks thicker than the dragon

 

[carloschali]

It looked like a Turaki growth and structure to me. The color may have varied because of lighting conditions.

 

[MammothReefer]

I have what should be a purple turaki, don't see why it couldn't get that coluration. Mine is brown but this other guys is purple.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2126990

 

[bogg]

Yawn

 

[Soy]

It looked like a Turaki growth and structure to me. The color may have varied because of lighting conditions.

that looked too smooth to be a turaki to me. I thought they grew thicker looking

 

[Soy]

Yawn

lol. :uzi: back to the royal dragon

 

[Soy]

some recent news. I have decided not to share this with any vendors because if it did go on auction, I think the price may soar considering the other version's price. If there aren't any cultures of this coming in, then I will distribute frags so that this coral can be aqua cultured for other hobbyists to enjoy.

 

[29reef]

I think blueavatars coral is a A. lokani. That color and shape is called the 30k lokani IIRC.

 

[Soy]

right! I didn't think it looked like a turaki either

 

[Soy]

I think your YD will turn crazy colour after few weeks , the shape and tips look nice:x

Its not just the growth tips, but the entire tip is turning baby blue

 

[Soy]

here is an old comparison pic of an accidental frag. one more picture update of the mother colony colored up and I'm done with this thread.