Superman monti?

[fanandy8]

I picked this frag up at a LFS last week, not sure what it is, maybe superman monti? I got it for the color. Sorry that pic isn't the greatest, only have a cell phone camera. Hope I did tis right, first time posting pic on RC.

 

[JCR's Reef]

By the color (purple) I would say its a purple haze monti. Still a nice piece!

 

[fanandy8]

I was also thinking purple haze, but wasn't sure if PH had red polyps.

 

[Kentsreef]

I like the color, what ever it is !!

 

[allsps40]

Hard to tell in pic looks like a superman to me. Red base with blue polyps. Could be a purple haze though, again hard to see in pic.

 

[dvanacker]

definatly not superman...polyps on the superman are much larger and more pronounced red.

 

[fanandy8]

This is a blue almost purple base with red polyps.

 

[JCR's Reef]

If its a nice blue base with red polyps its a superman. If the base is purple and the polyps are close to the same color as the base its a purple haze. Hard to tell from the pic, but based on everyone claim and your eyes you now know lol

 

[MrBillLumberg]

definatly not superman...polyps on the superman are much larger and more pronounced red.

says who? My superman monti has smaller polyps. That does look like a superman.

 

[maroun.c]

Got the same piece and always thought it was a Purple haze.
Hope it keeps its colors for you.

 

[n8ureman]

I would have to agree with the rest on this thread that you have purple haze monti and not superman...
In order to show you what I mean I "borrowed" some images off the internet..first superman...

And now purple haze

It should be mentioned that "true" superman (i.e frags that can trace their lineage to Tubs original piece.) are thought to be Montipora danae. Notice that the polyps are quite large and recessed around the corals bump-like tubercules. Now look at the purple haze, it has smaller polyps that are almost the same color as the coral itself, as well as lacking the bump-like tubercules. BTW there are quite a few "knock-off" pieces of superman out there and a lot of them are not M. danae (and most are not as spectacular in color as the original.)
I hope this helps...