The amazing Apple berry monti Palawenensis!

[kurplunk]

Plancton where in mexico are you located. I've always wanted to check stuff out when i'm down there. I am usually around Guanajuato and Querataro.

 

[kurplunk]

But back to the monti. Every time I'm in Mings shop his piece seems to be high up in his display tank and it always seem to be holding its color well.

 

[kev apsley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10588466#post10588466 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kurplunk
But back to the monti. Every time I'm in Mings shop his piece seems to be high up in his display tank and it always seem to be holding its color well.

yeah, the Atlantis piece loves high light!

 

[plancton]

Well, then is it ok if I don't light acclimate?

I am located in Guadalajara, Mexico city and Guadalajara probably have the largest hobby related stuff, but the variety of choices on corals and fish is very limited compared to the USA, the fact that I found this monti is a matter of luck, I don't really know if the guy has it on stock or is planning to import it in which case the importation might fail.

One thing you can find in Mexico is Live rock from the atlantic ocean, which has an amazing coloration. Or live rock from the mexican pacific, which has really cool shapes as well.

 

[kev apsley]

light acclimate to be on the safe side

 

[plancton]

Back to the Monti, what is its growth rate?

 

[kev apsley]

seems slow

 

[redox]

Id like to have a frag of that to see what the natural sun would do to it?

 

[pepeinthenavy]

That is an amazing coral

 

[plancton]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10588846#post10588846 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by redox
Id like to have a frag of that to see what the natural sun would do to it?

What do you mean redox?, you use natural sunlight on your tank or what?

 

[tonggao]

 

[redox]

yes natural sun is what I have

 

[Greg Hiller]

The one I've had for years under some conditions develops blue polyps. I wonder if the super low nutrient tanks that people are moving too would nudge it in that direction.

 

[kev apsley]

Info Tyree Palawanensis

"Moderate to high light preferably 20K helps develop the polyps to a nice deep blue color."

 

[plancton]

call me crazy but the palawensis you guys are showing don't have the cool green from the first pic.

 

[kev apsley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10593897#post10593897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plancton
call me crazy but the palawensis you guys are showing don't have the cool green from the first pic.

you have to blast it with light to get that green

 

[Serioussnaps]

Nice montis...I beg to diffeer on it being at one retailer....its everywhere. Nice nonetheless.

 

[kev apsley]

in the wild they are found in the upper reef slopes depths of 2-20 meters

 

[02REDZ28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10593897#post10593897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plancton
call me crazy but the palawensis you guys are showing don't have the cool green from the first pic.

Its amazing what you can do with photoshop color balance

 

[SteveM10]

Those are nice!