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Nice post [MENTION=64970]Mr2KiEu[/MENTION].
Seems like even some well known local reefers have gotten the DPV strain mixed up with what's aka "Purple Passion" or otherwise common purple w/green tip BTAs. Couple of pics to help folks know the difference.
- Base/Foot Color: Best described as a mauve purple. If it's any sort of bright purple/magenta/etc, not a DPV. This will be the easiest giveaway.
- Tip Color: Bright neon green. Green color often extends 1/4" to 1/2" down the tentacle. Between the green tip and mauve purple color, it's often a mix I can only think to describe as "White-ish purple/green."
- Bubbles: Consistent color, without white splotches. Not translucent.
- Bubbling: Bubbles less frequently than other BTAs, IME. Can be mistaken for a Ritteri somewhat easily. Bubbles occur in the "White-ish purple/green" part of the tentacle, not at the very top. When bubbled, the tip till be dangly, not stubby. Not sure how to describe exactly, but it'd approach NSFW...
Source: Received DPV BTA from Tyler ~15 years ago.
Nice post [MENTION=19443]fishmonger[/MENTION]
Except for “Bubbles: Consistent color, without white splotches. Not translucent...”
My experience, this will happen to DPV also if there’s chemical warfare. Also the bubble seems to go away and the tentacles becomes wrinkly strings.
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I want a picture of the original dpv the very first one
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Hey [MENTION=64970]Mr2KiEu[/MENTION]
Someone brought another "Is this a DPV" question to me... And curious for your thoughts.
DPVs, over the years, have not grayed out when mixed with another nem. [MENTION=3913]mobert[/MENTION] harem tank confirms this as there were tons of RBTAs in that tank. I've kept DPV with CSB and RBTA for years without issue.
I'm starting to think that one of the purple passions made it's way to becoming known as a "DPV," and perhaps even got mixed in ~2013.
I have a DPV mixed with the impostor DPV, CSB, and inferno. The impostor DPV grayed out (in about 3 months), and the true DPV is holding its colors.