Velvet finger Coral :)

skooby

skooby

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I have a chance to get a 8 in piece of velvet finger coral, it is purple. Anyone out there ever had this type. It is supposed to be moderate to keep, I have 40watt 20,000 k white light, 40 watt atinic blue, and 2 , 15 watt 50/50 coral life bulbs. Do you think this is enough light and is it pretty easy to keep? Also does it grow happidly?
 
jonthefb

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what size tank do you have? im thinking its a purple montipora frag. and these guys are one of the easier sps corals to keep, however, they still require a ton of light
good luck
jon
 
jonthefb

jonthefb

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if it is a purple monti, i would say no. you dont have enough lighting to keep it. can you describe the coral and polyps at all? is it a soft coral or hard, and if it is hard, what doed it look like, kind of lighting is it under, etc?
jon
 
blondenaso1

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Anyone have a pic of a purple monti? I am assuming you are talking about a digitata. I have a green and a brown digitata and am hoping to get a yellow soon. How many color morphs are there?
 
skooby

skooby

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Here is a picture of it. REALLY i dont have enough light. Foster Smith says it is easy care and moderate lighting? Man i hope so.
 
skooby

skooby

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NO IDEA I thought it looked cool , and I researched and thought it was velvet finger. It's polyps arent in really great shape. It is soft to the touch, a little bendy.
 
skooby

skooby

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I have researched this alot , also looked at the briarium sp. and I cant find anything that looks like it. The (bulbs) seem to have and outreached 4-5 very short tentacle type coming out of them as if they were feeding. They sway with the current.
 
skooby

skooby

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I found in Live aquaria.com there is a coral named Montipora Digitata coral purple aquacultered. Does anyone know if this is supposed to be a smooth or polypy coral. The picture on this sight makes it look smooth. Mine is not . Any ideas????
 
slowest is fastest

slowest is fastest

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First I will say that I have seen this coral (kind of coral) listed as several different things from branching briarium to purple sponge. I personally believe that it is a type of briarium perhaps even Briarium asbestinum although I think a positive ID is tough. If it is a Briarium asbestinum then it has been suggested that they (Briarium asbestinum) kill gorgonia and encrust their (the gorgonian) skeleton giving them a branching or tree like shape.
IME It likes lower light and it needs strong flow and fed to thrive. Each of the "bumps/pips" should develope a polyp extention and will look much like any other star polyp or encrusting gorgonian polyp when healthy.
Regards,
SiF
PS If you happen to find a "book and page number" please post. Good Luck
PPS what you have is not Montipora Digitata IMO
 
skooby

skooby

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That would be really great if that is what it is . Thanks for the imput. Your right it looks like a star at the tips when there out. SOme looked smashed from shippment , I hope it will be ok
 
skooby

skooby

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This coral has turned out to be a beautifull thing. THanks to all that helped. When it is opened it looks like one big handfull of stars. AWESOME!!! THANKS
 
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