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Pink or Green? help me identify this birdsnest!


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I bought this birdsnest a while ago (mini colony) and at one time it was green, then it turned pink, now its in between... I thought maybe it was BOP (Birds of Paradise) but I have noticed that BOP have more green base, no pink... lol what is this? Stay PINK!

 

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Changes in color are normal for these colonies and will occur depending on light. I used to have this one and it would vary from tank to tank. Under my seriously intense 400W 10k+6500k bulb combination it would be similar to what you are showing. If put under 10ks alone, it was closer to solid pink. ID'ing a color variant is probably artificial.

 

Then again, it is nice looking!

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I dont think its ponape birdsnest because it has purple tips and yellowish or light green body. This is PB

 

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Could be a regular pink, but I see some green in your's. Its not a BOP. branches aren't thick enough.

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Not a BOP or Ponape.What Wade said.They can shift from green to pink depending on lighting.

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looks pink and purple to me!

Remember that tinny birdnest I showed you a few day ago? It looks very close to your when the colony was doing well. It probably come from the same people. I got the frag when a friend in Clarksburg break down his tank! It grow quickly into a colony and then...

 

Almost completely wiped out with in 2 days!

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Thanks for all your responses. I increased the intensity of my white leds to see if maybe with more light, it will stabilize its color.

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Funny, many of these specifically named corals are just color variants of the same species... Seriatopora hysterix I believe in you case would probably cover the Bird of Paradise and pink variants.

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Funny, many of these specifically named corals are just color variants of the same species... Seriatopora hysterix I believe in you case would probably cover the Bird of Paradise and pink variants.

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It's more appealing with a fancy name!

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I can tell you for sure... it's freakin awesome!!!

 

Agreed, looks good!

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