Looking great! That raspberry lemonade is looking spectacular. What's the story behind it and how you came to acquire it?
Yeah, it’s funny. This coral has almost been lost on multiple occasions.
I got a very small frag of it from either Jim (
@gimmito) or Bob (
@tankguy). I can’t remember exactly. It wasn’t colored up when I got it, but I placed it in a good spot for light and flow and it grew pretty good. It grew away from the glass though, toward one of the kessils, so it only looked good from the top down.
It was almost lost when I found out I had flat worms. Pulled it out and dipped it and it managed to survive.
I lost it again when I had a big tank crash about 3 years ago. It was just a skeleton, and I broke it off the rock and didn’t think about it for several months. Then I noticed a very tiny little stick had grown out of the rock, in the same place it used to be. It was surrounded by other coral, but I just let it grow anyway. It looked pretty good for a bit and got several inches tall and wide, but it was already being impeded upon by several coral. So, it just turned brown. It still grew, and survived, but it was just plain brown.
When I ripped everything out for the recent tank re-do, I decided to leave it there and see what happens. As you can see, it’s doing better than ever.
It’s a very delicate coral. Breaks very easily and you have to get really close to see the amazing and subtle colors. Doesn’t look like too much from the side, but quite stunning from the top down.
I will make a bunch of frags and throw them in the frag tank. happy to DBTC this, as it was a gift to begin with. I have given it to several people over the years, but it never looked like this. Not sure if anyone still has it.
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