Darth Maul Porites

[Bongo Shrimp]

Check out these awesome porites I bought at a local frag swap. I don't really know much about them other than the fact that the aren't cheap, and the aren't easy to get your hands on.

My frag: (looks better now because it was just put in the tank when I took this pic)

Vendor's pic: (close up)

What do you think?

 

[seafansar]

Very cool! I'd love a frag of that!

 

[reefjeff]

Very cool! I'd love a frag of that!

me too, but it ll never make it alive to my place...
beautiful frag
peace
jeff

 

[seafansar]

Does it have polyps like a cyphestrea or hardly any tentacles like in the pictures?

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

It has polyps like cyphastrea but they only come out at night.

 

[cbrownfish]

I think the vendor is good with photoshop! Nice piece nonetheless!

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

I'll post a newer pic of my frag which looks a lot more like the vendor's pic. Mine has colored up a lot since I pt it in. He did not photoshop the pic as I have seen the mother colony in person and it is being kept under 400 watt metal halides 20000k. It looks different under my not so powerful high output T5s. He also used a macro lens to take the pic, I did not.

 

[cbrownfish]

Well the vendor pic shows spectacular color. If it is close to that, then I am jealous that it isn't in my tank!

 

[wfuavenger]

send me a pm if you want to frag it!!!!

 

[wfuavenger]

send me a pm if you want to frag it!!!

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Ok, but it's a slow grower. Maybe in a few months.

 

[Hookup]

any updated photos of this piece?

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

This pic was really of the paly but you can see the porites in the back. Look how much redder it is...

I'm looking to expand my porites collection and will add pics once I get more.

 

[Eric]

Nice Find!

 

[Bathtub]

Amazing, what light/ flow conditions does it like?

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

I find that it likes medium to high light and medium to high flow.