orange plate coral

Discussion in 'Coral' started by JJK, Jul 22, 2009.

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  1. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    excellent to hear jeremy.
     
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  3. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It might not come back orange. A bleached coral can be re-infected with different clades of zooxanthellae. It might turn purple or green too. It all depends on what species of zooxanthellae are running around in your water column.
     
  4. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    now wouldnt that be cool - you bought an ordinary orange one and you get a purple and green one! Id sell it for double
     
  5. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Awesome to hear it's doing well!!