True Superman? - Aquarium Advice

ntswift · 10-25-2007, 09:33 PM

I was looking at getting a frag of the superman monti but I found two different names for them. Which one is the real name?
TIA!
Montipora tuberculosa
or
Montipora Danae?

**melosu58** · 10-26-2007, 05:56 PM

I dont know but I found these.

http://www.exoticreefs.us/repository...nt_mdanae1.htm

ebay

another ebay

ccCapt · 10-26-2007, 06:27 PM

Many of the montipora sp. can only be positively identified by looking at the corallites under a microscope (there is no "superman" species.....it's just a name someone came up with). Taking that into consideration, most superman being sold I think are m. danae.

ntswift · 10-26-2007, 08:16 PM

Thanks guys! Yeah the ones that I've found in the lfs around here are the M. Danae. However, all the ones online are m. tuberculosa. I just wanted to make sure that one wasnt some generic type or something that was turned that color artificially. Dr.F&S have some big frags for pretty cheap that I was looking at getting but again that is the m. tuberculosa. Maybe I'll just get it and have to find out for myself. Thanks for the link melosu-

**melosu58** · 10-27-2007, 02:02 PM

No problem. Like I said I was just guessing.

10-25-2007, 09:33 PM	#1
ntswift Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 732	True Superman? I was looking at getting a frag of the superman monti but I found two different names for them. Which one is the real name? TIA! Montipora tuberculosa or Montipora Danae?

10-26-2007, 06:27 PM	#3
ccCapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,838 Images: 3	Many of the montipora sp. can only be positively identified by looking at the corallites under a microscope (there is no "superman" species.....it's just a name someone came up with). Taking that into consideration, most superman being sold I think are m. danae. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project /Larry

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10-26-2007, 08:16 PM	#4
ntswift Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 732	Thanks guys! Yeah the ones that I've found in the lfs around here are the M. Danae. However, all the ones online are m. tuberculosa. I just wanted to make sure that one wasnt some generic type or something that was turned that color artificially. Dr.F&S have some big frags for pretty cheap that I was looking at getting but again that is the m. tuberculosa. Maybe I'll just get it and have to find out for myself. Thanks for the link melosu-