pokerstar monti

[tamra&steven]

my lfs has a large poker star monti cap "they say", but i can not find it a pic of it anywhere to see if it realy is. it is green with bright blue polyps. when i look it up all i can find is encursting types of pokerstar monti and i keep reading about it and im not even sure what a pokerstar monti is right now. does anyone have this type of monti cap?

 

[ccCapt]

A "pokerstar monti" is just a fancy name for a montipora danae. It is not a montipora capricornus. They are 2 different species.

 

[melosu58]

Any way you can get a pic of it?

 

[Ziggy953]

http://www.cherrycorals.com/product.php?productid=929&cat=14&page=1

 

[Ziggy953]

Pokerstar, sunset, superman, rainbow and dozens of others are just names given to different color combinations of the same coral. As ccCapt said this is not a cap. It is an encrusting monti. They are beautiful and expensive!

 

[roka64]

WOW! That is beautiful!
What kind of lighting do they need and how big do they get?
Are they hard to keep? I think I may have found my first coral...if it is so suggested.

 

[melosu58]

I was just wondering if the OP could post a pic of his coral so we could see what he had.

 

[Ziggy953]

They will continue to encrust...kind of an endless thing. They need pretty strong lighting and good flow. They are an SPS coral.

 

[roka64]

Well, I have 324W on my 55 and 834 on my 125, so it should go in either one correct? Are they difficult, or would you recommend them for a first coral?

 

[Ziggy953]

As long as your CA, Alk and mag are in good standing and you have good flow they should be just fine in either of your tanks. They aren't difficult.

 

[roka64]

Ok, I'll have to get those test kits!

 

[ccCapt]

Another similar monti is the very rare montipora palawanensis..aka "The Amazing Appleberry".
Sanjay has frags of this available for the frag swap next weekend, but $50 for a 1" piece.

 

[Ziggy953]

That's a pretty good price for that coral I think. I've seen Sunset, Superman and other similar monti's for $99 for a 1/2" piece. I'd drop $50 on that coral in a heart beat!

 

[ccCapt]

I've been tossing the idea back and forth. Get it...nah, too much $. That would be the most expensive coral in my tank...and the smallest. Still have a week to decide.

 

[Ziggy953]

I wish I could say the same thing about that being the most expensive in my tank.

Tell you what....If you get it after it has grown some I'll buy a frag of it from you!

 

[tamra&steven]

mine is a cap maybe its a poker table anyways i know the names are just the color combos.