Superman Montipora

What do you think of the color of the is Superman Monti. It is Maricultured from Divers Den. The polyps are not a true red but I am not sure if they will turn more red. It is 3 inches long.
Adam

 

personally i think it looks better with the purple

 

Yes, but would you buy it for a True Superman Monti?
Adam

 

yes, i would. alot of the corals color has to do with the type of lighting theyre under. even differs between brands of bulbs.
besides i have a feeling that the pic was taken under actinics mainly.

 

+1. It seems like a lot of coral photos are taken under heavily actinic light. I guess because corals seem to glow under actinics IMO.

 

If the coral does have red poyps then under actinics they would like more purple like in the pic.
Adam

 

My Superman's colors look exactly like that under actinics ...

 

that's a nice looking piece. It's superman alright. They take their pics under 20K lights (horrible for growth but make the colors pop). I would say go for it.

 

i would have to say that is a nice loooking superman. It may turn more red in your tank, if that is what you want

 

I want it too look more red. On their site it only mentions 20,000k lights but not actinics. I will call them tomorrow. I have seen on some other sites where the polyps are very red but the piece is usually smaller
Adam