Montipora spongodes

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mtraylor

Here is a pic of one of my montipora's. This pic is of my Montipora spongodes when I first got it. I placed it in the top of my aquarium and now its florescent green and super hairy from the polyps. You can only see the skin now if you agitate it with the current or somthing because of the polpys. Unfortunately it has plated out to the size of a dinner plate. If this is a popular coral, I will start fragging it out because its too big. I will post another pic to show how it has grown over the past 6 months or so.
 
The spongodes and the confusa are very similar and hard to tell apart. The confusa that I have seen is usually encrusting with a purple edge and smaller polyps.
 
Mat, nice looking coral and good photo, too. Where's the 2nd shot? I'd like a piece when you get around to fragging it. I've got cash or lots of stuff I can frag in return.
 
Thank you,

I was trying to find the right angle to get a good picture of it now, since it is in the top back portion of my aquarium.....but here it is... ONce I figure out how to capture a real good pic of it I will. The first pic shows you how big and plating it has gotten. On the second pic I took my baster and shoved a little water over it to get some of the polyps to retract so you can see the color. I'm definately going to frag it if I can find around 6-10 people who want some. I dont want to have a bunch of frags in the sand waiting on buyers if you know what I mean. Thats real estate for other corals
 
Very pretty. A little early for St Patrick's Day, but I think you're ready. :)
 
Sweet! Montipora Spongodes colonies have encrusting or laminar bases which may have rootlets. Plates have upward projecting ridges developing into columns. Corallites are widely spaced and immersed. The colonies will ultimately have encrusting or laminar bases which may have rootlets. The coral ultimately developes characteristic plates that have upward projecting ridges developing into columns. Here is a picture of mine. The green polyps tend to blend in.


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Source reference: Veron (2000). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995). (yes I'm a true geek and need serious professional help....Don't you?)
 
I'd like a frag as well. Maybe you can frag it in time for Next Wave and bring it along for all the buyers?
 
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