FT Orange Montipora

[amatuereefer]

hey all. i picked up a montipora frag from someone on this board last week and didnt realize it was sps until i after i got it. i only have pc's, so i dont think its going to do well and would like to trade it for something if anyones interested.
dan

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

What kind is it? Plating, or digitata? (Branching)

If it is branching, I am definately interested. If it is plating, I have 2 beautiful pieces.

Thanks!

-Alfred
917-287-5512

 

[pmui]

If it's plating, I would be interested.

Peter

 

[amatuereefer]

How can i tell which it is?? It is still a rather small frag, so it is only one layer and I don't know how to tell what it will do as it grows. Also, I was just told that these do OK under PC's and maybe I should just keep it. Any opinions??
Dan

 

[pmui]

Monti. are not very bright light loving corals. If you have a decent amount of PC lighing it will be fine. As for telling them apart. Monti. digitata grow in a branching formation. The plating type (capa.) grows like a rose bud .

Peter

 

[Crakeur]

montis will grow under flashlights. Hardy little corals. I have an orange monti dig frag that was buried in xenia and caulerpa and I pruned back the caulerpa and the xenia and, sure enough, the monti is still there, polyps out and growing around the algae and the xenia.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

I have orange and red montipora capricornis, now I want orange montipora digitata. Anyone have some frags they are willing to trade?

-Alfred

 

[amatuereefer]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think I'm going to keep it and see how it does under my lights, since the concensus seems to be it should be fine. I'm curious though if montiporas have any preference for water flow? Right now, it is getting pretty strong current from my powerhead and I'm trying to figure out if I should move it somewhere else. Thanks for any suggestions.
Dan