Do you know the name of that coral?
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Pawel
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Looks very similar. It might be garf bonsai.
Pawel
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I just bought par meter and it does need more light. Im slowly increasing intensity. Good eye.
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Pawel
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There was a big discussion on reef2reef on Garf Bonsai vs Bali Tricolor. After taking a closer look this morning at my coral and two frags that I got, I came to the conclusion that it is Garf Bali. Reefer @tab28 on reef2reef who has both corals explained very well the difference.
Thanks for your help reefers.
Thanks for your help reefers.
Pawel
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Sawdonkey
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I’m not convinced. I’ve had both of these in the past and I still think tri color.
Garf is a deeper solid purple with greener more pronounced polyps, and a tighter branch pattern.
Tri color is more of a blue-ish purple that isn’t as solid (lighter and darker areas). The polyps are more yellow-ish green and it’s more branchy.
Both are cool corals.
Pawel
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The base of the coral is green and purple on the edges. Tips (new growth) is blueish or purpleish with brownish or greenish branch.
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ultimatemj
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It's certainly not without doubt, but I'm with Sawdonkey because the GARF Bonsai I've seen have a consistent deep purple "body" versus the Valida's tricolor "body" with "pale green" sections. And it looks like the tips of yours are showing a hint of the green tips that you'd expect the tricolor typically to have.
That said, this is not a new discussion; these two corals have multiple threads across the forums "which one is this" LOL
If @ReefDweller is still active here, he may be able to enlighten us on how to be sure
That said, this is not a new discussion; these two corals have multiple threads across the forums "which one is this" LOL
If @ReefDweller is still active here, he may be able to enlighten us on how to be sure
Pawel
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Looks like many people are confused by those two. I'm one of them. If you guys are sure that it's Tricolor then Valida Tricolor it is.It's certainly not without doubt, but I'm with Sawdonkey because the GARF Bonsai I've seen have a consistent deep purple "body" versus the Valida's tricolor "body" with "pale green" sections. And it looks like the tips of yours are showing a hint of the green tips that you'd expect the tricolor typically to have.
That said, this is not a new discussion; these two corals have multiple threads across the forums "which one is this" LOL
If @ReefDweller is still active here, he may be able to enlighten us on how to be sure
Sawdonkey
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I’m definitely not 100% on it, but I’d lay down a reasonable amount of money in a bet on it
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Pawel
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Close, but it doesn't look like mine coral.
