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paddyob 01-19-2012 10:40 PM

ID my Monti?
 
Used a Pentax W90 for these. Dunked my hand in and used the macro.

Was given to me as a Poker Star... but I think it is a Sunset Monti.

Anyone?

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...yob/Monti3.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...yob/Monti2.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...yob/Monti1.jpg


Sorry for three pics. But I wanted to. :razz:

jagermaier 01-19-2012 10:45 PM

Looks more like a pokerstar than a sunset to me.

Reefie 01-19-2012 10:47 PM

My bet is that it is a Rainbow Monti. Based upon the Blue base and the colour of the polyps.

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...ZKiXsSuVBjecrg

A Sunset Monti has a Orange base. Such as below.

http://www.exoticfrags.us/shop/images/sunset_monti.jpg

paddyob 01-19-2012 10:48 PM

Sorry Rainbow is what I meant to say.

I was looking at them earlier and jumbled.

apexifd 01-19-2012 10:56 PM

Rainbow monti.

ScubaSteve 01-19-2012 11:03 PM

It's probably a rainbow (one of the many montis labelled "rainbow") but could easily be a pokerstar. Montis in particular can and will shift colour depending on lighting conditions. I once had a pokerstar that changed to look like a rainbow. The tell tale sign of a "true" rainbow is that the polyps tend to change colour with time rather than lighting.

NU-2reef 01-19-2012 11:07 PM

Dedinately a rainbow monti

paddyob 01-19-2012 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve (Post 673342)
It's probably a rainbow (one of the many montis labelled "rainbow") but could easily be a pokerstar. Montis in particular can and will shift colour depending on lighting conditions. I once had a pokerstar that changed to look like a rainbow. The tell tale sign of a "true" rainbow is that the polyps tend to change colour with time rather than lighting.

This one started out blue base and green polyps.... then, as you describe, changed into the three colors. Over about a year.


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