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Old 04-25-2008, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Reefer Rob View Post
Still waiting for the Cali Tort I bought from Jamie 2 months ago to darken. I guess it takes a while. Others who've bought a frag from Jamie in the past have had them darken, so I'm confident mine will eventually look correct. Maybe I need to get a few more fish.
As I said Jamie is a reliable source and knows his stuff. Since many corals look very different than even others from the same colony due to their surroundings (reticulate evolution) I would give that coral the benefit of the doubt and it will likely develop a more typical A.tortousa shape once it gets settled. It may have been in a low flow area or something. Mine took a long time to colour up as well and was a painfully slow grower the first year. After seeing this old picture of mine I think I would chalk the difference in the appearance of yours to reticulate evolution as stated above.
This is mine after one year.

After two years.
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