Purple Monster

[Salty Cracker]

I know a few of you are familiar with this tricky and rare coral...I don't think there are a lot of colonies left (last known harvesting was 1995). I got a teeeeny piece from Reefhero a couple of years ago, and after a lot of research on this fella, decided to put it low in the tank (I think it's a deepwater acro which may account for the difficulty in keeping it in a reef tank).

Saying it's a slow grower is an understatement, but I got my first legit bud growing on the colony this past month. Quite pleased about that. It's one of those corals I have just left in a semi-shaded area and haven't touched or bothered.

Patience is indeed a virtue with the reef tank.

 

[heath]

I am not familiar with that piece, can you post a picture ? I would say then that Congrats are in order...

 

[reef keeper]

I've been looking for a true piece of that for a year. Keep it safe.

I know more was recently collected from the original colony.

 

[Shooter000]

Ya he will be keeping it safe for me

 

[reef keeper]

It was reef builders.

https://reefbuilders.com/2015/08/05/tracked-purple-monster-acro-original-source/

I should get a piece for posting this

 

[Salty Cracker]

I've been looking for a true piece of that for a year. Keep it safe.

I know more was recently collected from the original colony.

I'm not surprised, as almost everything "in captivity" has died out. I hadn't heard there was new pieces, just that it was murder getting even a 1/4" piece.

 

[Salty Cracker]

It was reef builders.

https://reefbuilders.com/2015/08/05/tracked-purple-monster-acro-original-source/

I should get a piece for posting this

Lol I wonder what "wild caught" pieces are going for

I wanted to hold off before I posted, as I wanted to make sure the new buds got white tips, but it looks like yep, they're going to be white.

 

[derrick orosz]

It was reef builders.

https://reefbuilders.com/2015/08/05/tracked-purple-monster-acro-original-source/

I should get a piece for posting this

Wow great read.

 

[derrick orosz]

I know a few of you are familiar with this tricky and rare coral...I don't think there are a lot of colonies left (last known harvesting was 1995). I got a teeeeny piece from Reefhero a couple of years ago, and after a lot of research on this fella, decided to put it low in the tank (I think it's a deepwater acro which may account for the difficulty in keeping it in a reef tank).

Saying it's a slow grower is an understatement, but I got my first legit bud growing on the colony this past month. Quite pleased about that. It's one of those corals I have just left in a semi-shaded area and haven't touched or bothered.

Patience is indeed a virtue with the reef tank.

Pic please

 

[reef keeper]

I'd imagine the west coast would be where you might find a bit here or there. When I was in LA I went to vivid. Crazy stuff they had there. Stuff we pay huge here for is much cheaper out west. Problem is, we can't get it here easily.

 

[teebone110]

take care of that beauty

btw

 

[teebone110]

I actually remember Darryl_V had a some nice sized frags of it a few years ago at Frag Fest and a couple local reefers got lucky.

I couldn't believe that he still ended up bringing home, although I know MadJelly was selling the rest off.

I wonder who else has it in Ontario... It's my understanding there is some available among hobbies within the GTA.

If anyone has a frag, let me know via PM.

 

[AdInfinitum]

I'd imagine the west coast would be where you might find a bit here or there. When I was in LA I went to vivid. Crazy stuff they had there. Stuff we pay huge here for is much cheaper out west. Problem is, we can't get it here easily.

Last time I was talking to Jay he was putting together a huge shipment that was headed to LA for resale at larger dollars than here... so it goes both ways.....

 

[Salty Cracker]

Lol, I'll take a pic tomorrow. It really has just looked like a purple blob for the past couple of years. It's like the tyree pink lemonade, it's just encrusted and refused to branch. But, pink lemonade isn't all that hard to come by

 

[Nick James]

Lol, I'll take a pic tomorrow. It really has just looked like a purple blob for the past couple of years. It's like the tyree pink lemonade, it's just encrusted and refused to branch. But, pink lemonade isn't all that hard to come by

It's tomorrow... :0

 

[Salty Cracker]

Best shot I can get of it, it's down near the bottom in almost shade.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Just confirmed: Ben got this from Darryl at the first Fragfest, so it is legit. He split it in two with me to trade for something I had. By all accounts true tyree purple monster.

 

[Salty Cracker]

You can see why I never posted about it before... kind of a sad shy little specimen so far. I didn't have high hopes for it. But do now

 

[heath]

that is beautiful...lets hope it grows well, I am sure there will be a path to your house to get a piece of it...

 

[derrick orosz]

Just confirmed: Ben got this from Darryl at the first Fragfest, so it is legit. He split it in two with me to trade for something I had. By all accounts true tyree purple monster.

What would a 1 inch frag of something so rare be worth ?