Montiporas

[noy]

My Collection of Montiporas

Purple Plate

IMG_4137 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_4131 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_4088 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_3943 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_3795 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_3956 by Ngai On, on Flickr

 

[noy]

Smaller Frags - Montiporas but not the plating variety


IMG_4178 by Ngai On, on Flickr


IMG_4181 by Ngai On, on Flickr

 

[little_fish]

beautiful

 

[Cheeser]

very nice. I love montis.

 

[AmberSunrise]

Very nice! I got a small free piece from a fellow reefer and I am shocked to see how well it has grown! I hardly see these available at my LFS's but would love to try some new colors you got a great selection!

 

[Old_Moe]

WOW, great pics.... how long have you had them?

 

[d2mini]

Awesome! Do you know the name of the orange/green encrusting monti?

 

[noy]

Montipora capricornis - its the same species as the plating monti's but the vase growth formation (turbinate) comes from deep water where the flow is fairly quiet. They are harder to collect and often have very pretty colours.

Had them from 3-8 months. The red monti - i had for about 8 months - its actually even bigger than the photos now. The front left section actually broke off completely (my fish knocked it over) but its grown back even bigger than before.

 

[noy]

Closeup of Montipora plate showing the openings for the small polyp animals. You can see the little feelers sticking out. Its almost like a Martian landscape.


IMG_4684 by Ngai On, on Flickr

 

[noy]

close up video of montipora showing the small polyps popping in/out.

Montipora Closeup - YouTube

 

[noy]

More Monti's

Montipora Confusa

IMG_4719 by Ngai On, on Flickr

IMG_4704 by Ngai On, on Flickr
Pokerstar (encrusting and branching)

IMG_4718 by Ngai On, on Flickr

 

[Kizmar]

Very cool corals and nice pics!

 

[Smitty]

That's a very cool collection. I'm starting to love my montis.

 

[noy]

I came across this today - easily the best and most comprehensive articles on Montiporas Digitatas but completely applicable to other sp.

Feature Article: Montipora digitata: A Stony Coral for All Hobbyists — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

 

[LoveJC03]

Those are really nice :) I've never seen a pick one like that.. that is beautiful!

 

[Barch]

very nice, I'm looking for some of the monti's for my tank

 

[noy]

Montipora Stellata

IMG_5452 by
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IMG_5449 by


Montipora Digitatas (German Blue Digi)
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Montipora Nauti
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IMG_4832 by

Montipora Capitata
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IMG_4831 by http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/

 

[salt_for_brains]

Beautiful corals you have there!

 

[noy]

Montipora Undata

In a branching growth. I really haven't seen that before so I scooped it up.


IMG_5653 by

close up
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IMG_5639 by

This is the other undata i got - plating form.
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IMG_5636 by

Montipora Digitata (green with orange polyps)
Forest Fire Digitata

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IMG_5603 by

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IMG_5602 by

Not a monti but a Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Those that are familiar with this will notice its not healed from fragging yet. I took a chance and bought it before it even "went to market" - these usually last about a microsecond at a retail store.
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IMG_5644 by

Update on my pink monti plate
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IMG_5622 by http://www.flickr.com/people/93072545@N02/

 

[noy]

just noticed an error on earlier post - the pink monti frag - its a setosa (not a pokestar)