Do you know the name of that coral?

Pawel

Pawel

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Can anyone help me recognize that coral? The branches are blue and green with yellow polyps. Thanks
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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.
 
It varies and I haven’t tested par in a long while but 150 low end and some sps get 350-400
 
Pawel said:
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.
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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.
 
Sawdonkey said:
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.
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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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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 :)
 
ultimatemj said:
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 :)
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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.
 
Pawel said:
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.
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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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