Bid for rare white cynarina / prata

[bellinayu]

Putting this rare white Cynarina / Prata for bid. Starting price is $90. Very healthy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11348305@N00/517479792/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11348305@N00/517479796/

Will grow twice the size if fed well. Bidding closes on 31 May. SMS your bid to 81117171. Collection at Depot Rd.

[Achilles Tang]

White may not necessary mean its rare. You may have a specimen that has lost its zooxanthellaea. Try feeding it and see if the colour comes back. It probably got stressed but will recover quickly.

[Rogerttt]

I think it is prata. very interesting . may know where you bought the white one from? thks

[bellinayu]

I think it is prata. very interesting . may know where you bought the white one from? thks

Bought it from LCK 110 mid of last year. The owner told me that its a rare breed - white colour. It has not lost its zooxanthellaea! In fact, it's really healthy! You can see that it's not stressed and very fleshy. Recently, my blue tang has gone bonkers and start to nibble at it. I've placed a container over it to keep the blue Tang away.

I love to keep it if anyone can help to catch out my Blue Tang or else, its up for bid starting at $90. Thanks.

[Achilles Tang]

Errr.... LCK110?? Who from there told you that its a rare breed?

It's this one on the right?

[bellinayu]

Errr.... LCK110?? Who from there told you that its a rare breed?

It's this one on the right?

Yes, the one on the right. One of Buck's helpers, wearing glasses. Can't remember his name. Ever since I bought it, it's this colour. It has always been very fleshy.

Actually, I like this piece very much as it's very fleshy and big. I would love to keep it if you can help me catch my blue tang out?

[Achilles Tang]

Well, i can tell you for a fact that it is not considered a rare morph, inspite of what you're told!

Normally the skeleton shouldn't be so easily seen through the flesh. I suspect that the coral's been stressed and fishes do nip at stressed corals, but I may be wrong.

But beauty is in the eye of the beholder... you may just get a buyer... just don't declare it to be rare when it really isn't... you'll pass on the frustration! worse still, you'll be accused of conning gullible reefers.

I've seen too many flaming episodes happen.... just my two cents!

[Achilles Tang]

PS - you're also making the classical mistake of putting such corals on rocks.

In the wild, there are found only on the sandbed. Their soft fleshy tissue will be less stressed from abrasion. They will also be closer to their food sources found nearer the sandbed.

Cheers,

AT

[jasonpoh]

i think it will have to feed alot. Get enough meat for energy.

sugar source from photosynthesis could be nil or little.