Burning Banana Stylocoeniella is too bushy

[Reef Alchemy]

My JF Burning Banana Stylocoeniella is too bushy. I have had the frag for about three months. The coral is not unhealthy. The polyp density is too much, there is literally no yellow "skin"... at all. Even with the polyps retracted, there is literally no yellow showing. I would like to have the frag about 75% yellow skin to 25% red polyps. I have the frag in Medium-Low light with moderate flow. Any ideas or suggestions. Thanks.
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[shakacuz]

pictures?

 

[Reef Alchemy]

pictures?

 

[Reef Alchemy]

pictures?

This is what I prefer it to look like. (Photo courtesy of World Wide Corals).

 

[shakacuz]

take another picture when the lights are on

 

[Derrick0580]

Looks to be in feeding mode, give it some reef roids

 

[Reef Alchemy]

take another picture when the lights are on

This is with the lights on.

 

[Cell]

Can you take a more clear/focused picture?

 

[Reef Alchemy]

Can you take a more clear/focused picture?

I cut the powerheads/pumps off for this picture. This is the best picture my Smart phone will produce. I included a picture that includes a Yellow Tang photo-bomb for color comparison.

 

[Reef Alchemy]

Looks to be in feeding mode, give it some reef roids

I feed it Reef Roids about once a week. I was wondering if the feeding made the polyp density greater. I have never had any personal experience with Stylocoeniella before.

 

[ScottB]

Use the camera settings that WWC uses. You need a more orange filter and more saturation for sure.

Seriously, it looks fairly happy with better PE than the WWC pic. Did WWC sell this to you? Did it ever look like that pic? Maybe it is something different?

Lastly, different colorations can come from different light spectrum and different parameters. Figure out those differences.

 

[Reef Alchemy]

Use the camera settings that WWC uses. You need a more orange filter and more saturation for sure.

Seriously, it looks fairly happy with better PE than the WWC pic. Did WWC sell this to you? Did it ever look like that pic? Maybe it is something different?

Lastly, different colorations can come from different light spectrum and different parameters. Figure out those differences.

The frag that I have, came from a local LFS, and not WWC Corals. The frag originally had more yellow skin, but the polyps have grown denser to the point that there is no yellow skin. The contrast between the yellow skin and red polyps is what I like about Burning Banana Styloco and my specimen has become just red shaggy polyps. And yes, the polyp extension is good, and the coral seems healthy, but it isn't the result I expected or what I am looking for and I was hoping someone else has experienced this and what may have caused it, such as... overfeeding, etc.

 

[ScottB]

The frag that I have, came from a local LFS, and not WWC Corals. The frag originally had more yellow skin, but the polyps have grown denser to the point that there is no yellow skin. The contrast between the yellow skin and red polyps is what I like about Burning Banana Styloco and my specimen has become just red shaggy polyps. And yes, the polyp extension is good, and the coral seems healthy, but it isn't the result I expected or what I am looking for and I was hoping someone else has experienced this and what may have caused it, such as... overfeeding, etc.

Most people around here are asking "what can I do to get MORE PE on my...?" Lol.

But you are in luck my friend. I have just the thing to solve for this problem of too much PE. Two words:
Dwarf Angelfish.

You are welcome. I will see myself out.

 

[Reef Alchemy]

Most people around here are asking "what can I do to get MORE PE on my...?" Lol.

But you are in luck my friend. I have just the thing to solve for this problem of too much PE. Two words:
Dwarf Angelfish.

You are welcome. I will see myself out.

Have had a Flame Angel the entire time I've had this frag.

 

[ScottB]

Have had a Flame Angel the entire time I've had this frag.

My coral beauty keeps PE in check. My excuse anyway. All my sticks keep growing despite the lack of PE. Keep searching but don't sweat it too much.

 

[Matthijs]

Is it in a low light area?
Mine browned out when it got in the shade of another coral.
It got alot more PE than that picture of WWC but I still see the yellow, less though and polyps are more orange than red-brown.

Grtz,
Matthijs

 

[rossco]

Mine is yellow even in the shaded areas, it actually has grown toward the dark. Medium to low light, Radion XR30’s with ATI blue plus T5’s, medium flow.

 

[V A R I A N T]

There is a strong resemblance to Leptastrea species. Some pics have sweeper tentacles which would be suspect if this is Stylocoeniella.