Yellow Fiji Leather?

[nickman]

I can say that the Tonga yellow leathers can get very close, if not just as yellow as their the Fiji counterparts. That is, before they sit under blue LEDs and turn green/brown.
There is a hypothesis that they need more green light (as found in halides) to keep/re-develope that true "canary yellow" which I hope to attempt soon on the recent import pictured below. Definitely looks like a Sarcophyton elegans to me!

I used a yellow Orphek filter and have edited to represent the best approximation of its true appearance.

 

[nickman]

I should add that the other colony from this shipment was actually more yellow and past colonies were also very yellow.

 

[Aaron Soliz]

Now that it has settled for the past two weeks…. The polyps just started sprouting recently. I don’t think it’s a true yellow Fiji :/ but it is a nice coral and gets fairly big during the day.

 

[DIYreefer]

Now that it has settled for the past two weeks…. The polyps just started sprouting recently. I don’t think it’s a true yellow Fiji :/ but it is a nice coral and gets fairly big during the day.

I think you're right, but it's nice just the same. Enjoy it!

 

[nickman]

Now that it has settled for the past two weeks…. The polyps just started sprouting recently. I don’t think it’s a true yellow Fiji :/ but it is a nice coral and gets fairly big during the day.

That certainly looks like it had some potential to color up even more and that morphology is reminiscent of S. elegans so just give it some time. Any idea what kind of PAR numbers its getting?
IME leathers with take as much light and flow as you can give them (acclimate over time, obviously) and their colors tend to improve in higher light/flow. I've got some colonies that have gone from tan/brown with stubby closed polyps to green/yellow/purplish with outstanding polyp extension with a modest bump in flow and light.

 

[FUNGI]

Now that it has settled for the past two weeks…. The polyps just started sprouting recently. I don’t think it’s a true yellow Fiji :/ but it is a nice coral and gets fairly big during the day.

It is a nice coral....and agree not true (unfortunately).....I was ready for a frag LOL.......

 

[Aaron Soliz]

Now that’s a legit Fiji. Store just got them in yesterday.

 

[FUNGI]

Now that’s a legit Fiji. Store just got them in yesterday.

NICE!!!!! How much and from where if I may ask....

 

[Aaron Soliz]

NICE!!!!! How much and from where if I may ask....

I picked it up from a local fish store in Houston. It’s about 3-4 inches. 100 bucks

 

[FUNGI]

I picked it up from a local fish store in Houston. It’s about 3-4 inches. 100 bucks

Not a bad price......enjoy!

 

[Asagi]

I picked it up from a local fish store in Houston. It’s about 3-4 inches. 100 bucks

Are they displaying them under full spectrum? I’ve found a lot of stores just aren’t set up for that anymore. Good price bro

 

[Tcook]

I’m going to pester my lfs.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Now that’s a legit Fiji. Store just got them in yesterday.

That’s great to see. Beautiful coral. Good luck

 

[Ernie Mccracken]

Now that’s a legit Fiji. Store just got them in yesterday.

Would love to see it under some white light. Looks great.

 

[grimreefr]

I’ve had my YFL for about a year. It’s finally starting to take the traditional “form” and has a nice color that is yellow in a whiter light and a bit lime green color in bluer light.