Route Edition - Limited Edition - Route 66 Marine
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Route Edition LE
R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster PPBM
Acropora willisae
Original from Route 66 Marine
Established February 17th 2015
RE - R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster - Limited Edition
R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster Route Edition Reeffarmers Seed Closeup Image May 22nd 2015.
Pink Polyps are Visible Around the Wide Branch Bottom Region.
Coral Clearly Developed Blue Branch Tip Region with Purple Colored Base Area.
The Original Name PPBM Pink Polyp Blue Monster Accurately Fits This Coral Morph.
Very Rare and Exotic Acropora willsea Species Growth Morphology.
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R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster Route Edition Route 66 Marine Seed Closeup Image.
A Rare Acropora willisae Species with Pink Purple Colored Polyps.
Polyps were Initially Bright Pink and have Morphed into Purple Pink.
Colony Morphology was Very Unique with Vertical Smooth Branches.
Branches Colored Solid Blue to Purple while Lower Branch Areas Develop Green.
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The PPBM is a solid blue/purple colored Acropora species that has a rare morphology and may be the rare Acropora willisae species. The colony morphology consisted of vertical and smooth branches that formed an almost flat table top like appearence. In addition to this rare morphology polyps are multicolored. Originally they were a bright pink red and this has morphed into a more purple red coloration over time.

The PPBM Pink Polyp Blue Monster name was developed by Route 66 Marine. This was an obvious rare coral species and morph that Route 66 Marine put aside when it arrived. The colored polyps also made this is very incredible coral. It has a lot of potential to develop some amazing morphological characteristics as it grows in captivity.

Reeffarmers is currently maintaining a seed section of this coral in a 8 foot Raceway Gyre BiZonal system. After we acquired our intiial seed and first edition fragment, the main colony at Route 66 Marine had problems and had to be broken down into fragments. There were at least a dozen fragments of this coral at the Route 66 Marine facility when they closed. Some of these might have made it out of the facility and could have been distributed.

Our system is naturally filtered with a semi-cryptic zone and a reef flat exposed zone. In this captive reef the coral is positioned to receive moderate to strong light and moderate to strong water current. The first edition fragment of this coral was sold at the 2015 Reef Currents event in Houston. Suggested list price on February 16th 2015 was $190 for a small fragment.

R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster Route Edition Route 66 Marine Closeup Branch Image.
Some Outer Branches of the Colony Grew More Horizontal.
Polyps Near Branch Tips and Ends are More Purple then Pink Colored.
Tentacles Appear to Contain Mutlti Colored Pigmentation.
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R66 Pink Polyp Blue Monster LE - copyright Reeffarmers and Route 66 Marine on February 20th 2015
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