real or fake coral?

[ryangrieder]

hmmmmmmm what do you guys think? found a seller with these...photoshop? or just that nice? u decide....

 

[roc5288]

stunning to say the least.. If it's real. Will u be able to see them in person or shipped?

 

[ryangrieder]

they say local pick up is ok...but you have to "call in" and meet at their front counter to pick up...but prefer shipping

 

[DREUTZ]

What are the first two supposed to be?

 

[ryangrieder]

flower rock anemones

 

[AlohaTropics]

You can usually tell the photoshoping from the area around it. lol, his hands are pink and purple...lol. But they are very nice pieces regardless.

 

[ryangrieder]

well i know one is....when i origionally saved it, it saved as a photoshop document lol...

 

[albano]

I've had, the almost identical anemone, for 6 years, and its now, 7" + diameter, but even better, it was about $15 when I bought it, not the $70 +/-. that he probably wants! When they're available 'Reeftopia.com' sellls them for about $20

 

[ryangrieder]

thats awesome! do u have a pic of it? they want 65 plus 50 shipping....crazy. its 2 inch

 

[albano]

thats awesome! do u have a pic of it? they want 65 plus 50 shipping....crazy. its 2 inch

I'm sure I have a pic, on my home computer, if not I'll take another and post it, for you...it really is a great piece, and never a problem, I feed it some krill or mysis, once a month, for past 6 years.

 

[ryangrieder]

wow thats really cool! did it keep its coloration or did it fade out as it grew? cant wait to see it. thanks

 

[Dre]

-They are real, it's the LED lighting if you look at the guy's thum in the last pic you'll see a reflection of the fixture.And maybe a little photo shop.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

-They are real, it's the LED lighting if you look at the guy's thum in the last pic you'll see a reflection of the fixture.

+1 I was going to say the same..def LED's

 

[reefman]

my guess its photoshopped. how much work has been done is in question.
most photoshopped pics r:
-croppped to reduce as much as background as possible(reason as Felix mentioned above)
-grainy
-no info embedded into the pic.


note: top shots of corals r usually the most colorful. try getting a side shot if cannot see the coral in tank. this is why buying corals online is a big risk.

 

[roc5288]

The first one looks very patriotic. I would have to pledge allegiance every time i walk pass the tank.

 

[ryangrieder]

haha