Green Nepthea

hartin461 · 02/06/2017, 08:28 AM

I have an existing green nepthea that has very little green in it, so the other day I came across another one that was really bright green. Question is will it be ok to set them close to each other or would there be a problem?

AlSimmons · 02/06/2017, 10:39 AM

They should be ok IMO. If the branches happen to touch you might see the polyps retract, but that's about the extent of it.

hartin461 · 02/06/2017, 03:01 PM

Thanks..appreciate the help

carrots · 02/06/2017, 05:36 PM

If this new one starts to fade in color, give them more light. IMO the more light you give them the brighter their color will be. Mine took about 2 months to regain it's intense green color again.

hartin461 · 02/07/2017, 06:50 AM

Great..Thanks for the tip. Just got a small frag the size of a nickel so hopefully will take off..

miranda1960 · 02/13/2017, 02:05 AM

like carrots said give it more light... my softs were getting paler only with 2 ledbars lights 65watt each.. now i have also ATI 2 x 54 watt and they are colored again... colored softs needs quite more light.

02/06/2017, 08:28 AM	#1
hartin461 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: northeast Posts: 145	Green Nepthea I have an existing green nepthea that has very little green in it, so the other day I came across another one that was really bright green. Question is will it be ok to set them close to each other or would there be a problem?

02/06/2017, 10:39 AM	#2
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	They should be ok IMO. If the branches happen to touch you might see the polyps retract, but that's about the extent of it.

02/06/2017, 03:01 PM	#3
hartin461 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: northeast Posts: 145	Thanks..appreciate the help

02/06/2017, 05:36 PM	#4
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	If this new one starts to fade in color, give them more light. IMO the more light you give them the brighter their color will be. Mine took about 2 months to regain it's intense green color again.

02/07/2017, 06:50 AM	#5
hartin461 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: northeast Posts: 145	Great..Thanks for the tip. Just got a small frag the size of a nickel so hopefully will take off..

02/13/2017, 02:05 AM	#6
miranda1960 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 128	like carrots said give it more light... my softs were getting paler only with 2 ledbars lights 65watt each.. now i have also ATI 2 x 54 watt and they are colored again... colored softs needs quite more light.