瓦尔加斯Cespitulariais an exciting new soft released by ORA which has a long and storied history. Originally discovered in the Indo-Pacific, this large bodied Xeniid has long fleshy stalks topped by large feathery polyps. Although very colorful, the Vargas Cespitularia has purple body and yellow polyps which are not fluorescent, but they are instead chromatic in nature.
Whereas mostCespitulariaavailable to us such as theORA BlueCespitulariaare rather small in body and in features, the VargasCespitulariais much grander and some other features caused some reefers to mistakenly identify it as a species ofFEFFLATOURNARIA. After much debate the hobby has concluded that this purple softy is indeed aCespitularia, an assertion which was confirmed by further analysis by Octocoral specialist Michael Janes of Aquatouch.
The Purple VargasCespitulariahas been circulating among American hobbyists for over five years and it has proven to be an exceptional aquarium coral. It can grow very well and very fast but like otherCespitularias它还可以减少由于unknown causes. However, even in a basic low energy,low tech reef tankthe Vargas PurpleCespitulariacan do well and become quite a looker. [ORA]
