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Old 01-19-2016, 07:09 PM
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I'm seeing adds for Rainbow Euphyllia.

Rainbow Torch for example.

Are these new to the trade or just new marketing?

The pics I've seen don't look like anything new to me....
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:16 PM
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I feel this is marketing hype, I'm pretty sure these have been imported for a while and are now being branded "rainbow".

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"Price per head. A very sweet torch. The tentacles are a nice gold split with a purple brown and it has bright green tips. The body has cool green undertone. A must for every LPS fan."
On a side note I don't think I have ever seen a gold, purple, green and brown rainbow... Seems like people trying to cash in on the rainbow chalice/ acan thing.
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:21 PM
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Yellow,green, brown base for the most part some people may call the base purple but it's closer to brown so 2-3 Colored rainbow. I personally think the Aussie gold torch is nicer.
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:25 PM
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That's my thought as well.

A fairly common thing in this hobby, unfortunately.

Where is that quote from?


Does anyone know where and when these started to be marketed as such?

A rainbow torch definitely SOUNDS nice.
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:29 PM
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Could be that under LEDs these corals "look" different? i.e. different coloured emitters shining a rainbow of coloured lights on them" giving them a "rainbow look" compared under say metal halide. The one pic I see in the LF thread is for a Indo "gold" torch, so could even be that "rainbow" torch is another name for "Indo gold" torch, to differentiate it from the more golden Aussie variety. Confused yet? I vote that marketing does come into play.
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:34 PM
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That could make sense.

Definitely a big transition over the last few years from MH/T5 to LED.

So some corals we've had around for a long time may very well all of a sudden look a little different.

That's interesting food for thought.

I also wonder if the steadily deceasing variety of corals that are allowed in the trade somewhat force distributors to get creative....
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Old 01-19-2016, 07:35 PM
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Its all marketing.
Like some vendors are now rebranding gold torches to something new and exciting so they can charge more.
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Its all marketing.
Like some vendors are now rebranding gold torches to something new and exciting so they can charge more.
yeah.

but you haven't seen my rainbow brown button polyps yet.
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Old 01-19-2016, 08:26 PM
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yeah.

but you haven't seen my rainbow brown button polyps yet.
Oh yeah? Well you should check out my Rainbow Brownapora!
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Old 01-19-2016, 08:40 PM
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LOL "Rainbow Brownopora"


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Oh yeah? Well you should check out my Rainbow Brownapora!
Sounds like it belongs here
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