another ID need (hd?) haha

[NoobieNemo]

i have seen this before, but it was very small, i think it has grown since I have gotten my new lighting, and now you can see it very well...although it is still small...should I move it and put it on top of a rock?do i feed it?what is it?i got it with my tbs
middle in the picture, it seems to almost glow

 

[hdtran]

Could you zoom in & take a bigger picture, please? It could be a small piece of caribbean rose coral, a small Epicystis anemone, or a feather duster. I can't really tell. Sorry.

 

[NoobieNemo]

alright I moved it to a better spot(it was on the sand) it looks a lot better now...

its turquoise in color...it glows under blacklight

 

[hdtran]

Caribbean rose coral. Lots of folks here call it an 'open brain.'

 

[NoobieNemo]

is it a pretty decent hitchhiker to get?

 

[SeaMunkie]

OMG, that came on your TBS rock as a hitchhiker? You are so freaking lucky!!

 

[thethirdofnine]

On my second shipment I received 4 Caribbean Rose Corals, ranging in size from a dime to about 4 inches across. To date they are doing beautifully, showing signs of growth, and developing richer colors, especially for that brief time when only my actinics are on. I love em, but wonder if the benign neglect I have given them will be sufficient in the long run. Anybody know what care they need?

 

[hdtran]

Photosynthetic, but does benefit from either target or hit-or-miss feeding. Hit or miss is: You feed the fish, leftovers land on the coral. Target is: You put a small amount of food in a turkey baster, and squirt some stuff near the coral; hope the coral is able to catch and eat before the hermits, snails, serpent stars, etc. come to steal the food.

Food is basically very finely minced seafood (the feeding mouth of the Caribbean Rose coral, aka Manicina (or something like that) aerolata (spellcheck, please) is quite small). Care should be the same as Trachyphillia (or however you spell it).

 

[NoobieNemo]

how big are yours now thirdofnine?

 

[thethirdofnine]

Thanks, Hy D. Tran, most informative, as are so many of your helpful posts -- much appreciated!

As for growth, NoobieNemo, they haven't increased in length from the sizes I said above (dime sized to 4 inches), but have definitely plumped up and gotten much fleshier, with thicker lips (what do you call them?) and more brilliant colors (blues, greens and reds under actinic light).

They're photosynthetic, re Hy D. Tran, and I have 2 36 inch 96 watt compacts, one of which is actinic. Not the brightest tank, but apparently more than enough for Caribbean rose coral. The largest one, which seems to be the happiest, is at the bottom of my 24 inch deep tank. The dime sized one, which is highest up (by about 12 inches) shows the least growth. Go figure.