Bright Orange Carnation.
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Skateboarder
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Wow that is cool lookin carnation. I hear they are really hard to keep. Let us know how yours does. I might want to get one.
Skateboarder
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How much light do you have it under?
Skateboarder
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It requires low light. I would put it on the bottom.
Skateboarder
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Go to liveaquaria.com to find out more.
Skateboarder
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I dont think I have ever heard it done that way.
Hormigaquatica
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Hanging may help- they are not photosynthetic, so it doesnt really matter what kind of lighting you have it under, as long as algae doesnt grow over top of it.
They require Extrordinary amounts of water flow, and constant feeding. Just what they eat though is a matter of debate. Search through the Advanced Reefkeeping forum for the Dendronephthya Study thread for good info. Try phytoplankton, stirring your sandbed regularly (daily + ), etc. Beautiful corals, good luck with it.
They require Extrordinary amounts of water flow, and constant feeding. Just what they eat though is a matter of debate. Search through the Advanced Reefkeeping forum for the Dendronephthya Study thread for good info. Try phytoplankton, stirring your sandbed regularly (daily + ), etc. Beautiful corals, good luck with it.
Skateboarder
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Hmm I didnt know that. I guess if you can try to hang it then do .
Shoreliner11
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IME regarding the hanging upside-down in the wild its a 50/50. Half the time they're hanging but i've seen just as many on walls or even flat surfaces. But just as Hormigaquatica said, they have a dismal survival success in captivity. Even though you have a Scleronephthya which is regarded as 'easier' than dendros, easier is just in comparison. Often times when this coral is going downhill it will start letting off branches. Lots of people missinterpret this as the coral is doing well and reproducing. Instead the coral, is trying to let extend the life of its genet (its genes) by trying to send branches to colonate other areas whwere food may be more plentiful. This guy will need to be on a heavy feeding regime...but again, what to feed is up for debate. You could try brine artemia but I'm not sure if the particle size is correct. Good luck. Beautiful coral, its just unfortunate of its almost inevitable fate.
Aaron
Aaron
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How is it doing?
wastememphis
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Just asking: they're ususally suppose to be upside down since their stems cant support their weight right???
Shoreliner11
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No, not exactly. Many times in aquariums where the coral is not doing so well from lack of feeding etc., the coral does not pull enough water into its tissues to fully expand. These corals (especially scleronephthya) get a lot of their rigidity from the turgid pressure of water in their tissues which they pull in through specialized pores. IME in captivity, people think their coral is expanding better when hanging upside down, instead I think gravity is just playing a helping hand. Dendronephthya which has many visible sclerites has a bit more rigidity by itself in comparison but it to relies on water for the majority of its rigidity. Hope this clears it up.
Aaron
Shoreliner11
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Forgot to add, that a lack of water flow can also be responsible for lack of expanding.
Cheers
Aaron
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Aaron
