Carnation Tree Coral hard to keep?

[2revup]

Carnation Tree Coral
(Dendronephthya sp.)

are they hard to keep, i have been told and read that they are very hard to keep? why and and has any one kept them and for how long have they had them for?

I have an orange one and have had it for a few months and its looking great, much better then when i brought it home from the LFS, Although you cant see much ofit as it have it hanging upsidedown in a dark cave with stacks of flow.

 

[jdieck]

In reality they eventually starve. There is not enough knowledge about what it feeds. Feeding lots of plankton with suspended bacteria may help but to do that basically require a dedicated species tank and the water quality suffers a lot.
It has common recommendation that they shall stay in the ocean and not to buy them so the imports are stopped.

 

[2revup]

wish i knew when i brough this, but has anyone kept one sucssefully?

 

[jdieck]

Depending on the species some have been succesful feeding them by stirring the sand.
Try this links there is a lot more info in them including some research to develop proper feed:

http://www.garf.org/1armci/dendro.html
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dendrofaqs.htm

 

[rambone]

I have one in a cave in my tank, it grows like crazy and about 5 new ones have started to grow on adjacent rocks. But I feed phyto daily and do a 20% water change weekly.

 

[2revup]

Thanks i have a Dendronephthya now i can do more reading

they keep saying how hard it is to keep but yet they mentioned somtething about keeping this is check for 2 weeks your doing well, mine has been going strong for 2 months at least with no signs of dying, if anythign it looks much much better from when i purchased this guy, maybe i am doing somthing right?

 

[jdieck]

Good Luck!

 

[graveyardworm]

Its a long read, but the info contained in this thread may help.

Dendro study group