Chile Coral (Nephthyigorgia)

[dsieber]

Would anyone have exp. with this Coral? Saltwaterfish.com claim that it is a easy to care for coral. Is this true? What specific care practices are involved with this Coral. Thanks in advance

 

[craab]

while it is one of the easier non-photosynthetic type to keep, none of them do particularly well in most aquariums. Not much is known about what and how they eat so many tend to wither away and die. Some people have some luck though.

Typically they are hanging corals, prefer moderate current to bring food, but not too much current that it can not capture the food. Feed at night. The food that most people believe these consume is very small, think oyster eggs, golden pearls, etc. Some even believe that those are too big for them and they feed mostly on dissovled organics in the water column. Nobody knows for sure right now, more research needs to be done.

check out this thread for more info.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=524097

 

[dsieber]

Craab

Thanks a lot. Even though Chillies might be easier than Dendro's after reading 1/2 of your amazing referenced thread I am hesitant at this time, since I am a newbee. I know I am going to keep subscribing to this thread (hopefully it will get a perm category.