I am fairly new to the propagation side of the hobby and wanted to ask some tricks of the trade that have worked in the growth and reproduction of dendro, duncans and rhizos. I have come across a few good tips such as keeping them out of direct light gives them better color and keeping the in a lower flow area allows them to expand more and grow better. What are some things that you guys have found work, especially with the rhizo!
The major question I have is what gets them to spawn there eggs? I heard it has to do with the lunar cycle, but haven't heard anything conclusive.
I know feeding heavy is what i hear most, but I have also heard that you feed heavily for one month then don’t feed it the next to get a grow spurt, new heads and extended tentacles. I know there has to be more then heavy feeding. Then going into heavy feeding, what have been some successful foods that enhance color and growth and at what frequency a day? I have tried shrimp, gamma’s, mysis shrimp, and cycloptis, each one with its pro’s and con’s.
Shrimp I found that you have to watch the size that you feed them or it will stress them out eating it and you have to take out the legs or it could pierce the coral, gamma’s have the same problem. Both are good for absorbing secondary additives as well as having good protein and crude fat.
Mysis shrimp are nice because they are small and absorb the additives well, but I have found that they don’t affect the coral in growth and color much.
Cycloptis are nice because they are really small and you can feed more of them to the coral and some brands can be made into a paste and be able to stay together longer to get more to the coral. The only bad thing about them is they are small and get everywhere and most of the food will never make it to the coral.
also if you have pictures, please share! especially any pictures show how well what you are doing works. i will put mine up as soon as i get my new shipment in this week.
The major question I have is what gets them to spawn there eggs? I heard it has to do with the lunar cycle, but haven't heard anything conclusive.
I know feeding heavy is what i hear most, but I have also heard that you feed heavily for one month then don’t feed it the next to get a grow spurt, new heads and extended tentacles. I know there has to be more then heavy feeding. Then going into heavy feeding, what have been some successful foods that enhance color and growth and at what frequency a day? I have tried shrimp, gamma’s, mysis shrimp, and cycloptis, each one with its pro’s and con’s.
Shrimp I found that you have to watch the size that you feed them or it will stress them out eating it and you have to take out the legs or it could pierce the coral, gamma’s have the same problem. Both are good for absorbing secondary additives as well as having good protein and crude fat.
Mysis shrimp are nice because they are small and absorb the additives well, but I have found that they don’t affect the coral in growth and color much.
Cycloptis are nice because they are really small and you can feed more of them to the coral and some brands can be made into a paste and be able to stay together longer to get more to the coral. The only bad thing about them is they are small and get everywhere and most of the food will never make it to the coral.
also if you have pictures, please share! especially any pictures show how well what you are doing works. i will put mine up as soon as i get my new shipment in this week.
