Dendros poor survivability?

[davidryder]

I was looking in Borneman's <u>Aquarium Corals</u> and I got the impression that these corals are in the same category as goniopora as in they have a very poor survival rate and it's not really known what make some survive and others perish.

Any responses to this? I am interested in these as they are beautiful but I don't want to buy something that may or may not survive regardless of what I do.

Thanks

 

[neyugn0w01]

If you don't feed them directly, they will die.

 

[Scissorhand]

They're very easy to keep.

They're not photosynthetic though and so they'll need direct feeding.

I used to have dendros and fed them silversides which got them VERY FAT.

I sold them off because it was becoming a bit of a pain feeding them. Maintaining the tank is enough of a hassle.

 

[ViPeR_930]

You may be mixed up with Dendronepthya sp.

 

[davidryder]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10870895#post10870895 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ViPeR_930
You may be mixed up with Dendronepthya sp.

Mixed up with Dendronepthya sp and what else?

 

[davidryder]

Oh got it!!

Dendrophylliidae is what I have mistaken for Dendronepthya

 

[mikekman]

If you want dendronepthya, good luck, low survivalbility, if you are talking about dendrophyllia, they are easy to take care of.

Mike

 

[Hogfish77]

I'm not even gonna bother with trying either them or the gonioporas. Good luck though if you do.

 

[davidryder]

No I just mixed up "dendros" with Dendronepthya. I'm interested in Dendrophylliidae. Thanks for the responses

 

[mikekman]

dendrophyllias are easy to care for, just feed them a few times a week. Make sure your water quality is good and you have a good nutrient export because nutrients can build up if you feed them a lot like I do (nearly everyday)

On this same page or on the second page look for two threads. One is called dendros and another one is called dendro beauty. Might be some info in there for you.

Anymore questions, feel free to ask. Dendrophyllias are very beautiful!!!

 

[reeffish964]

They do need spot feeding.

 

[ViPeR_930]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10902374#post10902374 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeffish964
They do need spot feeding.

Dendrophyllia are nonphotosynthetic and will die without feeding.