Elegance coral success?

[HammerLover]

So my elegance was bleached when I bought it

After weeks of feeding, it somehow look much better now

Is it considered as success? Or not yet? Will it still have risks of having the dreaded elegance coral disease?

 

[Bent]

Couple things:

1: it needs in the sand bed where the sand can support the bottom of the polyps. If not then eventually once the polyps get so big they will tear off.

2: success would be 6 months.


Looks great so far!

 

[joshky]

Nice recovery! I agree with Bent, but maybe even push it out to 12 months or more, 6 months is a good starting point though.

 

[HammerLover]

So its really much better on the sandbed, cant remember where I read it but someone said Elegance are much better on top of rocks.

So 6 months would make it a success. Anyways Im really proud of it since its my first try for an elegance. Hoping it will thrive

 

[Bent]

So its really much better on the sandbed, cant remember where I read it but someone said Elegance are much better on top of rocks.

So 6 months would make it a success. Anyways Im really proud of it since its my first try for an elegance. Hoping it will thrive

If you look at pics of them in the wild, they are all growing out of the substrate.

 

[borg]

Mine is in the sand and also has been , i sometimes move it different spots but never in rocks , they dont like the polyps touching rocks or hard objects is my experience , 14 months in my tank , feel its growing

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[HammerLover]

Wow! Lovely specimen! Ill move it now in te sandbed when I get home

Thanks guys!

 

[billdogg]

In the wild they are found in often murky lagoon type areas with the entire skeleton in the sand. That allows for complete polyp extension. Medium flow/light.

I at work so I can't post a picture, but in 2+ years mine has tripled in size it now takes up about 1/3 of the open area of my 120.

Good job with yours!!!

 

[HammerLover]

In the wild they are found in often murky lagoon type areas with the entire skeleton in the sand. That allows for complete polyp extension. Medium flow/light.

I at work so I can't post a picture, but in 2+ years mine has tripled in size it now takes up about 1/3 of the open area of my 120.

Good job with yours!!!

Thanks alot!
I just fed it twice a week with a piece of fish. My cyarinas and long tentacle plate gorge alot on those foods as well.

The specimen is just small, and its base isnt that big yet. Once it gets very large, sounds like its a good reason to upgrade haha

 

[ca1ore]

Whenever I've seen elegance, it is a lagoon species that almost always lives in higher nutrient waters. I had a colony for almost 3 years. Buried in the sand, low flow, and absolutely no nippers.

 

[HammerLover]

Whenever I've seen elegance, it is a lagoon species that almost always lives in higher nutrient waters. I had a colony for almost 3 years. Buried in the sand, low flow, and absolutely no nippers.

It received medium laminar flow and expands more when given with a bit more current. Its very very sticky and will even eat a fish in just a few minutes

One time it even ate 2 pencil eraser sized fishes haha
My tanks is kinda dirty since my zoas and leathers are very happy.

 

[borg]

Anyone got any pics from diving of these in the wild would be a nice addition to this thread , im glad mine has never eaten a fish , then again the percs wont let anything near their home lol

 

[HammerLover]

Well it doesnt eat any fish alive as of now but it ate one of my turbo snails. Im pretty sure its the coral since I dont have hermits in the tank.

Its first food was a dead firefish. The firefish was injured when my clown tormented it to death. The poor fish was soon eaten by my elegance lol

 

[HammerLover]

Here it is before when its bleached dining on my dead firefish

 

[cloak]

This coral is a "roll of the dice" IME... (51/50) GL.

 

[Bent]

I'm currently batting 0/2

 

[borg]

we must get lucky in regards to this in australia

 

[HammerLover]

The coral is collected in our local shores, Philippines. Is it different from indo ones? Or just the same?

 

[borg]

Im pretty sure ours are collected in western australia somewhere , i will enquire as perhaps if some of these can get to the US the issues with lifespan can be resolved