elegance questions

[Aquarist007]

the tentacles were very thin and short

its not galaxia or I would have moved it already

its close enough to touch flower pot coral--gonoporia and the elegance is touch the aneomome now

 

[jadeguppy]

Your tentacles or mine? I've read that it is a sign of problems, which is why I am concerned.

Mine has a galaxia higher and to the right of it. I don't think it can reach, but...

 

[Aquarist007]

maybe elegance coral will come along and help

in the mean time--what do you teach?

 

[jadeguppy]

Hopefully he will. I'm hanging out reading about classroom assessment for a master's class so I'll keep checking the site on and off. I can only take so much of the book at a time. BTW, I sent you a pm.

 

[jadeguppy]

Another question to add: I just read that they should not be housed with leathers. Is this true? If so, why?

 

[jadeguppy]

bump

 

[elegance coral]

You can keep Elegance corals with leathers. Leathers and other soft corals can produce toxins that can affect Elegance corals, though. The use of activated carbon helps to remove these toxins. I wouldn't suggest putting an Elegance in a tank that is dominated by large Leathers or other soft corals, but they do fine in a mixed reef.
As for the tentacle length, it is dependant on the corals environment and health. Many Elegance corals come from very harsh environments. These corals will typically have shorter tentacles and cone shaped skeletons that have not been cut. If provided the proper environment they can grow and their tentacles will get much longer.
This is a pic of one of my Elegance corals living with leather corals. (top left) It is a frag from a much larger coral that most likely came from closer to the reef in a much better environment than some.

 

[jodirt]

whats more sought after, pink tips or purple tips elegance, and just really short quick answer- differences between aussie and indo elegance.
thanks

 

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11712909#post11712909 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jodirt
whats more sought after, pink tips or purple tips elegance, and just really short quick answer- differences between aussie and indo elegance.
thanks

Purple tips, though I don't understand why. Aussies live and Indos die.

 

[Aquarist007]

Elegance--did you miss this post

My elegance has been slowly expanding towards my rose tip anenome---today they were touchin
At the same time the rose anenome has taken on a growth spurt and is now within reach of one of my gonoporia.

Are these guys all kissing cousins or should I put a little distance between them.

 

[elegance coral]

Sorry capn_hylinur. No, they are not kissing cousins. They should be separated so that they can not touch each other.

 

[Aquarist007]

no problem thankyou--its good to have you so close by when a elegance question pops up