Elephant Ear

[gabegmonkey]

Anyone have any experience with these?
I'd like to know if they're relatively easy to keep...
Also would it be ok under PC lighting?

LFS has one that's about 12 inches for 42 bucks that's a decent price right?

 

[kiknchikn]

I would be careful with those, they've been known to eat fish -- particularly fish that like to perch on things.

 

[Cristi]

I had one and it was easy to keep, but I saw my lawnmower blenny perch on it and the mushroom started to close up on the blenny so I took the Elephant Ear up to the LFS. I didn't want to take any chances. If you have any small fish, I would not recommend it.

 

[Sk8r]

We lost a 4" long blenny to one.

 

[gabegmonkey]

OK Sounds like a bad buy then... What would you guys suggest? I'm looking to buy something pretty easy. This will be my first Shroom/Coral/Zoa or whatever... Also have been eyeballing some Green Star Polyps but I hear they can be invasive...

 

[kiknchikn]

GSP can be, but if you're motivated you can keep trimming them back and trading the frags into your LFS for credit.

For shrooms I'd start with a discosoma or two, maybe a Ricordea florida or hairy rhodactis.

 

[BigScott]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8636254#post8636254 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kiknchikn
GSP can be, but if you're motivated you can keep trimming them back and trading the frags into your LFS for credit.

For shrooms I'd start with a discosoma or two, maybe a Ricordea florida or hairy rhodactis.

 

[gabegmonkey]

I do like Ricordea as well... Do I need to supplement anything in particular for either of these?

 

[kiknchikn]

No, not really as far as I know. I never supplement anything period (unless you count food) for soft corals. They get all the trace elements they need from water changes and the food I feed to the critters.

As long as your lights are PC or above you should be fine with Ricordea floridas, just don't put them out directly under MH right away or you'll melt them. You can spot feed them meaty foods like mysis shrimp or even pellet/flake food if you're so inclined. They'll grow a little faster if you do.

 

[gabegmonkey]

sweet, thanks for the advice!