fox coral question

[weaver5]

I was just wondering who has kept them and if they have been keeping them for a long time.I was just looking through a website and my wife liked them.It says easy to keep but I like to ask from people who have them.Thanks scott

 

[tmz]

I've kept a few nemenzophylia in a 90 gallon with 569pc lioghting. They don't seem to need too much light. Mine lasted about 1 and1/2years before fading away, inexplicably.I think they rely on absorbtion for some of their lon term nutitional needs,which I was unable to meet.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

kept in a relatively high nutrient/ low flow spot in the aquarium these are pretty easy to maintain IME

 

[weaver5]

Thanks guys

 

[Sk8r]

I had one that was gappy [dead spots] in its growth, and wasn't pretty at all. I fragged in in half, and the ripple curves of its skeleton nested one in the other, so I glued them that way. I got the idea from having seen one fox the size of a small beachball: and it was indeed a ball, with many layers.

From iffy, immediately after fragging and giving it some breadth, it went to luxuriant. It sits in the rocks at the bottom of my tank, and thrives. My theory is that if it's a single row, it can't feed well; but if it's a multiple row, its ruffles are supported by other ruffles, and it feeds well, being much more able to trap food. This is its second year in my tank, and it's bigger than before.