Frogspawn - any of you keep 'em?

[Rainer Feyer]

I am getting an order from the propagation forum:
a gren slimer
a Pulsing Singularia
a frogspawn

Not much info out there on Singularia husbandry, but enough where I can start with.

How many of you have frogspawn and how careful do I have to be with it?

So far I know that they can have up to a 6 inch reach. Would 6 inches be enough distance from neighboring coral or does it need more?

Thanks for any info,

( anything helpful on the other two wouldbe great as well, such as type of food).

 

[jallard]

my frog spawn stings the crap outta everything, be careful where ya put it

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Jallard,

could you be more specific? Like, how far away from things? Anything specific to keep it away from?

Anything would be appreciated,

thanks

 

[michaelg]

6" should be fine- if current is blowing it away from everything else, then no worries. I like to keep them at the bottom of the tank. They've always been happy there.

 

[Sk8r]

Mine is in a turbulent spot, growing like crazy: the tentacles toss and fold back again, and it has added 3 micro-heads since I got it a month ago, each of which has now doubled in size. The tentacles themselves function as sweepers; there are no others. They can extend up to 6" downwind. Flow is everything with them. Don't put them downwind of a leather: they react to the smell. THey're not chemically aggressive, but give them enough downwind room to stretch and they're happy. I put them about 20 inches from a 250 mh light.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Michael and SkBr

thank you very much for the info - very helpful!!!!!!!

Any other thoughts and feeding habbits would also be appreciated!

 

[michaelg]

I've never bothered to target feed. But when I feed a lot of food floats around the tank.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Michael,

again, thanks! I do not spot feed anything either - occationally my hairy muschrooms, that's it!

Do you have experience with the green slimer or singulara?

Are you going to the April meeting?

 

[Ken668]

One thing I've noticed with my frogspawn, is that it continually pinches off tips of it's tenticles that then float around my tank stinging stuff. They will actually stay inflated for a couple hours, before deflating and then slowly melting away. Strange, huh?

 

[reefD]

i have had one for over 2 years now...never feed it....and has steadily grown.
they are very very very aggressive as far as stinging goes. keep enough room for it to blow up daily and not touch anything! can be close to any coral but if it touches it...the other coral pays. when they touch a coral they leave a piece of thier tissue attached to cause further irritation....as the tissue eventually detaches from its potental threat it floats off into the water column after leaving a severe stinging cell scar. as long as they have plenty of space and a moderate flow they are easy corals and happy! good luck. they also dont like to be minipulated much so try to get it in a spot and let it be. can take a few days to week to settle if heavily handled or moved.

 

[sbertomen]

My frogspawn was the third coral I put in my tank. I researched before ordering and carefully left a six-inch diameter clear for his new home. It should have been six-inch radius! He terrorizes everything close - those polyps have a deceiving stretch - and I am terrorized too after seeing the damage he can inflict. BUT I don't think I will ever give him up. He never complains, and I am mesmerized by the constant movement.

My pseudochromis will hover above the frogspawn and actually will be brushed by the polyps with no ill effects.

I never feed mine directly, but he has grown from two small heads to five huge ones in less than two years. I sometimes worry that he does not have enough supporting structure for the top heavy growth - but I suppose they know what they are doing.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Gentlemen,
thank you all for your usable information! I have a nice area, clear enough for with no coral within 8 inches, on the sand bed. We'll see how he does.

Thanks again,

 

[reefD]

sbertomen
mines the same way. must be how they grow. apart from the huge heads the base is about the size of a nickle. very small compared to the corals size. i also worry that he will become top heavy eventually but i think it will be ok to let it rest on its side as long as its on the substrate not rock work. ill cross that bridge when i get to it. for now small base or not he is very happy too.

 

[Dave ESPI]

Actualy, I've had Frogspawns do nicely in close relations with xenia, and anthelia aswell as encrusting SPS like my firecoral with no problems. It all depends on tank chemestry and how agressive your corals are I s'pose.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Dave,

thanks - I've got mine sitting in the front left corner by itself - isolated by default!

So far it's doing very well.

Also got a pumping Singularia which is apparently very rare - must be 'cause I can't find any info on it anywhere.

 

[xian]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7060191#post7060191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
Mine is in a turbulent spot, growing like crazy: the tentacles toss and fold back again, and it has added 3 micro-heads since I got it a month ago, each of which has now doubled in size. The tentacles themselves function as sweepers; there are no others. They can extend up to 6" downwind. Flow is everything with them. Don't put them downwind of a leather: they react to the smell. THey're not chemically aggressive, but give them enough downwind room to stretch and they're happy. I put them about 20 inches from a 250 mh light.

Here's an interesting note on Euphyllia

Both my Frogspawn and Branching hammer are looking pale these days, but both have improved since I moved them upstream from my finger leathers (Your guess at the species of these is as good as mine)

Not really sinificant, my water quality continiues to suffer as I await the arrival of my RODI system