Horn coral, anyone keeping them?

[91Atrac]

Have a buddy with a frag if a horn coral. So wondering if anyone's kept them


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[willietang021]

I had a small colony of hydnophora coral (horn coral) They have amazing Bright Neon Green color. They are kind of like a SPS coral, mid to strong light, mid to high flow. At night they have pretty aggressive stinging tentacles. fast grower.

 

[downbeach]

Hydnophora rigida, aka Horn coral is an SPS, with all the similar requirements, i.e. light, flow, food, etc. I do have one, its powder blue in color, very aggressive, and seems to be slow growing.

 

[91Atrac]

Sounds like a torch. Reminded me more of an Lps then an sps tho. Here's my frag. Definitly feel it like likes the mid flow nicer

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[willietang021]

I am not sure which one are you refering to in the pic? the green/blue one in the center looks like a pearl bubble coral. then I see the zoas, and the green mushroom in the back.

 

[91Atrac]

The what you called green and blue one. I have the same as my friend and his looks like the pic I'm gonna post. It did let out stingers like a mushroom would if its played with too much.

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[Chinch Bug]

I like the look of my hydnphora but man is it aggressive. I had to sandwich it between some palys and lps to get it to stop spreading out toward my sps. I know a buddy of mine got a needle like sting from his that took weeks to heal.

 

[91Atrac]

Oh man! That's intense. They like to branch far? I love the look of this and just hope it isn't as bad :/


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[willietang021]

they do branch out, but it is their tentacles that is aggressive. 6 inches + possibility.
I love my neon green hydnophora, but they are worse than my hammers and torches

 

[91Atrac]

Well I think mine isn't 100% happy then cuz he hasn't let out his yet.


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