how hard are green slimers to keep?

[herpboyben]

title says it all.

 

[Wrench]

One of the easiest acros to keep IME. They grow fast and do well under T5 lighting. They do like a lot of flow though.

 

[paveking1]

+1 on that.

 

[57vert]

+2

 

[Toddrtrex]

They are almost too easy. Back when I had mine it grew like a weed.

 

[jdmcivicek9]

+3

 

[DesigDiver]

too easy IMO

 

[Paulairduck]

I love my green slimer colony

 

[cato]

+4

 

[Brewen]

To me a very under rated coral just because it is so hearty and easy to keep and grow. Like a weed holds its color well.

 

[M007]

Easy and hearty. Had to frag some tips and branches a few months ago due to a pretty bad ALK spike and it's looking even better now and growing back like a champ.

 

[herpboyben]

ok thanks im getting a frag today at work.

 

[Genetics]

Isn't "Green Slimer" a term for many different acropora species, each of which is green and known to.... slime?

 

[Los]

Agree with the above. Interestingly, I too had a problem with it when my Alk spiked. It started to die off and, after fragging it and dropping my alk below 12 (yeah, I know...), the piece I saved did fine. It seemed to be more sensitive to the spike in Alk than my other corals, though.

It could also be a coincidence, so take this with a grain of salt.

 

[ryshark]

I got one a few weeks ago, I broke it in half on accident as soon as I got it home. I super glued it back together and it is already encrusting over the super glue and looking as 1-piece again.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13395214#post13395214 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Genetics
Isn't "Green Slimer" a term for many different acropora species, each of which is green and known to.... slime?

I thought it always referred to A. yongei.

 

[Genetics]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13396515#post13396515 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
I thought it always referred to A. yongei.

I just thought there were multiple types. I know A. yongei is a green slimer but a green slimer doesn't mean its a A. yongei.... anyways, they're all pretty easy to keep with the right params.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13396787#post13396787 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Genetics
I just thought there were multiple types. I know A. yongei is a green slimer but a green slimer doesn't mean its a A. yongei.... anyways, they're all pretty easy to keep with the right params.

I am not sure, and since I am awful with latin/scientific names, I usually don't pain attention.

 

[tangdiver]

+5, easy, but make sure to blow off with hand first few hours....due to its name. They will be a sliming.


Grant

 

[whirley]

+6

Fast grower, nice colors, hardy.....can't go wrong...