poopsko24
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here ya go , looks pretty bad for them.....................
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310425
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310425
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Is this a normal elegance(picture)
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john rochon
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I'm not so sure all elegances have long tentacles. as a matter of fact I've heard that there are in fact a short tentacled elegance as well. mine has short tentacles but I've only had it a few months. its also eating like crazy.
Joshua1023
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Yeah, that elegance is what I had in mind when I purchased the one I have. The thought has crossed my mind to maybe purchase another one to see if it also displays those same short tentacles. In my mind, if it did, than that would confirm to me that there is some shortcoming in my setup. And some adjustments would have to be made. Anyone know where I could find a small, healthy elegance?
poopsko24
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Joshusa, did you take the time to read the article I posted above???? IT IS NOT YOURE SYSTEM. Its the coral. I don't care if you have a PERFECT aquarium, a public aquarium has no luck with these. If you have a healty specimen, and you put an infected one in with it.............guess what, you have two corals that have the disease now. If you read the article, you will see that a very respectible person, who has made this hobby his life, carrer, has had an elegance of his very own for YEARS....healthy. When he started this study on them he put a sick one in with his that he had for like 10 yrs. and guess what man...........his is gone now.
The coral has a disease........1 out of 1000 make it. search around here and see that youre problem is not so uniuqe.
The coral has a disease........1 out of 1000 make it. search around here and see that youre problem is not so uniuqe.
Joshua1023
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Your absolutely correct, poopsko. I didn't take the time to read the thread at first. VERY fascinating. I will tell you this, it does put my mind at ease to know that the problem is not with my tank. I will not purchase any more Elegance until there is some kind of diffinitive cure for this "affliction" You know I really do like that pink trumpet ...................................
clownchic
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Joshua1023:
How is the elegance? I have one and have found that it really likes when I stir the sand around it very gently (sort of making a small dust storm). Minutes after that it's tentacles really expand/elongate and it's ready to be fed. Just thought it might be something to try or think about. I'm not an expert in the least, this is just what makes mine very happy and appears to be healthy with 3" tentacles.
Clownchic
How is the elegance? I have one and have found that it really likes when I stir the sand around it very gently (sort of making a small dust storm). Minutes after that it's tentacles really expand/elongate and it's ready to be fed. Just thought it might be something to try or think about. I'm not an expert in the least, this is just what makes mine very happy and appears to be healthy with 3" tentacles.
Clownchic
RichConley
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Theres absolutely no evidence that the problems with Elegances is a disease. Further, theres evidence that its in fact an issue with people having no idea what these things need.
Clownchic's post says something: these corals like significantly dirtier water than most people think.
I personally believe the elegance coral sympoms are due to an infectious agent, it makes sense. I believe specimens are innoculated in transit, probably in holding facilities along the route of collection in which there are always specimens to house and spread the agent (bacterial, viral, protozoan or fungal). This disease probably was localized to a certain area, thanks to collection and holding many animals together in holding tanks the organism is spread. An infectious agent would explain how some have inadvertently exposed healthy specimens (of years time) to new imports only to see both succumb to disease. I can attest that the claims of unsuitable housing parameters are false. In the late 90's I had several corals succumb to the disease. A few years later I acquired a second hand animal which thrived in the same tank. I now have six very healthy elegances. I believe the source of these elegances is routed through a different group of collecting and holding facilities, since the ones that I have purchased recently came from a direct transhipment, and were not exposed to the pathogen in other sites. All of which are maintained in pristine water conditions, under metal halide lighting, and heavy skimming, all conditions which some say "elegance don't like." Until scientific data confirms a cause we can only speculate, hopefully the elegance coral progect will offer some positive results. Until we know, we should focus on captive propagation of the corals, definately the best source for elegance corals, even if you have run an "elegance unfriendly reef."
Mark
Mark
I was thinking of getting one of these corals and I did read Eric Borneman's thread. I do not doubt he has a lot of experience. I know he put a good deal time and effort into the project, but I took very little away from the thread. I found it to be very inconclusive to say the least. Some people can keep then successfully while others cannot, it is not even clear if it is a disease. These corals survive fine in the wild. Why is it that if a perfectly healthy coral is harvested, it suddenly becomes diseased once it is put in a tank? If anything I think I have more questions then answers after having read the thread.
Grand Wizard
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These stunning corals are now trickling into the UK, they will be available to us for the next six months 
apparantly they are been farmed somwhere like wise i just blow the rock with a turkey bastor around the elegance and he opens up nicely ready to accept pieces of mussel hope you all like 
