Let's talk about corals to stock in a non-photosynthetic aquarium

[Alunai]

I would definitely like to see more from this thread. It's good so far, but not enough. =)

 

[fullmonti]

dendronephthya

dendronephthya

Would like to hear about care for these.
I just lost one I got from DD 5-6 weeks ago. It turned loose of it rock in shipping, but started to attach to its new rock. It started to not stand up some times. Would not close up, just go limp. Eventually it was limp all the time, then it just shrivelled up. The rest of the tank was OK while this happened. The first one I got will some times go a little limp & if there is some thing I should be doing I'd like to know before it's a problem again.

 

[uhuru]

5-6 weeks is what I consider still the acclimation period for these corals. How many do you have and how are the rest doing? Did you examine it to see if it was infested with brittle stars, worms or crustaceans? I have one that had brittle stars all over it. I kind of waited to see if they were detrimental, and it turns out they were. Once I removed the brittle stars it expanded again within minutes and has been showing apparent "regrowth" since then. Did you take pics of it?

 

[fullmonti]

Unfortunately no pix. I had posted the question is this normal for them to go limp some times & no one seemed to think much of it, so I thought it would pass. It got worse really fast so never did photo it. I do look closely at the tank every day & there was no infestations, he just shriveled. Then small peaces started coming off, took him out at that point. I could easily caulk this up as an anomaly except my other one goes a little limp some times & don't wont a repeat.

 

[rhouse24]

Tagging along, would be interested in distichopora and dendronephthya care experiences

 

[Casy]

wooow very interesting and great info and pics!! it have help alot!! pplease keep coming more info!!!!!!

 

[cnkshelor]

Great Post

Great Post

thanks so much for this post! we have a simple fish only tank and are taking things slow since we are new to this but i'm super excited to find out we can have SOME corals. my friend told me about the sun coral and so i looked up what else we could house and loved what i found! thanks for the info!
-cassie

 

[CuttleKid]

Could someone please do a right up on sclero and dendro soft corals because im seriously debating picking up one from my lfs tonight.

Thanks

 

[slapshot]

About the best there is Cuttlefish. Not sure anyone really knows.


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[Uncko Macko]

Great thread. Thanks for the info.

 

[LegendLand]

It is my understanding that the blue sponge is very toxic to fish. I had one and it really blossomed and was easy to care for. Very pretty (but deadly...)

i have had that sponge for 5 years, it has grown some, & ive aquacultered it for my local club, its not deadly to fish.. & it does color up under higher lighting..it loves high flow too...also sand dust will stop its growth for months, very easy to frag, just press it into a rock & it stays :hammer:

 

[coltrref]

Aquabacs congratulations for the topic

I leave a list of some corals nps or azoox:

Fungiacyathidae
Fungiacyathus sp. cf. F. symmetricus sensu Wells, 1971

Rhizangiidae
Septastraea marylandica (Conrad, 1841)

=S. matsoni Vaughan, 1919

Septastraea altispina Cairns, 1995
Phyllangia americana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Oculinidae

Archohelia limonensis Vaughan, 1919

Caryophylliidae

Caryophyllia communis sensu Wells, 1971
Caryophyllia sp. cf. C. antillarum sensu Wells, 1971
Antillocyathus maoensis (Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1925)
Antillocyathus aalatus Cairns & Wells, 1987
Antillocyathus cristatus (Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1925)
Antillocyathus gracilis Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus chevalieri Cairns & Wells, 1987
Trochocyathus duncani Cairns & Wells, 1987
Trochocyathus sp. cf. T. rawsonii sensu Wells, 1971
Ceratotrochus cf. duodecimcostatus (Goldfuss, 1826)
Paracyathus henekeni (Duncan, 1863)
Paracyathus sinuosus Cairns & Wells, 1987
Paracyathus adetos Cairns, 1995
Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842)
Oxysmilia pliocenica Cairns, 1995
Deltocyathus italicus (Michelotti, 1838)
Deltocyathus sp. sensu Wells, 1971
Stephanocyathus sp. sensu Wells, 1971
Asterosmilia abnormalis (Duncan, 1864)
Asterosmilia exarata Duncan, 1867

=A. hilli Vaughan, 1919

Asterosmilia profunda (Duncan, 1864)
Asterosmilia duncani Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1925
Asterosmilia compressa Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1925
Asterosmilia irregularis Cairns, 1995
Asterosmilia trinitatis Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1926
Asterosmilia machapooriensis Hoffmeister in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1926
Desmophyllum sp. sensu Wells, 1971

Turbinoliidae

Dominicotrochus dominicensis (Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1925)
Sphenotrochus senni Wells, 1945
Sphenotrochus trinitatis Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1926
Sphenotrochus brassensis Vaughan in Vaughan & Hoffmeister, 1926
Sphenotrochus cf. hancocki Durham & Barnard, 1952

Flabellidae

Flabellum sp. sensu Vaughan & Woodring, 1921
Flabellum sp. 1 sensu Wells, 1971
Flabellum sp. 2 sensu Wells, 1971
Gardineria minor Wells, 1973

Guyniidae

Guynia annulata Duncan, 1872
Stenocyathus sp. sensu Wells, 1971
Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtalès, 1874
Pourtalocyathus hispidus (Pourtalès, 1878)

Dendrophylliidae

Balanophyllia pittieri Vaughan, 1919

=?B. grandis Cairns, 1977

Balanophyllia sp. sensu Wells, 1971
Dendrophyllia cornucopia Pourtalès, 1871
Dendrophyllia sp. sensu Wells, 1971

 

[igadget56]

How much light

How much light

How much light is to much light.

 

[coralreefdoc]

Does anyone have any links to articles relating to the gorgonian species Menella ? Or for that matter any good reading material about Menella. Uhuru/Aquabacs surely you two have come across detailed information, through personal experience or otherwise, regarding this species. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks !

 

[GreshamH]

Check the library over at Azoox dot org some one may have posted a link to an article on them

 

[HippieSmell]

Awesome thread, but I have a suggestion. Could you state the temperature range these guys like? Or, are they all the same?

 

[jumpman420]

All amazing corals. nps seems better than lps and sps stuff to me

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Thank you all for the contributions! I would love to see some more!

 

[slapshot]

Awesome thread, but I have a suggestion. Could you state the temperature range these guys like? Or, are they all the same?

Since most are from deep waters colder is better. I run my tank at 76.

 

[TundraGuy]

nice work