maricultured

[cubman20]

How do you keep these from rtn i got two in the last 6 months and they both rtn. i did save one piece of each when i cut it up. they are doing fine what. Is there any thing i could to keep the whole coral alive. they get a lot in in my local pet shop but i don't want to take a chance

 

[Alex T.]

I hope you're dipping and qt'ing these maricultured pieces. Many come in with unwanted pests like the dreaded Acropora Eating Flatworms (AEFW).

To answer you're question...they're really hit or miss. I've been able to keep a bushy yellow acropora maricultured piece which has actually colored up nicely. I almost lost it last year as it began receding from the base, but it came back.

Believe it or not, from what I've read many of them come from runoff areas in shallow lagoons where there is some more "dirty water" than many of our pristine sps tanks. If it starts to stn/rtn on you, you're best bet is to frag the healthy portion and start it at the bottom of the tank again like you're acclimating a new coral.

Good luck.

 

[Rickyrooz1]

Agreed, most have flatworms on them. Mine RTNed from the base up, I found a bunch of flatworms living on the corals but after fragging it I was able to save it.

 

[krazysps]

Very touchy ime. i wouldn't say you are doing anything wrong. Most are just a hit or miss and never hold there color, they normally morph to new colors but still cool none the less.

 

[cubman20]

Thanks all

 

[chilwil84]

make sure they still look decent after being at your lfs for 2-3 weeks before you think about buying them. many will rtn a week or so after the transition in a lfs tanks. than dip and qt. i have 6 or so maricultured pieces for a couple years now. i was very picky when i got them.

 

[stephj03]

After dipping, cut off the bases and superglue over any regions of dead skin/exposed skeleton. Cut off a nice chunk and mount to your rockwork in a low/moderate light region as an insurance policy. Light acclimate the rest for a week or two and then mount to your rockwork.

 

[allsps40]

I have not have to many problems with maricultured corals. I always dip any new coral before it goes into the tank. Give then a slow light acclimation as many are grown under NSL and need to get used to the artificial lighting we use. High flow is a must as good water quality, fish population and feeding.
My favorite maricultured sps