My new Chironephthya

[slapshot]

See if I can keep it alive now. I placed it where I am having success with a Dendronephthya so it is strong flow and right out of the return the food comes from.

 

[stormrider27]

Sweet find! :beer:

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

IDK about you Don but I don't think it is a chironephthya.

Look at this: http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=939196

The structure just doesn't look like that of other chironephthya.

 

[Kreeger1]

i had a orange one wither away on me. i dont think they have enough polyps to feed with for our tanks. not sure we can offer what they need and get in the wild. Just my experience with them.
Good luck with yours though.
Erik

 

[slapshot]

No it is. It looks like the middle was a little broke up. I broke a couple of pieces off myself mounting it. It is a chironephthya.


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[Bongo Shrimp]

Hope you don't mind me posting a pic of mine here Don but...

Mine had this many polyps:

I think that's a lot of polyps. The trick IMO is to get them to extend the polyps. I personally think mine died from not having enough flow.

Your's is the opposite colors of mine. Cyclopeeze and live rotifers got mine going.

 

[Kreeger1]

total different coral your posting bongo beautiful but different

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Well no. Mine is 100% Chironephthya.

http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=910222

http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=938800

http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=918412

http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=917678

Plus it was sold to me by Diver's Den. But that's not to say they were wrong. But they weren't, at least this time.

 

[slapshot]

Showoff! Man that was a pretty coral. I hope mine opens up.


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[Bongo Shrimp]

In your tank- it will. Mine was just too far gone. I would tell you to feed it but you probably did that already .

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

I'm telling you it's not a freaking Chironephthya!

http://www.reeflex.net/tiere/2242_Siphonogorgia_sp..htm

http://www.poppe-images.com/?t=17&photoid=939196

 

[slapshot]

LOL well that Siphonogorgia picture is definantly it. It is still alive so whatever it is pretty.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

So you finally believe me! :rollface:

 

[slapshot]

UNCLE!!!!!!!:spin3:Now tell me what the other thing is?