Need some Frogspawn info...

[Spork3245]

Thinking of getting a Frogspawn coral, would prefer a Hammer as they seem to be less aggressive than Torch and Frogspawn corals but I found a *very* nice looking Frogspawn and it's hard to resist!
Anyway, can they be placed in the sand? That's likely my best bet on keeping it away from my other corals, plus I believe they are supposed to have low/bottom placement, correct? My biggest concern, and it may be a silly one, is I'm wondering if it can kill/eat my fish? I have a small cleaner goby who I do not want to see become coral food, plus my diamond goby digs all around my sand bed and I don't want him to be stung/killed by this potential addition.

 

[MARINECRITTERS]

They won't kill any fish.
If it's in the sand make sure it is getting sufficient lighting.

 

[Spork3245]

They won't kill any fish.
If it's in the sand make sure it is getting sufficient lighting.

I have a decent sized open area if sand with no shade, I also have reef breeder photons arriving tomorrow

 

[Reef Frog]

My yellow clown gobie likes to perch on my frogspawn...I've never heard of them eating a fish. They are powerful stingers so it's good you are isolating them. I've seen them nuke candy cane, Duncan & acan polyps.

They don't need a whole lot of light so the sand bed may be OK there depending on your fixture and depth of the water column. They need good flow, but not roaring flow, for good health. If they don't get it, they will suffer. In many tanks the bottom does not receive enough flow but that depends on pump output & placement. The polyps should undulate & sway with the current, but not whip around like palm trees in a hurricane.

I would not put them directly on the sand bed where the polyps are touching the sand. It's best to elevate them a little bit - for example mounting them on a small rock island a few inches above the sand.

 

[cloak]

I wouldn't place the coral on the sand bed either, for the simple fact that sand isn't very stable. The coral might be falling over repeatedly, causing you to fiddle with it all the time. This isn't good. I would find someplace among the rockwork and just epoxy the skeleton in place. No muss, no fuss.
As far as lighting and flow go, low to moderate of each. Very undemanding coral. GL.

 

[Spork3245]

Hi guys, thanks for the replies and info! The frogspawn will be on a long-tipped frag disc so it should be stable in the sand. There's an open area that does get fairly decent flow in my tank (it was actually too much for my acan and I had to move it). I suppose that my issue with putting it on my main rock-work would be that it would limit what I can place around it. Alternatively I could try stripping the mushrooms from one of my isolated rocks and placing it on there?

I have a standard sized 90 gallon tank for my DT and my lights are 48" Reef Breeder Photons (well, they arrived today... They'll be hooked up by Friday )

BTW - I figured that the "will it kill fish" question may have been silly, but ever since I saw a video of a brain killing/eating a damsel I get worried when a coral is listed as "aggressive"

 

[Tahiti]

My fish brush up against my frogspawn and torch corals all the time.

Your fish will be just fine