New boss - Sun Corals

[Kewlworm]

Just got myself a sun coral...the one from big als...the one only have about 12 polyps left and the rest are skeleton. Well, I bought it and it STINK bad when I took it out of the bag. So, I cracked open it and found a few dead clams inside the skeleton. I killed one polyps in the process.

One or two polyps were already sticking their head out when it was in the bag. All but a few polyps were feeding the same night. Last night (2nd night) all polyps were feeding...even the one that only have half the body came out and ate!

Although they were eating, but most polyps are small and don't expand all the way. I can't even see their full tenacles. I guess because they were starved for a long time and don't have to strength to come out.

One question, I've been feeding them "PRIME REEF" and Mysis Shrimp, and I spent 2 hrs a night to make sure every polyps ate because they won't "grab" the food, so I have to put it on them w/ a small blaster. I was wondering if/when they recover, will they be easy to feed?

Thanks!
Gary

 

[rowland75]

I would think that if you have good water quality, good skimming, maybe run carbon. Any dying parts hopeully shouldn't cause too many problems.

Position it in a shaded area and feed daily directly, mysis, cyclopeze etc.

 

[sufunk]

In my opinion, they don't need a shaded area. I would put it wherever will be easiest to feed.
Mine LOVED mysis and cyclopeezed with a few drops of selcon/zoecon. Recently, i switched to a chopped mixture of shrimp, clam, scallops, mussel and squidd that i made for my fish. It loves that as well.
I would feed at least every other day and probably every day until it gets healthy. Good luck.
Can you post a pic?

 

[Kewlworm]

Yeah, I put my in the open and I take them out and into a small bucket to feed for the last 2 night I had them. I am going to get some frozen cyclopeze to feed them later.
Will post pics tonight!

Thanks!

 

[rowland75]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7827314#post7827314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sufunk
In my opinion, they don't need a shaded area. I would put it wherever will be easiest to feed.

They do fade in direct light being non-photosythetic, thus for best colouring place away from bright lights and if poss isolate for feeding.

 

[seas3to5]

They will come back, I lost mine shipping them to Vegas. Due to having them sit out here in 110 heat allday at the shippers . I put it in the tank because I saw a little yellow on the skeleton. Now it has about 5 polyps . So don't give up, and it will come back over time. then you can cut the dead part away.

Rick

 

[sufunk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7827393#post7827393 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rowland75
They do fade in direct light being non-photosythetic, thus for best colouring place away from bright lights and if poss isolate for feeding.

I disagree. Mine has always been under direct light and they are as bright orange as you will see. I know others who have VERY nice ones directly under MH's.
Kewlworm, rather than stress it out taking it out to feed , i would try to place a small tupperware bowl ot half a 2 liter over it to feed if you have the room.
Cant wait to see the pics but i think ive seen the 1 you got at big al's last week.

 

[Kewlworm]

They are in a container in my sump. They don't really have expand all that much.

They are all eating, so I stronger think that they gonna be OK.