Pipe Organ corals

[tankfly]

Does anyone have success keeping these?
thanks

 

[Bcollins111900]

yes some people have have.

www.Goniopora.org

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Re: Pipe Organ corals

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8061386#post8061386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tankfly
Does anyone have success keeping these?
thanks

pipe organ coral = Tubipora
I've had success with these corals.
Maintain them in an environment similar as you would SPS. They can be propagated.

 

[gflat65]

I've got three types that have been in my systems for a couple of years and frag them seemingly constantly. I've got them in a clean system (SPS), and dirty systems and they grow like weeds in either...

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

"Dirty" is a relative term. Hair algae easily overtakes Tubipora, thus a system should be relatively free of DOC's before attempting Pipe Organ coral.

 

[reef runt]

iv got one tht is bout 3 yrs old

 

[gflat65]

Well, by dirty, I mean a HOB filter with no skimmer on a 20 long. Water changes about 10% once a month. Have Bryopsis issues in certain spots and razor caulerpa issues, but neither have come near the pipe organ. Guess I've been lucky so far. Didn't realize they took anything special...