Purple Catspaw

[Biggie]

Anyone got some info on this SPS? Found a nice colony wanting to buy it but leary of the care. What kind of flow, light, food does it like? Any info appreciate.

 

[oddballs]

they area pretty easy sps to take care of.they can take as much flow as acros but dont really have to have that much. they should do fine under quality t 5s or vhos and halides .all and all a pretty good coral especially if you havent had alot of sps before.

 

[Biggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7522525#post7522525 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by oddballs
they area pretty easy sps to take care of.they can take as much flow as acros but dont really have to have that much. they should do fine under quality t 5s or vhos and halides .all and all a pretty good coral especially if you havent had alot of sps before.

Great makes my decision easier. Never can tell looking at a nice piece then you get it home didnt research and find out it need to be bottle fed everyday or some crazy requirment that makes you miserable. I always run it thru RC now for feed back. Thanks much.

 

[jda]

Mine gets pink under lower/less-intense light. It is purple with blueish hue polyps when right under a 250W HQI.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Do you know the species? Cats Paw is a pretty generic common name, and it could make a big difference on care depending on the species.

 

[Biggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7523191#post7523191 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeremy Blaze
Do you know the species? Cats Paw is a pretty generic common name, and it could make a big difference on care depending on the species.

Store just sold it but it was a Wild Fiji colony of Purple Catspaw. Didnt get the exact name of the species. Ive read that several species are protected around the Pacific.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Poccilopora, or maybe stylophora?

 

[reefer44]

Stylophora is most likely what it is....Stylophora is a sand bed coral (usually found in rubble or sand zones with high flow) and is relatively hardy but needs high flow and since its body mass is 40-60% zooxanthellea (genus symbiodium) it is a high light coral.

 

[Biggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7523918#post7523918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefer44
Stylophora is most likely what it is....Stylophora is a sand bed coral (usually found in rubble or sand zones with high flow) and is relatively hardy but needs high flow and since its body mass is 40-60% zooxanthellea (genus symbiodium) it is a high light coral.

I emailed the Seller back it is in deed Stylophora. Did say its a high light coral without it it tends to turn brown and wither away. Didnt mentio anythig about flow but Id assume its in the high to moderate range. Very good looking coal I might add. Ill be looking for another frag somewhere soon. Seller also said not to place on the sand bed. He said the sand can entrap in the exoskeleton and rot the flesh over time and to place it on a rock base off the sand. Just me but I thought that was given.

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7523918#post7523918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefer44
Stylophora is most likely what it is....Stylophora is a sand bed coral (usually found in rubble or sand zones with high flow) and is relatively hardy but needs high flow and since its body mass is 40-60% zooxanthellea (genus symbiodium) it is a high light coral.

Unfortunately, that is an inaccurate generalization. The most common species, Stylophora pistillata, is found in a variety of environments, ranging from very low light levels (~1% of surface irradiance) and sheltered flow, to very high light and flow. Luckily, they are very tolerant. In general, use the colony formation as a good indicator in regards to flow and light.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

See how big a difference it can make? Another example of how misleading common names can be.

 

[Biggie]

Indeed. Glad I asked.

 

[Biggie]

Hey Jermey Blaze I see you work for DNR they still call it that? I thought it was the Dept. of Enviromental Quality now. Or DEQ. Thats what MI changed it too. Florida they call the fish and game commision or Game Warden. All the same function I guess.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Yep, we are still the DNR in Indiana.