Rhizotrochus care
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I've had mine exactly two years now. Gets fed an inch of silversides twice a week plus whatever it catches when I feed the fish and other LPS. It HAS lost a little color over time and is now more 'cream' than yellow. Reddish mouth is closer to brownish these days also. Polyp extension is about the same however, no perceptible growth. It is currently on the bottom of my 40g breeder, under partially shaded T-5 lighting and low water flow.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
I currently have six, four for over a year and the other two for over two years now.
Here they are:
I feed mine PE Mysis or Hikari Krill a couple times a week. They're kept under dim lighting, 2 x 24W T5s, and the water is kept cooler between 69-71° F.
stunreefer
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Thanks Sang. They're expanded 95%+ of the time. That video is under "day lighting", I run one ATI Blue+ and one Fiji Purple bulb. As mentioned the tank is run cooler, and with the low light it really replicates a "deep reef" which has allowed them to thrive.
All of mine are from Indonesia.
Forgot to mention earlier that there is noticeable growth on all of mine, but hard to judge the actual polyp. The growth I see is a ring of new skeleton (different shade as it matures) around the upper lip of the skeleton. The largest ring I would say is about 1/2" thick.
All of mine are from Indonesia.
Forgot to mention earlier that there is noticeable growth on all of mine, but hard to judge the actual polyp. The growth I see is a ring of new skeleton (different shade as it matures) around the upper lip of the skeleton. The largest ring I would say is about 1/2" thick.
Maximus
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Very cool! Are you ever afraid of the angels becoming a snack for the rhizo's?
Maximus
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This rhizo is beautiful! I'm at work now but I had to share the pic with you guys and gals. LOL, it's still in the bag on my desk!
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stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Naw, not anymore anyways
She's been "caught" by them before, just twiches her tail and she's free. She then proceeds to turn around and stare it down seemingly saying, "What the hell was that for?!?" I also have a Sunburst anthias in there, and if a tentacle grabs her she has to work a bit more to free herself, but always has. If for some reason the anthias swam directly into the middle of a rhizo, and the rhizo reacted quickly, it might not be a happy ending...Sang that new rhizo is awesome! We need pics once it's out of the bag
I picked her up at 3.75" in early November last year, she's over 4.25" already! She eats basically anything and everything, I feed mainly PE Mysis, ON Angel Formula and various Nori. Great little fish whos been dubbed "Zorro". More info in my tank thread in the Large Tank Forum.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Very noice! :thumbsup:
gemini aquarius(t)
Always Learning
Any updates on these? I'm thinking about getting one and would love to know how they are doing long term
GoingPostal
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I've had one of mine 3 or 4 years and the other about a year, they are very easy to keep imo.
willietang021
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I have a couple of them, they are very easy to take care for. Low light, low flow. Just lots of feeding! One of the easiest coral actually and they are very beautiful.
My rare corals nano tank crash just couple of days ago. Lost 95% of livestock, about $8000 just livestock itself. The only thing that survive are my 3 Rhizo and my dendrophyllias. So they are very very hardy. All other LPS, SPS and NPS are dead........
My rare corals nano tank crash just couple of days ago. Lost 95% of livestock, about $8000 just livestock itself. The only thing that survive are my 3 Rhizo and my dendrophyllias. So they are very very hardy. All other LPS, SPS and NPS are dead........
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