What are we looking at here?
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InvaderJim
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Well it looks really cool.
saltycreefer
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Sorry for your inevitable loss.....
Hormigaquatica
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some sort of Nephtheid- most of which are very difficult to keep (many rely on being fed- what they eat though is still somewhat of a mystery). Good luck with it- hopefully it is one of the species that does survive.
fsn77
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Re: What are we looking at here?
LOL... Funny thing is the supplier that shipped it to the LFS may not have even known what it is. One LFS here gets in what is nicely labeled as "orange soft coral." I've seen it printed that way on an invoice and on the weekly lists from the supplier the LFS uses to order. :rolleye1:
LOL... Funny thing is the supplier that shipped it to the LFS may not have even known what it is. One LFS here gets in what is nicely labeled as "orange soft coral." I've seen it printed that way on an invoice and on the weekly lists from the supplier the LFS uses to order. :rolleye1:
DiViNeLeFT
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one of the members of our reef club has a carnation and is having luck so far by placing it in a shaded area that detritus accumulates in. his tank is quite mature and large (450 gallons). from everything ive read on these corals i wouldnt attempt to keep one yet, but they do look awesome though.
I have one. It's about the moodiest coral I've had yet. It "deflates" pretty often, going limp and sagging over - probably about 40% of the time I've had it. The other part of the time the polyps are extended and looks happy to be here. I keep it in a generally shaded area with light flow. I'm afraid to keep moving it around for fear I will agitate it and it go on strike for a long time.
I make a soup for all my corals, sort of like a shotgun feeding technique including mysis shrimp, "reef plankton", Reef Snow, Kent Marine's Coral Accel and cyclops. I have no idea what it likes (probably not the shrimp, the polyps are so small) but so far it's alive. Hopefully it stays that way!
I make a soup for all my corals, sort of like a shotgun feeding technique including mysis shrimp, "reef plankton", Reef Snow, Kent Marine's Coral Accel and cyclops. I have no idea what it likes (probably not the shrimp, the polyps are so small) but so far it's alive. Hopefully it stays that way!
Thanks Earl45.
As you said, it definitely seems to prefer low light (even lights out ....).
I'll try lowering it even more and keeping it out of the current.
As far as the soup, I'm in a nano with no sump or skimmer, therefore I'd probably be asking for trouble if I were to release a shooter like that in there.
As you said, it definitely seems to prefer low light (even lights out ....).
I'll try lowering it even more and keeping it out of the current.
As far as the soup, I'm in a nano with no sump or skimmer, therefore I'd probably be asking for trouble if I were to release a shooter like that in there.
Ooooo yeah, maybe if you just give a very small amount.
Perhaps you can use an inverted 1 liter bottle with the bottom cut out, then turkey baste the food into the bottle, which would keep the food in that enclosed area that would help?
Who knows, I know I probably couldn't handle anything without a skimmer!
Anyway, good luck with it and hopefully we can both be successful keeping this guy. They are quite attractive!
Perhaps you can use an inverted 1 liter bottle with the bottom cut out, then turkey baste the food into the bottle, which would keep the food in that enclosed area that would help?
Who knows, I know I probably couldn't handle anything without a skimmer!
Anyway, good luck with it and hopefully we can both be successful keeping this guy. They are quite attractive!
Hormigaquatica
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Just the opposite actually- they need lots of current- much much more than can be reasonably provided in most tanks. Dont put it directly in front of a powerhead- that kind of concentrated flow may damage the tissue, but they will contract more and more if the water flow is too slow. Maybe arrange a couple powerheads so that they aim just around the coral, not directly at it (or get a couple Tunzes- those provide a flow style closer to what they want... but its a lot of $$$)
