yellow polyps...

[coralcruze]

can anyone tell me why the yellow polyps are hard to keep? they are the ones with long pointy sweeping tentacles. I feed these things and yet they still crash.
I havent lost the entire colony it has just thinned out. my params a perfect and these are the only ones not doing well. any suggestions?

 

[jcs11236]

i hear you man.. i cant keep yellow polyps or xenia in my tank for some reason.. but i have clams and sps's with no problem ...lol.. strange

 

[dubs]

some corals just dont grow for some people zoas dont grow me so i gave up on them

 

[marrone]

Funny but a lot of people consider Yellow polyps to be weeds and pests. But as has already been posted, some people can't keep the easiest things alive but have no problem with getting hard stuff to grow like crazy.

 

[OneTimer]

I have mine for over a year and kept it in med flow and high light growing nicely and look good- they are under LED's

 

[coralcruze]

thanks guys... if I remember, I think most zoas like derty water. if you keep perfect params for sps ect, perhaps that the reason those crap out? perhaps adjusting the number of hours a day the skimmer is on for may counter balance this???? dunno, but its worth a try.

 

[DrHarryLopez]

thanks guys... if I remember, I think most zoas like derty water. if you keep perfect params for sps ect, perhaps that the reason those crap out? perhaps adjusting the number of hours a day the skimmer is on for may counter balance this???? dunno, but its worth a try.

I think its that they like high nutrient water. I have yellow polyps but i cant keep xenias. lol

 

[back to it]

what else is in the reef? lots of acros maybe? hormone warfare. have or do you dose iodine or iodide?

 

[btldreef]

yea i am with you guys on that one... i can keep flower pots and sps alive but i can't keep zoas or yellow stars.

 

[silentworldj7]

alot off zoos dont like calcium cloride, or high dkh. and also like feather dusters they like crappy water conditions

 

[OneTimer]

True i don't use a skimmer- and have nothing but Zoos, and hammers seems to be a good combo

 

[cybermeez]

Funny but a lot of people consider Yellow polyps to be weeds and pests. But as has already been posted, some people can't keep the easiest things alive but have no problem with getting hard stuff to grow like crazy.

This is the case for me. In my tank these yellow/green polyps are the hardiest critter I've ever had. If any body wants some, I've got plenty! :division: