Carnation Flower coral
- Thread starter newmarine
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Oh my, that is a very difficult coral you have there! I've never tried to keep one, as they have a reputation for being very difficult to care for.
Here is an article on the trials of keeping a non photosynthetic coral like the Carnation (Dendronephthya sp)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... eature.htm
Here is an article on the trials of keeping a non photosynthetic coral like the Carnation (Dendronephthya sp)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... eature.htm
- Location
- Cape Coral, Florida
The sell, sell, sell, mantality really bugs me. I did on one occasion buy an orange cup coral on
the guarantee of the lfs owner that it would feed and stay open with Cyclopeze, despite what I had read.Two weeks later I made him take it back wiht full credit. it's always nice to back them to the wll when you buy something without research!
the guarantee of the lfs owner that it would feed and stay open with Cyclopeze, despite what I had read.Two weeks later I made him take it back wiht full credit. it's always nice to back them to the wll when you buy something without research!
- Location
- Cape Coral, Florida
Be persistent about returning it if you've been "mis-lead".About two months ago, I purchased a dark green hammer that I had been looking for for quite some time. I wanted a nice full one to use as a surrogate anemone for a clown fish. This hammer was not very open- but I was assured it would be in a couple of days. A week went by- still the same. I took it back, for full credit despite mumblings about "different tank conditions". A couple of weeks later, my husband was in Tampa and found a nice open one. He e-mailed the photo from his cell. To my surprise, despite the long trip, he was totally open within (2) days.
Dawn":pedellc6 said:
In your case, the store was probably correct.
Euphylia will not show full polyp extension of conditions are not to their liking. Usually, this is due to increased light levels from it's previoius home. They should be acclimated slowly - moved higher over a period of days. Or, the light lowered over a period of days. If it was open in the store, then closed when you brought it home, it's your tank conditions. The one your husband brought home was simply kept in conditions more similar to your own tank.There are SOME good employees. I used to work at a store and ***** about all the idiot customers.
Jim
- Location
- Cape Coral, Florida
Jim- actually, it was closed when I bought it, and it was still sitting in the lfs mostly closed as of last week. I guess it doesn't like their tank either !
It will do the collapse thing if you mount it "bottom end down" like shown in the picture. They grow hanging upside down in the wild.
Believe it or not, I kept one alive for over 1 and half years in a skimmerless tank (refugium with miracle mud was the only filtration). I even cut it in half once after it had grown too large, and both parts made it fine. I had to give it away when I deployed and tore down my tank.
Believe it or not, I kept one alive for over 1 and half years in a skimmerless tank (refugium with miracle mud was the only filtration). I even cut it in half once after it had grown too large, and both parts made it fine. I had to give it away when I deployed and tore down my tank.
newmarine":3r0sji3a said:
[rant]This is a bit disgruntling. After everyone offered their advice on how unlikely it is that you will be able to keep this coral, you ignore that and hear the one positive comment. I don't mean to bash you, but it seems that you spent the time to set up a tank and let it run for months. Then, you picked up some corals you didn't know the real identity to. Now you are here asking for an ID on them (I noticed you never asked how to keep them alive and happy). I admire your patience to this point, it just seems that you would have more success if you were willing to accept the advice of those with considerably more experience. Perhaps I am jumping the gun here, I would just prefer more people who take the time to do a little research (even if it is after the fact) to actually accept and listen to the answers given to them.[/rant]
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- Location
- Cape Coral, Florida
I would still advise trying to return the coral.
I am not saying he is going to have success by mounting it upside-down, but at least it will give it a better shot. I would think the chances of it surviving in his tank properly mounted are better than its chances at a LFS. I give him credit for trying at least.
Dawn":20gh0xl4 said:
The buy, buy, buy mentality of some folks annoys me too... and I spent a lot of time NOT selling stuff to people who won't take the time to research before they buy, yet the LFS always gets the dirty end of the stick when a hobbyist makes a poor choice. A store must sell to stay in business, but then again I have a problem with stores that sell impossible to keep species, and that's a whole other post... but I digress...
I know plenty of people who are successful with Tubastrea sp. feeding them Cyclopeeze and other meaty foods. With some "training" they can be conditioned to open during the daytime, move their feeding time a bit earlier each evening, and they will begin to open up earlier until eventually they can be trained to open during the day. They do and must close for a period of time each day, but it's not rocket science to get them to open during your tank viewing time. It just takes a bit of work... as does the upkeep of that specie.
Jenn
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