Black coral

[Anonymous]

Also know as Antipatharia. LFS here has some really nice looking pieces, but I can't find any info in my books or anywhere on the 'net except that it's a deep water species.

The fact I can't find anything on it should tell me I can't support it :lol: but I was hoping someone had some info here, even as to why I shouldn't try and keep it.

TIA

 

[Anonymous]

Did you see this one?
My guess a skimmerless, heavily fed tank, unidirectional flow and frequent dosing of phytoplankton would be one of the ways to go.

http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/MLP/root/html/MarineLife/Invertebrates/Cnidarians/BlackCoral.html

mario

 

[Bucktronix]

ive seen black sun coral. the have very nice looking green polyps.

 

[Anonymous]

Some are protected species, and almost all are best suited for public aquarium to take care of.

 

[Anonymous]

Did you see this one?
My guess a skimmerless, heavily fed tank, unidirectional flow and frequent dosing of phytoplankton would be one of the ways to go.

http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/MLP/root/html/MarineLife/Invertebrates/Cnidarians/BlackCoral.html

mario

It was a different form. This rod shaped, very thick diameter with no branches, with the polyps kind of like the threads on a screw winding around it.

Some are protected species, and almost all are best suited for public aquarium to take care of.

I did some "in depth googling" last night on the 'net and am sure you are right seven e. I hope it's not one of the protected species... if so how'd they get it?

 

[Anonymous]

ive seen black sun coral. the have very nice looking green polyps.

It's not a black sun coral Buck, which is a Tubasraea. I've kept black and the more common orange Tubasraea years ago before good lighting was common with pretty good sucess.