VIDEO. Elegance coral feeding & flow

[Elegance coral]

I have had many people ask me how I feed my Elegance corals so I made a little video.

http://www.sharkle.com/video/132056/

 

[Len]

Awesome video. Hopefully this is the trick to keeping the recently collected colonies alive.

I have one that is a captive bred bud from a 1980s colony. Luckily, specimens from this period are much hardier and don't need to be fed. Mine grows like a monster.

 

[Chubosco]

Great video.

I want one really bad but afraid of their reputation of dying. So I continue to admire them from afar.

LEN: Can you elaborate on your statement please. I don't understand.

 

[Elegance coral]

Great video.

I want one really bad but afraid of their reputation of dying. So I continue to admire them from afar.

LEN: Can you elaborate on your statement please. I don't understand.

I assume you are talking about the protozoan statement, correct?

I have been working on the issues surrounding the Elegance coral problem for about the past year and a half. The scientific community is telling everyone that it is caused by protozoans, bacteria, fungus, and even something that was called "green rods". I can assure you that this is not the case. The over inflated oral disk and shrunken tentacles of these corals is caused by the same stresses that cause bleaching. (light and heat) With the same damaged tissue after the exposure. These organisms that have been found in dead and dieing tissue are secondary and not the cause of the problem. If the coral is kept from bright lights and high temps these organisms will not become an issue. Only after the coral tissue is damaged by bright light and/or high temps will it become susceptible to these organisms. Any damaged coral tissue, not just Elegance corals, can fall victim to a wide range of organisms that are responsible for breaking down dead animal tissue. If you can find a relatively healthy Elegance and keep it away from these environmental stresses it can live a long healthy life. I am working on a video to show that these symptoms are caused by this stress and not organisms eating them alive. When I am through I will post it here and on all the other sights I am on. If you have any more questions please fell free to ask.

Thanks, Darrell

 

[Elegance coral]

Awesome video. Hopefully this is the trick to keeping the recently collected colonies alive.

I have one that is a captive bred bud from a 1980s colony. Luckily, specimens from this period are much hardier and don't need to be fed. Mine grows like a monster.

Even back then I fed my Elegance corals. You don't have to, but when you do they grow huge and very fast. Their sting gets very powerful as well.

 

[Chubosco]

I really am looking forward to your video. I am so glad there are people like you doing the research so people like me can glean from the data and raise healthy coral.

You do the hobby true justice as well as the boards you are on.

Thanks again!!!

 

[Len]

Chub,

Elegance corals used to be very easy to keep. In the 1980s and early 1990s, they were considered hardy beginner corals. Near the end of the 1990s, the ones being collected almost always died mysteriously after a few months, so now they (rightfully) have the reputation of being like flowerpots.

Not many specimens collected from the "good years" are still alive, but some are producing buds.

 

[Len]

Even back then I fed my Elegance corals. You don't have to, but when you do they grow huge and very fast. Their sting gets very powerful as well.

I don't want my elegance getting more aggressive I lost a bunch of fish to an aggressive bubble coral. My elegance, fortunately, has been very well behaved. It's about 8" in diameter now, and the sting is impressive. But it's never snagged a fish. Knock on wood!

 

[Elegance coral]

I really am looking forward to your video. I am so glad there are people like you doing the research so people like me can glean from the data and raise healthy coral.

You do the hobby true justice as well as the boards you are on.

Thanks again!!!

WOW! Thanks! Not all the attention I have received for doing this has been positive, so it is nice to hear when someone appreciates what I have been doing.
This video I just posted was basically a test. When I make the other video I will most likely be killing an Elegance coral in the process. I didn't want to do that only to find out that due to some technical glitch I couldn't post the video. I talked to the owner of my LFS today and he is looking for an Elegance for me to make this video with. As soon as it comes in I will post the video.
Thanks again, Darrell