New soft corals

miareefer · 11-10-2003, 04:00 PM

Allrighty the other week i was off venturing on the reef and grabbed a few soft corals i presume they are possibly Dendraphylia ime really not sure but i have had them previously and had overall success with them. They are a little tempremental with placement in tank requiring strong light and good current to expand. They are one off the first corals you will see walking out on the reef so they like a lot off light and prefer turbulent water i also got a few clownfish to add to my clown tanks.

**Poseidon** · 11-10-2003, 06:12 PM

Looking fantastic...

Ilia · 11-10-2003, 06:20 PM

Looks nice. I would never put that many tomato clowns in one tank. That's like a tank full of saltwater piranhas.

Ilia

almostdiva · 11-12-2003, 11:13 AM

VERY pretty corals -- especially that first one. They all have amazing colors.

And your clams are still HUGE!

Rebecca

OV Fisherman · 12-04-2003, 01:46 PM

Hi!
I am wondering how those soft corals are doing? I have read that you have to feed them heavily as they don't contain zoanthellae to process carbon/food from sunlight, and are thought to subsist mainly on phytoplankton. Please let me know how they are doing, as I would like to try keeping these corals in my tank

Thanks,
Joshua

***Reefland*** · 12-14-2003, 03:19 AM

Hi OV Fisherman and Welcome to Reefland!

The corals that you are thinking of putting in your tank are not recommended because no one is sure what they need to eat to survive, or how much. As pretty as they are, it is best to leave them in the ocean.

Scott Z.

11-10-2003, 04:00 PM	#1
miareefer Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 213	New soft corals Allrighty the other week i was off venturing on the reef and grabbed a few soft corals i presume they are possibly Dendraphylia ime really not sure but i have had them previously and had overall success with them. They are a little tempremental with placement in tank requiring strong light and good current to expand. They are one off the first corals you will see walking out on the reef so they like a lot off light and prefer turbulent water i also got a few clownfish to add to my clown tanks. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by miareefer; 11-10-2003 at 04:03 PM.

11-10-2003, 06:12 PM	#2
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,357	Looking fantastic... __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

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11-10-2003, 06:20 PM	#3
Ilia Citizen Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 102	Looks nice. I would never put that many tomato clowns in one tank. That's like a tank full of saltwater piranhas. Ilia

11-12-2003, 11:13 AM	#4
almostdiva Mayor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 963	VERY pretty corals -- especially that first one. They all have amazing colors. And your clams are still HUGE! Rebecca

12-04-2003, 01:46 PM	#5
OV Fisherman New in Town Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Norfolk,VA Posts: 1	Hi! I am wondering how those soft corals are doing? I have read that you have to feed them heavily as they don't contain zoanthellae to process carbon/food from sunlight, and are thought to subsist mainly on phytoplankton. Please let me know how they are doing, as I would like to try keeping these corals in my tank Thanks, Joshua

12-14-2003, 03:19 AM	#6
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,044	Hi OV Fisherman and Welcome to Reefland! The corals that you are thinking of putting in your tank are not recommended because no one is sure what they need to eat to survive, or how much. As pretty as they are, it is best to leave them in the ocean. Scott Z.

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