A R2R Spotlight: "Ruby Red"

[Ike]

IME these zoos don't like nutrient low tanks...i have shared with a few buddies and if thy have really low nutrient tanks they usually melt or die. in all my tanks i noticed they had the most color and were fluffier when i lagged it on the water changes.



hope that helps
angel

I'm a little worried that you're right on with this. I got a polyp or two from Marvin, thanks bud! They were the model of health and opened right away but they've slowly gone down hill and I can't attribute it to anything besides perhaps my low nutrient levels. I had my skimmer out of my tank for the last couple days for cleaning and they seemed to perk up a little.

I'm considering setting up a 30g Cube or a nano for these and a couple others that I have that don't seem to like my system. Cat Eyes and Pink Panthers are the others that I suspect react adversely to low nutrients. Hopefully they hang on long enough for me to get the system going

I do have a 10 gallon with some basic zoanthids and in it that doesn't have a skimmer. However it also has a lot of macroalgae and no fish so I don't think it will be the solution.

 

[grisha]

this is my babys they been staying 5 polyps for 6 month and after half year acclimation took of to 25 in 7 weeks also got this pattern

 

[Ike]

this is my babys they been staying 5 polyps for 6 month and after half year acclimation took of to 25 in 7 weeks also got this pattern

Are you saying those looked like Ruby Reds when you got them? I find that pretty hard to believe...

 

[Kigs!]

i think its just a pretty pic in the wrong thread, misunderstood...

 

[Blue Water]

1st: Those are soooo sweet! Very nice.
2nd: Do these also get called "Red wines"?

 

[da6d2003]

2nd: Do these also get called "Red wines"?

Nope.

They are pretty though.

 

[JGoslee]

These guys are real slow growers for me. I have them in high light and medium flow.

 

[MarvinsReef]

bumpity bump..

 

[surfn]

anyone still got these? lol

 

[SINNERMF]

looks like Marvin has a few to spare.

 

[MarvinsReef]

anyone still got these? lol

I just look at my old pics now to get some eye candy of these guys... since I let go of most of the frags I had extra before I moved last December and the ones I kept didn't fare well during the move... I now join the club of people just holding on a few polyps...

I dunno exactly what they liked in my tank before but they were decent growers for me from the get go.. I've searched for frags locally w/ lineage to my original colonies but most of the guys that bought from me said they had lost their frags already... I was only able to find a 2 polyps frag a few months back and they're still at two polyps..

man, the good 'ol day... sigh!!!