Australophyllia Wilsoni care

[Lowefx]

It may be lighter in color, but it's been that way since I received it. It has very bright colors and is a rainbow. I since moved it to the back corner of my 120g under a shadow from a piece of live rock. Here's a pic.

 

[Lowefx]

Rotated

 

[Tahoe61]

I would be tempted to say that is Platygyra.

 

[Lowefx]

Right if the golden eye chalice and above the bubblegum is a Platygyra. The rainbow is 100% a wilsoni.

 

[Lowefx]

Where can I find more detail about this coral. The basic Google search doesn't turn up much. I've read many articles from it already. Surprise me with some new content.

 

[Lowefx]

Well, it died even though I moved it to very low light, fed mysis and reef roids. I hope the large green one doesn't go too. All of my parameters are good even tho low Alk probably started the rtn. Since fixed the problem but kept receding. Maybe has something to do with dosing b-balance with the KZ products.
I really wish there was more accurate info on these corals.

 

[Maritimer]

I'm sorry for your loss, Lowefx... Sometimes, we're still out on the hairy edge of knowledge . . .

~Bruce

 

[Liquid360]

My Wilsonis have done great for a few months. I don't target feed or do anything special. I do water changes religiously of 55g/biweekly.

 

[Lowefx]

My Wilsonis have done great for a few months. I don't target feed or do anything special. I do water changes religiously of 55g/biweekly.

Please list your parameters, flow, and placement info to help the cause. Thanks.

 

[Rakie]

Bump for the above question. #LPSexperts any help? #reefsquad

Yeah, I heard @mdbannister needs to learn how to frag a chunk of a Wilsoni colony he picked up

 

[Lowefx]

Yeah, I heard @mdbannister needs to learn how to frag a chunk of a Wilsoni colony he picked up

You shouldnt frag wilsonis, they usually dont recover very well, but best grow outs are from small colonies.

 

[Rakie]

You shouldnt frag wilsonis, they usually dont recover very well, but best grow outs are from small colonies.

Really? That's a shame! I have a Wilsoni frag that's doing alright so far, here's hoping he keeps on going.

 

[Lowefx]

I have one also. Still alive but doesn't seem to grow. The red one in front is a drag. The other 2 are colonies. The rainbow one is dead now, and the green isn't doing well.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I have a nice large one in my tank as of yesterday.

 

[Lowefx]

I have a nice large one in my tank as of yesterday.

Pictures or it never happened. [emoji1]

 

[Lowefx]

Well, alk dropped to 6.1 and the only things that died were the Wilsonis. Don't let your alk drop below 7!

 

[1000l]

The most inportant is temperature.it should be under 26°C!

 

[Albert Angulo]

I currently have 3 Wilsoni colonies along with 3 smaller multi-eye pieces and they just so happen to be my favorite LPS coral. (]:

They really are slow growers and can't handle a ton of flow until they reach a colony size. I find if the lobes are more fleshy and less compressed they will need to be placed directly under your flow similar to that in which Hammers prefer. I would say bump up your feeding regime but don't overfeed it. I tend to feed mine on the same schedule that I feed my Dendros, which is every other day. I also switch it up between LRS Reef Frenzy and Fauna Marin Med LPS pellets.

The other thing I can think of which may be quite beneficial is removing the excess skeleton. They really do best with fine sand below their lobes. I have my frags propped up so the lobes overhang the edges of the skeleton when open and the base is cut in a cone shape. When yours opens up, the excess skeleton is likely irritating it hence the reason it looks unhappy IMO.

As for the low success rate, I read that and think it's totally nonsense. They do require slightly more care than other brains and typically grow slower but they're extremely hardy and I have yet to see a sign of recession in any of mine.

Anyways it's a beautiful looking Wilsoni and with extra care, I'm sure it will pull through.

c

based on your coments can these not be placed on rockwork?

 

[Brian1f1]

c

based on your coments can these not be placed on rockwork?

Yes. Don’t do that.

 

[living_tribunal]

I think an important distinction here, and the reason why everyone is having easy success, or a grueling decay is the difference in warm water vs cold water Australian wilsonis.

I wish there was more knowledge and care tips on the Australian variety.