Best method to keep scolymia thriving?

[PegasisR]

Can anyone whos well versed with scolymia keeping, give me some tips and advice to successfully keep scolymia? Thank you

 

[Retro Reefer]

I like to feed mine a couple times a week early morning before lights come on. I also keep mine in a low flow area at about 80-100 par.

 

[homer1475]

Second the above. Low flow, low light, and twice weekly feedings have brought one I bought back from the brink of extinction.

When I rescued it:

And now today just a year later(well not actually today, but a recent pic):

Once a week I target feed reef roids, and for the other feeding I broadcast feed some reef chili, LRS, and PE Mysis.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

One of my favorite LPS! Agreed on the advice given already.

 

[PegasisR]

Second the above. Low flow, low light, and twice weekly feedings have brought one I bought back from the brink of extinction.

When I rescued it:

And now today just a year later(well not actually today, but a recent pic):

Once a week I target feed reef roids, and for the other feeding I broadcast feed some reef chili, LRS, and PE Mysis.

Same par as retro reefer? 80 to 100? Shaded, in light partially or in light?

 

[PegasisR]

One of my favorite LPS! Agreed on the advice given already.

Same here! But I will go as far to say it's my most favourite

 

[PegasisR]

I like to feed mine a couple times a week early morning before lights come on. I also keep mine in a low flow area at about 80-100 par.

So twice a week? And what kind of food?

 

[Roscovitch]

I'm a Scolly addict and have eight of them. From solid green to Master. These corals definitely require food but as already mentioned: once per week target fed is all you need otherwise food will accumulate under the mantel and rot. Reef Roids are excellent as they are easily accepted and digested. Roids however are particularly messy and can send your PO4 into overdrive if you're not careful. I mix it pretty thick consistency and spot feed (just that: a spot) on each Scolly at night when they are fully extended and ready to eat. I use a Red spectrum torch to see what I'm doing and so the animal doesn't recede, thinking it's lights on. I also blitz a ton of supermarket seafood in a blender in large batches and flatten it in a large ziplock bag and freeze it. Every other week I break a piece off and put it in a plastic container with a little sea water let it melt then shake it up. It's a medium fine blend and with a little Selcon in it when its sitting ready to be used that night it's also readily accepted by the Scollys as well as everything else. Scolymia like low light but not shade, like say sun coral, as they get some of their nutrition via the Zooxanthellae in their tissue. The like Low to Low-Medium flow. If their fleshy polyps are more than wobbling in the current then it's too high. The only thing I broadcast into my water column is Red Sea A&B my fish are fed frozen and my own blended sea food particulate with the exception of Nori for the Tangs: that's it. As for water parameters; just the usual reef prams. It's worth mentioning that my tank is mixed LPS and SPS and has a heavy bio-load with Nitrates at between 10-30 and Po4 at 0.20. Temp 26c. PH 8.3. Sal 1.025. Deltec Skimmer. 24/7 GAC in reactor. 2x Ecotech XR15 gen4 Radions on an 11 hour cycle.

 

[PegasisR]

I'm a Scolly addict and have eight of them. From solid green to Master. These corals definitely require food but as already mentioned: once per week target fed is all you need otherwise food will accumulate under the mantel and rot. Reef Roids are excellent as they are easily accepted and digested. Roids however are particularly messy and can send your PO4 into overdrive if you're not careful. I mix it pretty thick consistency and spot feed (just that: a spot) on each Scolly at night when they are fully extended and ready to eat. I use a Red spectrum torch to see what I'm doing and so the animal doesn't recede, thinking it's lights on. I also blitz a ton of supermarket seafood in a blender in large batches and flatten it in a large ziplock bag and freeze it. Every other week I break a piece off and put it in a plastic container with a little sea water let it melt then shake it up. It's a medium fine blend and with a little Selcon in it when its sitting ready to be used that night it's also readily accepted by the Scollys as well as everything else. Scolymia like low light but not shade, like say sun coral, as they get some of their nutrition via the Zooxanthellae in their tissue. The like Low to Low-Medium flow. If their fleshy polyps are more than wobbling in the current then it's too high. The only thing I broadcast into my water column is Red Sea A&B my fish are fed frozen and my own blended sea food particulate with the exception of Nori for the Tangs: that's it. As for water parameters; just the usual reef prams. It's worth mentioning that my tank is mixed LPS and SPS and has a heavy bio-load with Nitrates at between 10-30 and Po4 at 0.20. Temp 26c. PH 8.3. Sal 1.025. Deltec Skimmer. 24/7 GAC in reactor. 2x Ecotech XR15 gen4 Radions on an 11 hour cycle.

Thank you for the in depth comment! And with the homemade food, is that spot fed aswell or broadcast fed?

 

[homer1475]

Actual par, I have no idea. I don't have a par meter, nor do I care. I keep mine under an overhang where it is 99% shaded.

While I do reef roids once week and it readily accepts that without issue, I find mine at least prefers a more meatier diet such as the LRS chunky or PE mysis. And as said above, feed at nights when lights have been off for a while and its feeding tentacles are out.

 

[PegasisR]

Actual par, I have no idea. I don't have a par meter, nor do I care. I keep mine under an overhang where it is 99% shaded.

While I do reef roids once week and it readily accepts that without issue, I find mine at least prefers a more meatier diet such as the LRS chunky or PE mysis. And as said above, feed at nights when lights have been off for a while and its feeding tentacles are out.

And is the chunky and PE target fed aswell?

 

[homer1475]

And is the chunky and PE target fed aswell?

Yes.
I place a small defrosted chunk of the LRS chunky(after feeding fish and giving a big piece to the cleaner shrimp to keep him occupied) directly onto the scoly. It's cool to watch them close up around food, they have an awesome feeding response.

As I have already said, target feed thick mixed reef roids once a week, target feed meatier foods once a week, then I broadcast feed one other day a week. So technically mine gets fed 3 times a week, but the third feeding it may or may not catch anything so I don't actually count it as a feeding.

 

[Roscovitch]

I only spot feed my Scolymia whatever I'm feeding them. Although everything else still active at lights out has a go too.

 

[PegasisR]

Yes.
I place a small defrosted chunk of the LRS chunky(after feeding fish and giving a big piece to the cleaner shrimp to keep him occupied) directly onto the scoly. It's cool to watch them close up around food, they have an awesome feeding response.

As I have already said, target feed thick mixed reef roids once a week, target feed meatier foods once a week, then I broadcast feed one other day a week. So technically mine gets fed 3 times a week, but the third feeding it may or may not catch anything so I don't actually count it as a feeding.

Thank you! I really appreciate the help!

 

[Billy Aguillard II]

Thank you! I really appreciate the help!

someone told me this is not a scoly, I bought is a scoly can anyone help me

 

[PegasisR]

someone told me this is not a scoly, I bought is a scoly can anyone help me

I think it is a scoly

 

[OPhelanK]

someone told me this is not a scoly, I bought is a scoly can anyone help me

Looks like a scoly to me.

 

[OPhelanK]

I generally broadcast feed my fish and then when the little guys open up I spot feed them LRS chunky. My tank is a cube so my flow is probably medium-ish.

 

[navathehutt]

 

[Hemmdog]

Wow super nice!!

I generally broadcast feed my fish and then when the little guys open up I spot feed them LRS chunky. My tank is a cube so my flow is probably medium-ish.