clove polyps!

maleks.reef · Apr 27, 2021

Hey everyone. Im thinking of getting some firework clove polyps soon, but I want to hear about your experiences with this coral first. (These questions do not include the tiny blue clove polyps)

1) Would you say your cloves grow fast or slow?
2) Do you feed them? If so, what do you feed?
3) Any tips or things you've noticed keeping cloves?

Thank you for your time!

Azedenkae · Apr 27, 2021

Mindgames said:
Hey everyone. Im thinking of getting some firework clove polyps soon, but I want to hear about your experiences with this coral first. (These questions do not include the tiny blue clove polyps)

1) Would you say your cloves grow fast or slow?
2) Do you feed them? If so, what do you feed?
3) Any tips or things you've noticed keeping cloves?

Thank you for your time!

1. Fast. Even when my frag was acclimatizing to the tank and not open yet, additional 'stems' were already growing.
2. Not directly. They probably absorb nutrients from fish waste and/or baby brine shrimp.
3. Higher flow seems to help. They seem to do fine under both lower and higher light intensities.

sfin52 · Apr 27, 2021

They are decent growers definitely slower than I thought they would be.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 27, 2021

I love them. They grow at a steady rate and require moderate light and water flow and a little iron in the water

maleks.reef · Apr 28, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
I love them. They grow at a steady rate and require moderate light and water flow and a little iron in the water

Would you say their growth is comparable to zoas?

vetteguy53081 · Apr 28, 2021

Mindgames said:
Would you say their growth is comparable to zoas?

A bit faster

sfin52 · Apr 28, 2021

Mindgames said:
Would you say their growth is comparable to zoas?

Depends on type of paly and zoa. U find them slower than many types of zoas and palys. I would say utter choas speed

Cristy17 · May 19, 2021

They grow like crazy! They will over take other corals, like my zoas. I love them, I have the Fireworks and now keep them on their own island otherwise they take over. No direct feeding and they do like water flow. Good luck!

Sharlow · May 19, 2021

I had a small colony of them for a while, but a small aiptasia moved in and killed them seemingly overnight. They were a lot more fragile then I'd thought they would be, but otherwise healthy growers.

PeterC99 · May 19, 2021

Fast growers - pick a low flow spot and let them grow. I don't feed mine.

Rosann Cabrera · Jun 4, 2021

maleks.reef said:
Hey everyone. Im thinking of getting some firework clove polyps soon, but I want to hear about your experiences with this coral first. (These questions do not include the tiny blue clove polyps)

1) Would you say your cloves grow fast or slow?
2) Do you feed them? If so, what do you feed?
3) Any tips or things you've noticed keeping cloves?

Thank you for your time!

My advise to you is to isolate them! They are beautiful but they will take over your tank.

Sharkbait19 · Jun 4, 2021

In my experience, growth speed is species dependent. My green clove polyps grow considerably fast, but not nearly as fast as my yellow-tipped cloves, which grow at an incredible rate.

PeterC99 · Jun 4, 2021

Rosann Cabrera said:
My advise to you is to isolate them! They are beautiful but they will take over your tank.

Words of wisdom!!!

Oldsman · Jun 10, 2021

Our firework cloves started off as slow growing but overnight seemed to take off . Luckily it stays in one area but very attractive when blues come on

Alexopora · Jun 10, 2021

maleks.reef said:
Hey everyone. Im thinking of getting some firework clove polyps soon, but I want to hear about your experiences with this coral first. (These questions do not include the tiny blue clove polyps)

1) Would you say your cloves grow fast or slow?
2) Do you feed them? If so, what do you feed?
3) Any tips or things you've noticed keeping cloves?

Thank you for your time!

1. I’d say on the fast side although nowhere near as fast as gsp.

2. Nope, I do broadcast feed the pods and other corals with reef roids but no direct feeding for them.

3. They do like stronger flow but not too strong that they are struggling. They can and will quickly overrun your other corals since they dont encrust but grow like strawberries (with runners?) which may explain why they cover a greater distance than let’s say GSP.