saintperez
Santiago
Just got some Dendros today and was wondering what's good placement for them in the water column and how much flow?
Dendros placement in tank
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saintperez
Santiago
Sun Coral type, Dendrophylia I think they're called.
Low to medium flow, although they will do ok in high flow. Feeding is key.
Mine are near the top med flow. They have started to come out everyday now. The key is feeding them.
cntryboi407
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What do you do with feeding them? I've had mine for a few weeks now and it occasionally comes out at night when I feed my tank but all I see it do during the day is puff up as if to come out but in the end only the mouth opens.
I've had dendros for like 4 years and the key is getting them on a feeding schedule......once that schedule is established, they will fully open everyday during that time for many hours (mine come out after work and stay out till I go to bed).
cheers,
Darren
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cheers,
Darren
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saintperez
Santiago
Very sweet? What do you feed them? Any tricks / tips for growth?
I started feeding them mysis, which gives them the best growth and feeding response, at least for me. Now, they'll eat pretty much anything.....my favorite is feeding them forumula one flake food as it is the easiest thing to feed LPS (almost all of my LPS eats formula one, it just takes some time to get them to eat it).
cheers,
Darren
cheers,
Darren
cntryboi407
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Hmmm, I feed mysis as well but I guess I don't have the schedule down yet for it to open:sure:
Read this: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f44/care-large-polyp-non-photosynthetic-corals-29838.html
Mine are open 24/7 as well
sra127
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my dendro's are pigs......
feeding is definitely the key...i feed krill or silversides 2-3x wk, plus i overfeed so he gets lots of goodies everyday. he opens from around 5pm (lights on at 345) and closes ??? (lights off at 1145 and still open most nights)
this was on 8/1/09
this was on 11/15/09 Hungry!!!
11/15/09 Full!!!
feeding is definitely the key...i feed krill or silversides 2-3x wk, plus i overfeed so he gets lots of goodies everyday. he opens from around 5pm (lights on at 345) and closes ??? (lights off at 1145 and still open most nights)
this was on 8/1/09
this was on 11/15/09 Hungry!!!
11/15/09 Full!!!
petemichelle
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you know, I got a single head of dendrophylia from reef2go about 4 months ago. I put him almost at the bottom on a piece of live rock. I never saw any tentilcles or mouths, or any kind of tissue, just the head. the color is still bright orange. Is it dead? I've also heard if it dies to leave it alone and babies will grow. so I just left it thinking it will either live and come out or babies will start in a month or so. so far nothing, just like the day I got it. any ideas??? should I move him to a darker place? it is in the light but way down low. moderarte to low flow.
