So I just got a hyndophora and a setosa coral. (I won both in a raffle) and i don't have the slightest idea on placement and flow or even basic care on the hyndophora. I've been doing some research but would love to hear from someone that may already have and kept one successfully . the hyndophora is about the size of a quarter . looks like a plating kind (not sure if there's branching kind also) . nice and super bright green. The "tentacles" came out so I know its getting comfortable . and the setosa is the branching kind. Also looks like its liking my tank.
Hyndophora
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Tab28
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Hynophora is very aggressive or at least the branching ones are. Not sure if that is true of the encrusting varieties. I think the branching is higher light levels than encrusting. The encrusting is also in all physical, eating and husbandry traits more like a LPS. If you can get a picture others may be able to tell if it is branching or encrusting. The care is different.
The setosa is a montipora SPS. They can branch or table. Depending on tank conditions. They are high light SPS. Unlike encrusting montipora which prefer medium lighting.
The setosa is a montipora SPS. They can branch or table. Depending on tank conditions. They are high light SPS. Unlike encrusting montipora which prefer medium lighting.
I have had both branching and plating Hydnophora, both can produce sweeper tentacles over 5 in and kill surrounding corals. Hydnophora is a great coral, very hardy and does not need to be blasted by light.
Tab28
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Your setosa will color up to a nicer red/orange if your lighting and trace elements are good. Other than sweeper tentacles. My hydnophora would spit out its guts like a spider web. Just like an echinata would. It cleared all corals that were encrusting below it. It looked like a tiny bomb went off.
Setosa, acropora high light. Hydnophora medium low light
Setosa, acropora high light. Hydnophora medium low light
happyhourhero
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Here is mine from a couple of months ago. That cap is about 1cm away from touching it and I am interested in seeing how that goes. The hydno was brown when I got it and I thought it was rather meh but it has since colored up and I really enjoy it. Mine loves high intermittent flow and its placed about halfway up the rockwork.
Ill have to swap them places then I've got them backwards lol. And I have the setosa mid lighting getting shade off of a Kenya tree . and I have seen it(setosa) color up and the tips show some good growth .
Mines low flow. I know exactly where to place it now. Hopefully mine likes the same as yours. . I can't see your picture ? Maybe I don't have good service here.Here is mine from a couple of months ago. That cap is about 1cm away from touching it and I am interested in seeing how that goes. The hydno was brown when I got it and I thought it was rather meh but it has since colored up and I really enjoy it. Mine loves high intermittent flow and its placed about halfway up the rockwork.
Here is mine from a couple of months ago. That cap is about 1cm away from touching it and I am interested in seeing how that goes. The hydno was brown when I got it and I thought it was rather meh but it has since colored up and I really enjoy it. Mine loves high intermittent flow and its placed about halfway up the rockwork.
I have been wanting to get an orange cap monti. Maybe. Soon lol. I can see the picture now. Yeah that looks pretty close to each other let me know what happens . looks like your hyndo is a branching kind right ? How will I know is mine is branching or encrusting ? As it grows I suppose ?
happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
Yeah you will just have to wait and see. I would say mine is a medium grower.
happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
I feed my tank mullet eggs every day so it probably catches some of those but I do not feed it directly. That goes with basically all of my corals. I feed my acan directly sometimes but everything else may or may not catch food floating in the water column.
happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
Here's how close they are now.
