ID this trumpet?

Jl330 · Oct 9, 2017

Picked up this frag today from a semi local store.

Not sure exactly what it is or if it needs any special care.

DSC reef · Oct 9, 2017

Calaustrea furcata. Low to medium light. Light to medium flow.

BoomCorals · Oct 9, 2017

DSC reef said:
Calaustrea furcata. Low to medium light. Light to medium flow.

You know WAY too much

Jl330 · Oct 9, 2017

BoomCorals said:
You know WAY too much

I'm cool with it. This thing is pretty cool in my tank.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

Does it look okay or should it open more? Not sure since I just brought it home.

I'd like it to grow more heads and get bigger obviously.

DSC reef · Oct 10, 2017

It looks to be acclimating to your tank. It should get puffier in the next day or two and put out feeding tentacles at night.

nautical_nathaniel · Oct 10, 2017

It'll be puffy in no-time, they're a really easy coral to keep.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

DSC reef said:
It looks to be acclimating to your tank. It should get puffier in the next day or two and put out feeding tentacles at night.

Is there a pic of what these look like? I may have seen some last night.

I think this was a fresh cut frag so hopefully it bounces back quick. Everything else I have is doing great.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

I think it looks a little better today. Am I hallucinating?

Katrina71 · Oct 10, 2017

Looks puffier to me too. Feeding response almost looks like hairs sticking out.

DSC reef · Oct 10, 2017

It's looking way better. This is what a candy cane looks like with a feeding response.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

They had a bright green one at the store

DSC reef said:
It's looking way better. This is what a candy cane looks like with a feeding response.

They had one with this coloration at the store but it didn't look great. I'm gonna stop back by this weekend and if it's still there I'm gonna buy it.

DSC reef · Oct 10, 2017

Same family of coral. Give yours time to acclimate, it will be throwing out tentacles in no time. This one took about 4 days before it looked happy.

Katrina71 · Oct 10, 2017

Mine loves phytoplankton. Sorry had to edit. She said voluptuous, not fat.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

Katrina71 said:
Mine loves phytoplankton. Fat fat fat.

Do you spot feed?

Katrina71 · Oct 10, 2017

Jl330 said:
Do you spot feed?

Sometimes for fun. Not that particular coral.

Flippers4pups · Oct 10, 2017

Give it 5 years and it will explode like this one I have.

This one below was a frag of four heads from the one above and now it’s going crazy too.

They’re one of the easiest LPS to keep.

Jennie · Oct 10, 2017

Not to highjack thread but my candy cane and Duncan’s haven’t opened since I got them three months ago

Flippers4pups · Oct 10, 2017

Jennie said:
Not to highjack thread but my candy cane and Duncan’s haven’t opened since I got them three months ago

They, as most other LPS (and SPS for that matter) like stable water pramameters. A little N03 and trace P04. Med to low flow and mid to low in the tank, par around 100-150 ish.

Duncan’s like to be spot fed from time to time. Candy’s I don’t spot feed.

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

Flippers4pups said:
They, as most other LPS (and SPS for that matter) like stable water pramameters. A little N03 and trace P04. Med to low flow and mid to low in the tank, par around 100-150 ish.

My LEDs seem to be forgiving and everything likes where I put it