Lets talk coral

[calvo15290]

Okay guys so I was wondering what's your fave coral and do you have a softy dominated , sps dominated , or lps dominated or mixed reef, flower , or the growing macro garden ?


Andrew calvo

 

[tomterreefic]

Mixed 90 gallon reef (LPS, SPS, Softies, Clams). Hard to say my favorite coral. I have a Pagoda Cup (Turbinaria peltata) that is @10" across that was one of my first coral purchases nearly 10 years ago. It has survived every rookie mistake and several moves. So it holds a special place in my heart. I also have a nice Jedi Kind Trick Undata that I'm particularly find of. Then there is the tiny Red Dragon that I watch every day to see if its grown. lol


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[calvo15290]

Iv been thanking about clams how hard are they ?


Andrew calvo

 

[tomterreefic]

Clams need high light. If less than 1.5-2", they often need to be target fed with Phytoplankton.

That said, I have 2 Maximas that I do nothing to. They handle their own business and have been pretty hardy.

This Electric Blue is directly beneath a 250W MH bulb. The bulb is @8" off the water and the clam @10" below the water surface.

This Tear Drop Maxima is on the sand in the corner of my 90. It used to be on the rocks and jumped off several times. Fearing it would die if it kept falling, I left it on the sand. It parked itself in the corner and has been happy every since.

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[calvo15290]

What about flame scallops


Andrew calvo

 

[tomterreefic]

Flame Scallops almost never survive as they are non-photosynthetic and typically starve in a reef tanks, low nutrient environment.


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[calvo15290]

Oh how often do I feed it if I get it?


Andrew calvo

 

[tomterreefic]

They are very specialized filter feeders. Their preferred food size is typically much smaller than you'll ever find in your tank. Plus, they may filter larger particles, but these often just stuck in the gills. The gills serve for both feeding and breathing. If the gills have larger particles trapped in them, it reduces their ability to breath. Bottom line, though readily available and relatively cheap to buy, these creatures are best left in the wild.

Here's a good article on Flame Scallops. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/inverts


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[calvo15290]

Okay thanks


Andrew calvo

 

[shellynjason]

We now have 20 different colors in our tank (mixed sps/lps/softy / nps) , and it's hard to say which is a favorite yet. I love the long tentacles of the frogspawn. I love feeding the yellow polyp but it's not my favorite 'looking' coral. I love the growth of the birdsnest, but the color is pale and boring. I love watching the war coral slowly grow over the rock and it's just a pretty color coral too. I love the diversity of the Xenia when it pulsates and later shrinks up. I love taking pictures of the Blastomussa and Sun coral. I love watching the candy cane create another head from one large head.

So I'd say all the corals have something I really like about them.

 

[calvo15290]

Wow I have some candy cane making 3 new heads and I just got some zoas there gold and green

Andrew calvo

 

[11f150]

I'm on a zoa kick with my new tank. I plan to have it covered in real nice colorful zoas throughout it.

 

[shellynjason]

That is one coral I don't have, the Zoa. Can't wait to see what they look like at the frag swap because everyone really seems into them.

 

[solar]

That is one coral I don't have, the Zoa. Can't wait to see what they look like at the frag swap because everyone really seems into them.

These are zoas there orange bam bams.

Have to say my favorite is anything that has color to it lol.