NPS eye candy

[i0nz]

These are old pictures , right, don't say their recent , please

Here are two very recent photos

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I have 2 Dendronepthya that I’ve had for over a year. Which I just posted above. I believe I may have found the key to keeping them long term. My lighter one appeared to have spawned. I have babies all throughout my tank. I fully agree though. I would love an NPS dedicated forum.

Starting with healthy ones, big help.

 

[i0nz]

My three colors of sun coral. By far these are my favorite coral out there!

Wow that green one is wild... is it a black variant that’s more green or?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Here are two very recent photos

Gorgeous

 

[i0nz]

Starting with healthy ones, big help.

Also the correct food. I believe that bacterioplankton has contributed to my success. I use Fauna Marin Coral Sprint

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

What's your filtration system, foods, some lighting?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Also the correct food. I believe that bacterioplankton has contributed to my success. I use Fauna Marin Coral Sprint

I use that, but I figured how to add more bacteria, my filtration was off , fine tuning .

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

My three colors of sun coral. By far these are my favorite coral out there!

WOW

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

The food I add, dendronephthya stay open 90%, when close, stalk is plump

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I'm waiting on 20 dendronephthya , hopefully next week come in.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I had this last December. Biggest one I ever had. One colony 18". I was very green then.

 

[Esage]

I have 2 Dendronepthya that I’ve had for over a year. Which I just posted above. I believe I may have found the key to keeping them long term. My lighter one appeared to have spawned. I have babies all throughout my tank. I fully agree though. I would love an NPS dedicated forum.

Whats the key to keeping them long term?

 

[biophilia]

More shots of my NPS coral

Do you use an online supplier? I’m currently looking for a source for healthy tubastraea, diodogorgia, sponges and possibly antipatharia. Beautiful photos and congrats on the dendronepthya

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

@biophilia I think @i0nz is in New Zealand, I'd be surprise if he has online source in USA. Definitely beautiful specimens

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Here's another NPS

Tiny one

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Whats the key to keeping them long term?

@i0nz mentioned Fauna Marin Coral Sprint. I wonder how he prepares and feeds it

 

[cristata.reef]

Are there nps sps?

Yes but not really. SPS is defined as small polyp stony coral. Some "corals" like Distichopora are often sold under the term SPS due to their hard skeleton and branching appearance. However they are actually hydrozoans rather than corals (sea anemones are more closely related to corals than these).

These are extremely rare and no one actually knows how to keep them alive past a couple of weeks (in part to the fact that they are so rare). Plus they sting and it hurts

 

[shrimped]

FatHead Dendrophyllia from RAP-Cali

 

[i0nz]

Yes but not really. SPS is defined as small polyp stony coral. Some "corals" like Distichopora are often sold under the term SPS due to their hard skeleton and branching appearance. However they are actually hydrozoans rather than corals (sea anemones are more closely related to corals than these).

These are extremely rare and no one actually knows how to keep them alive past a couple of weeks (in part to the fact that they are so rare). Plus they sting and it hurts

I fully agree, I have a lace stick coral and I have no idea whether it’s alive or not. I’ve never witnessed PE and it’s retained it’s color. However it has seemed to gain white tips as if they were growth tips from
SPS. It’s a wild coral. My seahorse love it as a hitch post haha

 

[i0nz]

I'm waiting on 20 dendronephthya , hopefully next week come in.

Please post pics!!!