Pectinia just rock

uhgster1 · Apr 4, 2022

It’s funny how you can be in the hobby for years and still get surprised and excited when your coral are doing good. I lost my 5 year old football sized elegance last year and mourned over it as if it was a dog or cat. I replaced it with a bubble coral, but it doesn’t have the same character. Then I got my hands on a small frag of Space Invaders pectinia. I hemmed and hawed for a little and then it started to win me over. I used to compare my elegance to the Sarlac pit from Star Wars, it it doesn’t hold a candle next to this thing!

If I could take decent video it would make more sense. The sweepers on this thing just look ANGRY. I love it. The flesh is puffy and actually waves in the flow too. It’s doubled in size since I got it last year and if all goes well I’ll frag it (which you can’t do with elegance, safely anyway), and propagate it in my other tank. This baby colony is about 4 inches across. Can someone post their large colonies if they’re out there and willing? Thanks

Acropora52 · Apr 4, 2022

Mine isn't much bigger then yours, about 4". A little damage from a chalice getting knocked into it but a wide berth from everyone else because of the sweepers

uhgster1 · Apr 5, 2022

Do you target feed it? I’m just noticing how many mouths yours has. I feed mine almost every other day. The flesh is super puffy but the colony as a whole only has 2 mouths with a third just now starting.

exnisstech · Apr 5, 2022

I like mine so well I bought a rainbow frag to add to the tank. They definitely need room around them.

DeniseAndy · Apr 5, 2022

Did you see that new pectina (I think it is anyway) on Tidal Gardens today or yesterday. It was the green and yellow, but had pinks and reds. Was gorgeous!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=tidal gardens

Oredigger77 · Apr 5, 2022

I started with a 4" rainbow colony then I added a little space invader frag.

Eventually I'd like to grab a third color variant to make a pectinia garden.

Acropora52 · Apr 5, 2022

uhgster1 said:
Do you target feed it? I’m just noticing how many mouths yours has. I feed mine almost every other day. The flesh is super puffy but the colony as a whole only has 2 mouths with a third just now starting.

No I'm lazy. I feed about once every couple months when I remember. I'll have to start doing it more frequently. It also always gets relegated to the corner because of sweepers and lower light requirements

DeniseAndy said:
Did you see that new pectina (I think it is anyway) on Tidal Gardens today or yesterday. It was the green and yellow, but had pinks and reds. Was gorgeous!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=tidal gardens

Hi, any pics? For some reason the link didn't work for me.

DeniseAndy · Apr 5, 2022

Oredigger77 · Apr 5, 2022

Darkrooster · May 1, 2022

I have just got a large pectinia a few weeks ago but I have never seen sweepers on it. I gave it space because I read about them…. Is it unhappy it seems to be acting differently to everyone else’s.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · May 1, 2022

Oredigger77 said:
Eventually I'd like to grab a third color variant to make a pectinia garden.

Can pectina frags be kept close to each other, or will they try to kill one another?

Oredigger77 · May 2, 2022

Erin1971Texas said:
Can pectina frags be kept close to each other, or will they try to kill one another?

I'm hardly the expert since I'm having some weird recession on my pectinia right now but I have my big rainbow colony and my little space invader frag less than 6" apart and there hasn't been any sign of warfare. We'll see once I get them back growing and the get closer if it will cause issues.