Green Star polops

[sampsonndelila]

I bought a beautiful colony today. All was well till I brought it home. How long does it normally take for the green to reemerge? I hope I didn't just pay for a very expensive purple rock.

[Third Coast Tropical]

it may take several days for them to adjust.....did you acclimate them to your tank conditions before placing them into your tank.......and, in most cases, GSP shouldnt ever really be that expensive,...unless it is a huge rock they are on....give them time, they should begin to come out

[dmweise]

It took mine three or four days.

[brewercm]

They are like weeds and one of the hardest corals to kill even if you wanted. Most likely they will come back within a day or so.
Nothing personal but that's one of two corals that I won't put in my tank, Xenia Elongata being the other.

[corkyGramma]

Agree... in your husbandry be careful not to shock them with swift changes in salinity, temp, ph or additives! They will close up for a week!

[sampsonndelila]

They are like weeds and one of the hardest corals to kill even if you wanted. Most likely they will come back within a day or so.
Nothing personal but that's one of two corals that I won't put in my tank, Xenia Elongata being the other.

They will add some much needed color to a fish only tank I have. I have some coral eating fish so I hear they are resilient. I bought some strange looking open brain type coral and a spaghetti leather. In hopes to liven up a tank with again no coral, I really don’t even know how to care for coral yet. I have a fish already picking on the open coral. I might have to move him to another tank I have. Every other time he swims by he takes a bite or two from it… Augh.

[sampsonndelila]

Agree... in your husbandry be careful not to shock them with swift changes in salinity, temp, ph or additives! They will close up for a week!


I really might have done that I really just matched temps. I hope all is well, thanks for the input guys.

[Big_Pun]

the two pieces i have opened up a lil the first day but took about 5 days to open up completly like they looked at the store

[msmith619]

I agree with the above. Green Star Polyps are nearly indestructable....and spread like weeds. Unlike the above, I love having them in my tank. They add color and really irridess (sp?) under actinics, almost glow. I don't mind if they spread to my other live rock. I just love the waving tendrils!
One coral that looks very similar is Pipe Organ coral. I bought a tiny frag and mine has tripled in size in 2 months. Same appearance as GSP but a different color.
On another note. You MUST acclimate both salinity as well as temperature with all new aquisitions. Many inverts are much more sensative to water parameter changes than most fish and will shock and die. GSP are much more resiliant but many others will die. Also, if you do that with fish, tangs especially, look for a major ich outbreak! (if they survive)
Mike

[sampsonndelila]

the two pieces i have opened up a lil the first day but took about 5 days to open up completly like they looked at the store
thanks

[Third Coast Tropical]

I really don’t even know how to care for coral yet [/quote]
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perhaps you should research and generate a better understnading of your livestock before you jump into it.......if you have no experience and dont not understand the biology of the organisms, it will more than likely just be a money pit.....if you still have the urge and funds, then try to find aqucultured corals,.....they tend to be more hardier, but it will not keep coral eating fish from nipping or eating them ....

[sampsonndelila]

I really don’t even know how to care for coral yet
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but it will not keep coral eating fish from nipping or eating them ....[/quote]

I do understand that. I didn’t mean to insinuate I was an idiot; I have been doing this fish thing for a while. Just being in the saltwater hobby would insinuate that I am not too strapped for cash. Lol I talked to the LFS about the easiest corals to keep and ones least likely to be effected by fish. I have never had corals so I didn't know if the fish I have would eat it. I have seen so far the butterfly fish and the yellow tang (both supposedly coral safe) messing with it. The tang messing with the star polyps and the threadfin messing with the brain thing (although it seems he has slowed down), I suppose you knew that was going to happen, but oh well. I have a separate tank running that will be home to all of the coral killers for the time being That tank houses my star fish and 2 Ocellaris Clownfish that don’t get along with my tomato clown.
.The one I am mostly worried about is the coral beauty that I have not seen eating anything. It might be just a matter of time. I realize that.

[robalv]

well put Sam, It seem to be a learning experience with all you do no matter how much you research, and if you happen to run across something you can't pass up you have to wing it. True this HOBBY is a constant vise on the wallet, It brings much enjoyment to those who take this HOBBY as such...Too many seem to take it to heart and let the Hobby run them instead of them running it. You must start somewhere and thats usually at the bottom. Ignorance is the lack of knowledge, so that is why we are here tying to learn from everyones experiences. With that said lets enjoy ourselves in this wonderful Hobby and learn from each other... and be kind..

[sampsonndelila]

:angel:

[JKLUSAF]

insinuate that your an idiot....now thats funny. You have a 300 gallon tank.... don't care who you are thats funny.

[sampsonndelila]

Still no action from the star's. I am nervous!

[Big_Pun]

how is the flow in the spot the stars are at ive moved mine all over the tank and med flow seems to work the best and alot of light, i did have them in a high flow part and didnt seem to bug them either. are they near any stinging coral had mine near some galaxia and it would bug them. any pics of them and tank??

[sampsonndelila]

WHEW-HOO they started to emerge last night. I am so happy.
I am keeping them in med flow directly under a 400W MH. I hope they don't get sunburned. I will work on the pics. There are some of the tank on the tour of tank album thread. Mine is the tank with the huge hermit crab. Well he was the highlight of the pics taken that day.