please post your non - photosynthetic coral pics

[hobogato]

ok, thought this would make for a neat thread. lets post a single non - photosynthetic coral per post with a short description of special care instructions you follow if you would like. i know there are lots of people who are now keeping these kinds of corals so post up everyone!

[hobogato]

i'll start with this black sun coral. i have only had it a couple of weeks, but have seen some health improvements as it has already healed up where it incurred damage during shipping. it is staying open more and more and really seems to like the live baby brine i feed every night. it doesnt seem to respond much to the frozen food i feed except when i directly feed it PE mysis.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/cuttle%20lagoon/DSC06407.jpg

[Europhyllia]

excellent info. I've been tempting mine with the same stuff I feed the orange suns but I'll be sure to offer some baby brine today. :)

http://www.dominopads.com/sunfuzzy.jpg

my suns seem to prefer big meaty things like mysis and bloodworms. I could easily feed a few cubes to the suns alone. Very easy to feed. Tentacles grab it well, they eat fast and are ready for more.

[hobogato]

my orange one actually grabs the end of the feeding tube i use :lauging:

great pic btw!

[Big_Pun]

balanophyllia just picked these up couple weeks ago with my buddy Karin, they are very timid only fully open at night or when I squirt a lil food on them, I feed them small chunks of krill which the love and also some frozen "coral food" mixed with "coral frenzy" pic taken last night

[justahobby]

OOo those are nice!

[hobogato]

nice!

[txg8gxp]

My chili coral. Seems to really like rotifers and oyster egg for frozen, and live baby brine.

[hobogato]

yep, the one i have likes the brine and rotifers as well. nice pic!

[txg8gxp]

Dendro..This guy will eat anything.

[hobogato]

another great pic! keep em coming folks :)

[Europhyllia]

can we do more than 1 post per person?

http://www.dominopads.com/yellowgorg2.jpg

Yellow finger gorgonian
a larger polyped NPS gorg. Prawn eggs appear to be a really good size for this one. :)

[Jarob]

I LOVE that yellow finger gorgonian!!! I MUST get one sometime!!!

[hobogato]

of course karin, i just thought it would be less confusing if we only put in one per post. :) another great pic

[Big_Pun]

these will grab and eat anything

[Europhyllia]

holy smokes, Chris. Your corals look super happy. Nice pics. :)

[Big_Pun]

I try to keep them happy with good feedings but not every day, everyother day or so, I noticed since reducing my feedings by skipping a day my tank seems happier

[Europhyllia]

That's interesting! (I don't think can keep myself from feeding them though. lol)
It totally makes sense though that they would be more eager with extended polyps, etc. and perhaps better water quality. Looks great, Chris!

[Firstman]

man everything looks great on every post

[hobogato]

nice one chris!

i got this sponge about a month ago from aquarium designs and it has already grown about an inch onto the rock in some places. seems to really like the mix of live phyto and freshly hatched brine along with the other frozen foods i have been feeding. it is in the lowest flow area of the tank, which worried me at first, but it doesnt seem to care :)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC06448.jpg

[txg8gxp]

Looks super happy. Hey...check out the little baby dendro/sun coral under it..very cool.

[hobogato]

i guess i will post my orange sun coral also, open 24/7 since it is under a big shelf in the tank

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/cuttle%20lagoon/DSC06178.jpg

[hobogato]

yeah, that sprang up all on its own :D


Looks super happy. Hey...check out the little baby dendro/sun coral under it..very cool.

[secretweapons22]

Heres a pic of one of my dendros..

[txg8gxp]

Nice group. What size? Looks like a nice group of smaller ones.

[secretweapons22]

The heads when all the way extended are over a quarter each, and tentacles are long, bout an inch to an inch and half. I bought it as a single head about 6-7 months ago. Now have 3 full size heads and one new baby...

[txg8gxp]

Nice.

[hobogato]

nice one andrew

here is a hitchhiker i got on the bottom of another coral, the colony has grown a bit. it is Cladocora sp. (thanks for the id hunter)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC06557.jpg

[saabtech]

my little non photo corner and a couple sun coral close ups.

[hobogato]

nice group kevin, they look really healthy

[saabtech]

thanks ace!

[hobogato]

one of the pair of carnations i got from ed at pr a while back. i have moved this one further into the cave twice bc it just keeps growing and touching the chalices above and in front of it
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC06565.jpg

[Europhyllia]

looks great! what an achievement!