hey has anyone had any expierience with these? difficulty?
most are hit or miss. i’ve had mine for almost 8 months and it is still the same size. i haven’t noticed polyp extension in a while. Should be kept in a shaded area to prevent algae growth and in a medium to high flow area without being directly infront of a powerhead.
sounds like a PIA…
hmmm maybe a pass 4 me
Honestly don’t have a lot of hands on experience with these.(worked around them, never owned one) In my personal experience I believe they are not as hard as carnation corals as they are much less likely to completely crash. They do appreciate being upside down, so you have to consider there size in the rock scape.(how much work do you want to do to make a perfect cave only to fill it with one coral, also consider they are not a stony but have a significant amount of weight like a thick leather coral so attachment isn’t always easy)
We kept one are Premium Aquatics for a long time while I worked there. Hard to sell to people when we were honest about there specific needs, but it stuck around the shop for many months and seemed to be doing better and better. Also with the company I work for now we have a client that has had one for a couple of years.(system is high nutrients with flat worms and aptasia, but has healthy Discoma, Euphylia, and Sarcophytons in the same tank, it is in a moderate-high flow area in a cave)
Most non-photosynthetic corals are usually pretty difficult to keep. In a nano I would say VERY difficult. Something that requires you dumping enough food in the water column frequently so it can filter feed with out spiking the tank… not easy even in a larger tank.
I’ll probably be trying one myself soon as I come up with some extra cash.(ok maybe not soon time wise) I’m thinking of starting up a non-photosynthetic tank again soon.
yea much appreciated advice. Yea non photo stuff like suncoral and that family are pretty easy , but filter feeder doesnt really seem viable.
Id much rather not jeopardize an animal if i cant fully exceed it’s requirments. They do look beautiful when fully extended.
I wouldn’t say sun corals are easy at all. In fact I usually get upset with LFS a little when I see them selling them. Try to find 3 people in this club that have kept a sun coral for more then 2 years or find 10 people period that have kept them for 3 years.
They don’t instantly die, but few people feed them enough to keep them in the long run. Usually after a year they are less then a third the size they started at and on their way out. Keep an animal healthy successfully means it will reproduce and few people have any significant reproduction with Tubastrea(sun coral).
yea, mines gets its feeding once a night. everynight. Geez it better be happy lol. Fat piggies, i havenet had them long enough though to know either way if they will reproduce or die, but i do my part by feeding thats for sure
Keep it up. Few people can stay dedicated enough for too long. Mine has seen better days for sure. Wish you luck and hope you do well with it.
thanks thats very appreciated