has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral

Snelly40 · 08-04-2008, 09:28 PM

hey guys, i was reading my new Coral Magazine and they talk about these "daisy corals"....Knopia octocontacanalis

they look cool, anyone seen them?? or have any???

Image:Knopia octocontacanalis.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Woodstock · 08-04-2008, 09:32 PM

Yup, I have some.

My mother bought them for during one of my visits in florida. They have spread well.

Snelly40 · 08-04-2008, 09:33 PM

no way!!!!
are they cool?

Woodstock · 08-04-2008, 09:34 PM

Very

I'll try to see if I can frag some for you... I'll have to look tomorrow though since the lights are off already.

Snelly40 · 08-04-2008, 10:08 PM

thanks woody , ur the best. my gf would love them, i showed her the pic!!!
no worries about looking tomorrow,, thanks so much

Woodstock · 08-04-2008, 10:19 PM

T_kuemmet · 08-05-2008, 09:38 AM

very weedlike coral! I LOVE These. they dont need anything speical, never pout, and spread via these runner things that sprout up new polyps.

gr8mikey · 11-18-2009, 02:13 PM

I have had a difficult time finding information about the Knopia octocontacanalis (daisy) Coral. From the little that I have found, they are easy to care for and spread easily. They may be able to survive without any additional food; they apparently can obtain food from byproducts of fish feeding, such as mysis shimp. They should have low to moderate water flow, and never placed into a "dead" flow zone. They may be killed if they are knocked from their rock perch into the tank bottom or into other sharp rocks. I have only had mine for a few days. There was some information that they tend to live only 6 months to a year, but there is some confusion about this coral which some confuse with clove corals and other polyp corals also commonly called "Daisy" Corals. I have also read that Clownfish may adopt a daisy coral if they do not have an anemone, but I haven't seen this behavior myself.

cindyp · 11-18-2009, 02:34 PM

they are a weed coral JMO and if I had it to do over I wouldn't have put this in my tank it takes over and I have been picking it off my zoa's for weeks

cindyp · 11-18-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gr8mikey

I have had a difficult time finding information about the Knopia octocontacanalis (daisy) Coral. From the little that I have found, they are easy to care for and spread easily. They may be able to survive without any additional food; they apparently can obtain food from byproducts of fish feeding, such as mysis shimp. They should have low to moderate water flow, and never placed into a "dead" flow zone. They may be killed if they are knocked from their rock perch into the tank bottom or into other sharp rocks. I have only had mine for a few days. There was some information that they tend to live only 6 months to a year, but there is some confusion about this coral which some confuse with clove corals and other polyp corals also commonly called "Daisy" Corals. I have also read that Clownfish may adopt a daisy coral if they do not have an anemone, but I haven't seen this behavior myself.

mine have been in high flow since I bought them and have spread out of control anyone have any info on controlling them???? clowns will host most anything even powerheads

Genus Germus · 11-29-2009, 11:17 AM

My wife loved ours...but it seems some hitch hiking clove coral snuffed them.. Wish our LFS would get some more. They were pretty things.

NanoNewbie · 12-05-2009, 02:49 PM

Yes I have some as well. At first they grew like wildfire then stopped. But still have a good colony. They are a clove polyp I think.

K L R · 12-09-2009, 07:56 PM

i have some also and a rock of neon green ones......

GSELLERS · 12-09-2009, 08:06 PM

here's mine, they are my favorite

GSELLERS · 12-09-2009, 08:09 PM

whoa crap, a little too big. Ok fixed it

08-04-2008, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral hey guys, i was reading my new Coral Magazine and they talk about these "daisy corals"....Knopia octocontacanalis they look cool, anyone seen them?? or have any??? Image:Knopia octocontacanalis.jpg - Wikimedia Commons __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

08-04-2008, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral Yup, I have some. My mother bought them for during one of my visits in florida. They have spread well. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral no way!!!! are they cool? __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral Very I'll try to see if I can frag some for you... I'll have to look tomorrow though since the lights are off already. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral thanks woody , ur the best. my gf would love them, i showed her the pic!!! no worries about looking tomorrow,, thanks so much __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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T_kuemmet Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stevens Point WI Posts: 101 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral very weedlike coral! I LOVE These. they dont need anything speical, never pout, and spread via these runner things that sprout up new polyps. __________________ Travis Reefaholic My tanks Biocube 29 with stock lighting and 2x powerbrite LEDS in 10000k Second BC 29 with some lps, and getting more!

11-18-2009, 02:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
gr8mikey Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral I have had a difficult time finding information about the Knopia octocontacanalis (daisy) Coral. From the little that I have found, they are easy to care for and spread easily. They may be able to survive without any additional food; they apparently can obtain food from byproducts of fish feeding, such as mysis shimp. They should have low to moderate water flow, and never placed into a "dead" flow zone. They may be killed if they are knocked from their rock perch into the tank bottom or into other sharp rocks. I have only had mine for a few days. There was some information that they tend to live only 6 months to a year, but there is some confusion about this coral which some confuse with clove corals and other polyp corals also commonly called "Daisy" Corals. I have also read that Clownfish may adopt a daisy coral if they do not have an anemone, but I haven't seen this behavior myself.

11-18-2009, 02:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
cindyp Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 740 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral they are a weed coral JMO and if I had it to do over I wouldn't have put this in my tank it takes over and I have been picking it off my zoa's for weeks __________________ Cindy Tanks are like Tatar chips you can't have just one. currently 2 55 gallon reef tanks 1 29 gallon frag tank and filling up a new 180 gallon reef ready tank

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Genus Germus Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Church Hill, TN Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral My wife loved ours...but it seems some hitch hiking clove coral snuffed them.. Wish our LFS would get some more. They were pretty things.

12-05-2009, 02:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
NanoNewbie Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 102 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral Yes I have some as well. At first they grew like wildfire then stopped. But still have a good colony. They are a clove polyp I think.

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K L R Serpent Star Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Williamston, NC Posts: 228 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral i have some also and a rock of neon green ones......

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GSELLERS Achilles Tang Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 830 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral here's mine, they are my favorite

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GSELLERS Achilles Tang Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: BRANDON FLORIDA Posts: 830 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: has anyone seen these??? Daisy Coral whoa crap, a little too big. Ok fixed it

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