My First Coral - Need Advise

sKuLLy · 04-01-2006, 09:11 AM

I bought my first small coral yesterday and I'm not certain what it is. It has pink branches which look like a tree and it is of a soft texture. The problem I'm having is when I brought it home it turned into what looks like a piece of pink bubble gum on the rock and is no longer "branched out". What is going on with this piece of bubble gum? How do I get it to transform from bubble gum into the tree it was???

Woodstock · 04-01-2006, 09:43 AM

I hope it is not a 'carnation' coral. At best, those are very, very difficult to keep due to their heavy feeding requirements. Got a pic?

List your water parameters.

http://reef.geddis.org/rip.html
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=645
http://www.janetsreef.com/carnatio.htm

Gina · 04-01-2006, 09:44 AM

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seafans.htm

Is this what you have?

sKuLLy · 04-01-2006, 10:09 AM

I believe it is a polop of some kind but not a seafan. Is it common for corals to gum up when first introduced into a new environment?

sKuLLy · 04-01-2006, 10:11 AM

My water parameters are perfect. All at zero. I took a sample to the LFS and they said "perfect".

Not a carnation coral.

Little Luey · 04-01-2006, 10:21 AM

Is it a soft coral? hard? we need more info to help you out. What name did they have at the LFS?

sKuLLy · 04-01-2006, 12:18 PM

Just found out from LFS it is a star polop.

Travis · 04-02-2006, 12:15 AM

Ah, OK, green star polyps will look like that when adjusting. They may look like that for a couple of weeks before they come out. Don't worry, they're EXTREMELY tough corals- they just tend to hold a grudge when moved.

Witfull · 04-02-2006, 04:59 AM

im so glad its not a dendro!

Woodstock · 04-02-2006, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witfull

im so glad its not a dendro!

sKuLLy · 04-02-2006, 03:21 PM

Are dendro's tough to care for??

Woodstock · 04-02-2006, 06:28 PM

Yes. They require almost constant feedings of plankton.. conditions only found in the ocean.

Travis · 04-03-2006, 12:14 PM

I'm not sure "tough to care for" does it justice... more like "damned near impossible to keep alive and should not be kept by reefkeepers at this point."

04-01-2006, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
sKuLLy Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	My First Coral - Need Advise I bought my first small coral yesterday and I'm not certain what it is. It has pink branches which look like a tree and it is of a soft texture. The problem I'm having is when I brought it home it turned into what looks like a piece of pink bubble gum on the rock and is no longer "branched out". What is going on with this piece of bubble gum? How do I get it to transform from bubble gum into the tree it was???

04-01-2006, 09:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,673 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise I hope it is not a 'carnation' coral. At best, those are very, very difficult to keep due to their heavy feeding requirements. Got a pic? List your water parameters. http://reef.geddis.org/rip.html http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=645 http://www.janetsreef.com/carnatio.htm

04-01-2006, 09:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seafans.htm Is this what you have? __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

04-01-2006, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
sKuLLy Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise I believe it is a polop of some kind but not a seafan. Is it common for corals to gum up when first introduced into a new environment?

04-01-2006, 10:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
sKuLLy Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise My water parameters are perfect. All at zero. I took a sample to the LFS and they said "perfect". Not a carnation coral.

04-01-2006, 10:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Little Luey Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 432 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise Is it a soft coral? hard? we need more info to help you out. What name did they have at the LFS? __________________ Little Luey 20Gal, 30 lbs. Live rock. 1 yellow goby 1 firefish 1 rainsford goby 5 turbo snails 1 feather duster 1 devil's hand leather 1 sea grass colony 2 Zoantoids colonies

04-01-2006, 12:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
sKuLLy Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise Just found out from LFS it is a star polop.

04-02-2006, 12:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,330 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise Ah, OK, green star polyps will look like that when adjusting. They may look like that for a couple of weeks before they come out. Don't worry, they're EXTREMELY tough corals- they just tend to hold a grudge when moved. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

04-02-2006, 03:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
sKuLLy Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise Are dendro's tough to care for??

04-02-2006, 06:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,673 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise Yes. They require almost constant feedings of plankton.. conditions only found in the ocean. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

04-03-2006, 12:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,330 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My First Coral - Need Advise I'm not sure "tough to care for" does it justice... more like "damned near impossible to keep alive and should not be kept by reefkeepers at this point." __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

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