Anybody keep tunicates

Jynx · 03-07-2007, 07:45 PM

One of the invertebrates that I enjoy seeing when scuba diving are painted tunicates (clavelina picta). I never see them in reef aquariums or in the LFS for sale. I have also not found anything about keeping them in the reef books that I have.
Does anyone have experience keeping these critters. I would love to be able to have a colony in my new 75 gal.

reefjitsu · 03-07-2007, 08:55 PM

Most tunicates are not suitable for reefs because they just require too much food in their water. Most of the suitable species are rather smallish and hitch a ride in on LR and corals. So it really depends on the species. I have never heard of anyone keeping the painted tunicates, so I am not sure.

rDr4g0n · 03-07-2007, 10:13 PM

i happen to have gotten some with my LR. theyre not the painted kind, but they are pretty and have multiplied since in placed them in the tank. i target feed with microvert and i overfeed my fish

sam wise · 03-08-2007, 03:59 AM

Is this what you mean by a 'painted tunicate'??? I have had this in my tank for almost a month now and it has almost doubled in size to about half the size of a rugby ball!! it is fed twice weekly on marine snow. I am trying to work out how to split it...any ideas?

Jynx · 03-08-2007, 04:36 PM

Sounds like tunicates require a lot of special attention and feeding to keep. Oh well....

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Jynx Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Georgia Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	Anybody keep tunicates One of the invertebrates that I enjoy seeing when scuba diving are painted tunicates (clavelina picta). I never see them in reef aquariums or in the LFS for sale. I have also not found anything about keeping them in the reef books that I have. Does anyone have experience keeping these critters. I would love to be able to have a colony in my new 75 gal.

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reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anybody keep tunicates Most tunicates are not suitable for reefs because they just require too much food in their water. Most of the suitable species are rather smallish and hitch a ride in on LR and corals. So it really depends on the species. I have never heard of anyone keeping the painted tunicates, so I am not sure. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

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rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anybody keep tunicates i happen to have gotten some with my LR. theyre not the painted kind, but they are pretty and have multiplied since in placed them in the tank. i target feed with microvert and i overfeed my fish __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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Jynx Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Georgia Posts: 41 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anybody keep tunicates Sounds like tunicates require a lot of special attention and feeding to keep. Oh well....

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