spectra Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Any pics @spectra? Nothing real good yet. Sun Coral opened up right away and has been fed twice now. Still trying to get the dendros to open up they seem a little pissed..... Will snap a few tomorrow if I can get some time at feeding. Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Ok snapped a few so here are the Dendros not opened up though...have dropped some food on both now 2 days in a row.. ... Here is the Sun Coral all happy after a treat....... 5 heads also as there is a tiny one buried in there. 2 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Wow is this thread dead.............. Quote Link to comment
Sunstar Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Only because I don't see suns very often. Quote Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 My "other" Dendro started to open up more, does it look like a Rhyzo? 1 Quote Link to comment
GoingPostal Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Looks like balanophyllia. They are like dendros although seem way more sensitive to light. Quote Link to comment
uwdanno Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 What's everybody feeding their Suns 'n Dendros? I typically use mysis but also spray them with oyster feast, roti feast or nutricell. Not sure if they actually get anything from small particle foods though Quote Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Cyclops, mysis shrimp, live black worms, reef frenzy, frozen blood worms (not often), diced shrimp, and some marine pellets. I recently purchased oyster feast but don't feed it too often. Looks like balanophyllia. They are like dendros although seem way more sensitive to light. Thanks, never had one before. Tentacles are transparent like Rhyzo but not as long. Body has more flesh on it then I've seen on a Rhyzo also. 1 Quote Link to comment
GoingPostal Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Balanos only really started coming in a few years ago, haven't been real popular, probably because they aren't as willing to open up in a lot of conditions. Doesn't seem like you see any rhizo's for sale anymore, I wouldn't mind another since I managed to kill my 2nd last year when I was working out town a ton. 1 Quote Link to comment
billdeluz Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 definitely my favorite Cyclops, mysis shrimp, live black worms, reef frenzy, frozen blood worms (not often), diced shrimp, and some marine pellets. I recently purchased oyster feast but don't feed it too often. Thanks, never had one before. Tentacles are transparent like Rhyzo but not as long. Body has more flesh on it then I've seen on a Rhyzo also. Balanos only really started coming in a few years ago, haven't been real popular, probably because they aren't as willing to open up in a lot of conditions. Doesn't seem like you see any rhizo's for sale anymore, I wouldn't mind another since I managed to kill my 2nd last year when I was working out town a ton. Quote Link to comment
Sunstar Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I feed mine bits of shrimp, fish and mysis. 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I feed mine LRS that goes in the tank. I just spot feed them and they love it. Have not had a chance to get any mysis yet. My Dendro opens up now and the Balano only opens at night am going to move it into less light and see what happens with it. Did not know they were sensitive to light. Quote Link to comment
OCNcheffy Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Here's my Balano I believe. It only opens up when the tank is completely dark and even if they're indirect light, it'll close. I have to feed it by resting food on it's head, then the mouth slowly pulls it in. Hopefully It'll change to open up more in the day... 2 Quote Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 OCN nice, gotta post a nite shot with it open. Looked at mine this morning and it looks as if it was stung by something. Missing some tissue around the head, hopefully it'll heal. Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Does anyone feed their dendro's cut up silversides or something that won't pollute the tank as mysis would? Or pellets? I would like to try a dendro (not a sun coral) for my 10gallon. I don't have a skimmer so I want to keep the feedings as low nutrient as possible. My diy skimmer is not ready yet. Quote Link to comment
GoingPostal Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Feeding dendros it's pretty easy not to mess up the tank by just feeding directly. It's only if you get into colonies or large amounts that it would pollute the tank. Any meaty seafood can be fed, variety is good. OCN nice, gotta post a nite shot with it open. Looked at mine this morning and it looks as if it was stung by something. Missing some tissue around the head, hopefully it'll heal. Should be fine, some of my nps have been knocked on each other and bad fragging injuries, they recover amazingly well. My balano colony we fragged off the side and it just popped back up with 3x as many heads. 1 Quote Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks for the encouraging words @GoinPostal The last two weeks I've been chopping up scallops and feeding it to my corals, even my trumpet corals. I also do fresh shrimp from time to time @Elizabeth94 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I am not running a skimmer on my 20 and well I feed a ton and do not have any issues. Just do weekly water changes and it should work out. I have a single headed dendro and the ballano, 6 headed duncan, 5 headed sun coral, 2 plate corals and various acans that I spot feed. I think the nassarius snails see to know when the pumps go off they come out Plus many of the paly love the food along with the fish and snails. Quote Link to comment
billdeluz Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Does anyone feed their dendro's cut up silversides or something that won't pollute the tank as mysis would? Or pellets? I would like to try a dendro (not a sun coral) for my 10gallon. I don't have a skimmer so I want to keep the feedings as low nutrient as possible. My diy skimmer is not ready yet. pellets direct fed Imo are the cleanest get a single head and go from there, they take some dedication but are well worth it Quote Link to comment
Newstead Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 +1 on the nassarius - I have 3 in my biocube 29 and they love the leftovers from my sun coral. 40 heads and I spot feed it mysis 5 to 6 times a week, soaked in Selcon 2x week. I turn off the pump, powerhead and skimmer while feeding, let the clowns and nassarius eat leftovers then use the baster to get anything uneaten that I can find. My nitrates run around 10 but everything (softies, LPS) is growing like crazy. 10-20 % water changes each week and I change the filter pad every 2 days. Quote Link to comment
uwharrie Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yep!gotta get one at some point Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 "A Field Guide to the Sun Corals" http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/12/corals Quote Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Updated pic of my pink body yellow polyp "tubastrea" Quote Link to comment
Beer Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I love feeding my Acans, duncan, and my Tubastrea (when I had them). This thread really has me considering stepping up my tank size a little and doing a tank dedicated to these as well as some dendros. Going to have do design a skimmer and some reactors though to keep the nutrients in check. Quote Link to comment
Newstead Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Has anyone's sun coral spawned? Happened to catch mine today - and the 2 clowns were having a feast. Had to research to make sure that was what was happening. Was able to catch a bit on video. 1 Quote Link to comment
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