aviator300 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have no Macros in my tank yet (5 mo old 7.5 gal) and have no experience with them but i really like the pics i've seen of Dragons Breath. Would this be an OK beginners Macro or could you recommend something better with red or orange coloring? Link to comment
Sunstar Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I am gonna tag along. Dragon's breath is a macro I am looking for as well. Link to comment
ndrobey Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Depends on your clean up crew. Turbos will eat them. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 My clowns also eat dragons breath, or if not eating rip it apart. Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It's an easy macro to keep. The tips turn flame red under high light. Mr Scope, my clowns do the same to a gorgonian! Too funny. Housekeeping I think. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 It's an easy macro to keep. The tips turn flame red under high light. Mr Scope, my clowns do the same to a gorgonian! Too funny. Housekeeping I think. LOL! Yeah, I'm not sure what their deal was. When I had it in my DT, it was close to their anemones. So, who knows. Agreed on the first point as well. The tips actually fluoresce under blue LED's. It's really stunning. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It's easy, have it in my tank w/ Gertie w/ just a cheapo marineland led strip w/ 4 blue lights and it grows a pretty maroon. Link to comment
xavier1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Mine grows excellently. I have turbos and clowns and a kole tang. Nothing messes with it. Link to comment
vlangel Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yes, I find it very easy to grow and also I think it is extremely attractive. Link to comment
Jbrock183 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Is dragons tongue the same thing as dragons breath? I'm looking for an attractive macroalgae for my display tank that turbos won't eat. Any suggestions? Link to comment
loyalhero90 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yes it is easy to keep but mine has to be trimmed often for it grows pretty quickly. Not as quickly as caleurpa though so it is not invasive. Link to comment
Mazzy21 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It's very easy to keep but the problem I've found is that I can't keep it tied down (this won't be a prob if you juts want it in a fuge). I've tried tying it to rocks - it just slips through the string; I've tried to set rocks on top of it - it's sliminess just causes it to loosen fairly quickly and slide out from under anything holding it down... I wish I could find something to keep it tethered and then it would be a great addition to the Display, as it's pretty, interesting, and grows well. Ultimately mine always ends up wrapped around my MP10. I had the idea that I'd just leave it there and it could grow around it and hide what's left of the powerhead but unfortuantely water changes make it impossible to keep it staying there as soon as the powerhead is shut off for maintenance. If you find a good way to secure it, let me know. Link to comment
jamescstein Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I've got mine loosely rubber banded to a small rock. Seems to be working quite well, it hasn't come loose in a month. I'm hoping that eventually it will grab ahold. I found a point where 2 leaves branched off each other and put the rubber band ther e in the V. Link to comment
reefdiver88 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The coloration on it is beautiful, but my fish think its candy. I can only keep it in the fuge, and throw some in to the DT on special occasions. Link to comment
R1sky_Biz Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have some in my Nuvo8 and I love it. Grows well under the stock light but I just upgraded to a Kessil A160we yesterday so we'll see. iPhone pics dont do the color justice. Nothing tries to eat it that I am aware of.. Link to comment
cuber14 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If you can get someone to cut frag plugs in half just put the macro between and use rubberband to hold together. I have dragons breath in my BC 14 with stock lighting and its growing great. Looks awesome and will soon be fragged for trading to get cool stuff. Link to comment
phobos2deimos Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Is dragons tongue the same thing as dragons breath? I'm looking for an attractive macroalgae for my display tank that turbos won't eat. Any suggestions? No, although they get confused a lot. Dragon's Tongue is more 'tonguelike' - longer, thicker. No orange tips, although the entire thing will develop some orange iridescence under the right ligthing. Dragon's Breath is bushier, more delicate, finer, and will develop distinct orange tips under high blue lighting. Tongue: Breath (just added to tank, orange tips aren't present): If you can get someone to cut frag plugs in half just put the macro between and use rubberband to hold together. I have dragons breath in my BC 14 with stock lighting and its growing great. Looks awesome and will soon be fragged for trading to get cool stuff. Great idea, I'll try this for the trickier stuff. Link to comment
JoeDigiorgio Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I've got mine loosely rubber banded to a small rock. Seems to be working quite well, it hasn't come loose in a month. I'm hoping that eventually it will grab ahold. I found a point where 2 leaves branched off each other and put the rubber band ther e in the V. Dragons breath doesn't grab hold. It grows free floating naturally and will never generate any sort of holdfast. I've used loose zip ties in the past with mixed success. No matter what, the bottom portion will become shaded by the top growth and melt, releasing the top portion to float away from the zip tie. This takes a couple months but it still becomes sort of a pain. Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Dragons breath doesn't grab hold. It grows free floating naturally and will never generate any sort of holdfast. I've used loose zip ties in the past with mixed success. No matter what, the bottom portion will become shaded by the top growth and melt, releasing the top portion to float away from the zip tie. This takes a couple months but it still becomes sort of a pain. Yea I just started noticing this, the top grows while the bottom portion melted away and it let loose off the rock now I just wedged it with rocks Link to comment
JoeDigiorgio Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Yea I just started noticing this, the top grows while the bottom portion melted away and it let loose off the rock now I just wedged it with rocks I've had dragons breath in a few different macro tanks and every time I ended up letting it just pick its own spot, only moving it if it settled somewhere dark. Link to comment
jestep Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Gracilaria hayi is much easier to work with because it has structure and is safe in most display tanks and loves high light. Nothing eats it that I have found. My tangs and foxface obliterate dragon's breath. Link to comment
BluCrab Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 when it comes to dragon breath and dragon tongue I've had great success using mono fishing line ,tying it to small pieces of live rock or rubble. I've had both in my main display under a Maxspect razor and the dragons breath grows like weeds ,also has the orange tone in the middle of the leafs. I would say dragons breath is easier to keep. That picture was a month ago and it's tripled in size. Link to comment
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