Uphoric Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 My tree coral is sagging a lot and some its coral has gone onto the sand. One "branch" snapped of as well and i have put it in my other tank to see if will grow.There was a torch coral touching it before but I've since moved it.Any ideas to what I should do?Heres a picture Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 My Kenya tree enjoys pretty strong flow for a soft coral. It will droop over if there is not enough water movement. It may also be recovering from the torch stings as well. Link to comment
Sancho Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 it is nearly impossible to kill them. They multiply by dropping branches. If you moved it away from the torch I wouldnt worry about it to much. In 6 months you will have more kenya tree than you will know what to do with. Link to comment
Uphoric Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Ok, the thing thats got me worried is that it's lost a lot of color and the color is on the sand... Link to comment
Coral Scaper Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It is hard to tell from the picture but does it look like the coral above? If so it a Dendronephthya rather than a Kenya tree as previously suggested. Dendronephthya are NPS (non-photosynthetic) and impossible to keep alive. I'd suggest you remove it from your tank before it decays. Capnella (aka Kenya tree) are brown and look like this: or this: Link to comment
Uphoric Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 ....dammI've taken it out, heres a better pic Link to comment
Sancho Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Thats a carnation coral. Dendronephthya are very very hard to keep. Google carnation coral care. Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 +1 to carnation coral. NPS can be very difficult because of the amount of feeding required to sustain them. Link to comment
Uphoric Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks for the help guys, took it out there was no way i could feed my nano that much. Link to comment
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