Aurortpa Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 So my little dragon's breaths have really taken off. In less than a month, grew a couple inches at least. Idk what others do but apparently mine love HIGH flow, placed it so tips get blown by my pump...and I anchored them to rubble on the bottom of my tank. I might have to do some fragging soon, wonder if my LFS will give me credit?! ? Link to comment
jamescstein Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I am constantly selling dragons breath to my LFS. Grows like a weed. I also give some to my wife. Her tangs LOVE it. Link to comment
Aurortpa Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 I am constantly selling dragons breath to my LFS. Grows like a weed. I also give some to my wife. Her tangs LOVE it. Nice, what size and how much do you sell it for may I ask? I've actually cut out wanting an angel cause I don't want to risk it being eaten lol. Link to comment
jamescstein Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Trying to think of a good way to quantify how much usually $5 or so for a 3-4" piece I'd say. In all honesty I usually trim 3/4 of my algae a month. The prettiest parts with the glowing tips go to the LFS. The stuff thats been shaded and doesn't glow goes to the tangs. The tangs don't care if its pretty but the LFS does. Took close to a year but mine has finally anchored itself to a piece of rubble. I noticed a little sliver stuck to the rubble I had been rubber banding it to so I set it aside to see if it would grow and it did. So no more rubber bands Link to comment
Aurortpa Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wow, I did not know they could anchor. I have mine all on rubber bands anchored to a piece of liverock rubble. Good to know! Thanks! Link to comment
jamescstein Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wow, I did not know they could anchor. I have mine all on rubber bands anchored to a piece of liverock rubble. Good to know! Thanks! I was told it does not, but mine did. Next time I trim it I'll try to get a macro photo of where its attached to the rock to see if it looks like a holdfast or something else. Link to comment
Aurortpa Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yes please do, should be very interesting. Makes sense, unless it actually just free floats around the reefs in the wild, lol. Link to comment
jamescstein Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Just read about Halymenia Floridana and it says it does form a single holdfast. I doubt that whats sold in the aquarium trade is Floridana but I would suspect other Halymenia sp. would grow in the same way. Link to comment
Aurortpa Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Just read about Halymenia Floridana and it says it does form a single holdfast. I doubt that whats sold in the aquarium trade is Floridana but I would suspect other Halymenia sp. would grow in the same way. Awesome, very curious as to what conditions made yours anchor on its own! Link to comment
jamescstein Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Though you might be interested in a pic of the holdfast. Finally took a pic. Had to epoxy the rock to another heavier rock as the whole thing kept getting blown around. Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 What's that thing to the left? The big tan thing? Link to comment
Jackal_Knight Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Looks like a big monti cap Link to comment
jamescstein Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 What's that thing to the left? The big tan thing? It's a grape monticap. That picture was taken with a white led flashlight. The cap is about the size of a dinner plate. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 space ship, it's a space ship Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 space ship, it's a space shipheheeheheh? Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It looks like The Enterprise. Link to comment
jamescstein Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 FYI this is what the cap looks like in reef lighting.. though the even with the WB set at 8000k its still bluer in the pic than in real life. Need to frag it, its nearly covering 1/2 the tank now. Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 That thing is beautiful!!! Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 It looks like The Enterprise. it does lol. We've been watching Star Trek as of late and watched a movie, the one where the romulines were drilling into planets and making them turn into black holes. And now there's a marine model lol even with the small back part lol. You're funny!?Got Corals is supposed to receive a shipment today. I'm like Pavlovs dog waiting to see what they get in on their website lol. Sorry to hijack but you do have a space ship lol.? Link to comment
tsouth Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Very pretty. How does this survivability fare in fuge's say in comparison to chaeto? Have you experienced any dangers with this macro? Link to comment
tarunteam Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I am constantly selling dragons breath to my LFS. Grows like a weed. I also give some to my wife. Her tangs LOVE it. You think i could buy some from you!? Link to comment
Dank Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I'd be interested in buying a good size chunk from any seller. Unable to find locally. d Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This algae is beautiful, but it doesn't seem to travel too well. Mine was so pale when it arrived that I thought it might have died, but it colored back up and started growing fast after a few days. The fluorescent orange tips make it pretty stunning. I also have it in high flow. Link to comment
tarunteam Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 This algae is beautiful, but it doesn't seem to travel too well. Mine was so pale when it arrived that I thought it might have died, but it colored back up and started growing fast after a few days. The fluorescent orange tips make it pretty stunning. I also have it in high flow. Instead of throwing out your clippings send them to me D: Link to comment
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