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Why Is It So Hard To Find Dendrophyllia Coral In the UK?


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Glitchfish

Hey everyone just a quick question, I live in the UK and I've been trying to find some Dendrophyllia coral for my small fluval edge 6 gallon pico reef I'm setting up soon :o! Does anyone know why they're almost, if not impossible to get a hold of? Are they rare? I hope not they're so beautiful! I'm going to be getting some sun coral aswell but I would love to run a total NPS system :)! Would be something amazing to watch during the night whilst i work X)!

 

 

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Dendro aren't readily available here in cda either.

 

They aren't very common. From what i have seen here, they are available for a short period of time. They are also not cheap.

 

The first time I saw dendro I had to have it. 4 heads cost $50. They must be fed 1-2x a week.

 

There are also pink dendro.

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Glitchfish

Dendro aren't readily available here in cda either.

 

They aren't very common. From what i have seen here, they are available for a short period of time. They are also not cheap.

 

The first time I saw dendro I had to have it. 4 heads cost $50. They must be fed 1-2x a week.

 

There are also pink dendro.

Ahh alright then, thankyou for the information as I was debating on putting some in my big display downstairs as well :)! I guess I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled <3!

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You're welcome.

 

Other than feeding the dendro, its really easy caring for them.

 

They are non photosynthetic so you can put them anywhere in the tank. They can be in light but they don't need it.

 

Can your lfs not order them for you?

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Hammerstone

Caring for Suns, they are nps and coral reef lights are too bright for them. I had two colonies yellow and black. They were growing on rocks on the bottom of the tank with plain crappie lights and thrived. I wanted anenomes so I put the coral rated reef lights on the tank. The Suns slowly died when I changed the lights and wouldn't open anymore and started shedding their skin and refused to eat. It was very sad. You could have them in a cave if you have the reef lights. They also have to be target fed, each polyp every day. I hope this helps. I just don't want anyone to fail like I did. I had them for over six months and they would only eat mysis. This is just my experience with Suns. Good luck on your Suns if you choose to get some!!!

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My local Maidenhead aquatics had some in stock when I was there the other day, apparently they get their corals from tmc so it may be worth asking around. Iirc it was 35-40 quid for 6-10 heads.

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My local Maidenhead aquatics had some in stock when I was there the other day, apparently they get their corals from tmc so it may be worth asking around. Iirc it was 35-40 quid for 6-10 heads.

My local maidenhead says they can't order in specific coral so I have to go to specific retailers :s! they will come eventually :(!

Caring for Suns, they are nps and coral reef lights are too bright for them. I had two colonies yellow and black. They were growing on rocks on the bottom of the tank with plain crappie lights and thrived. I wanted anenomes so I put the coral rated reef lights on the tank. The Suns slowly died when I changed the lights and wouldn't open anymore and started shedding their skin and refused to eat. It was very sad. You could have them in a cave if you have the reef lights. They also have to be target fed, each polyp every day. I hope this helps. I just don't want anyone to fail like I did. I had them for over six months and they would only eat mysis. This is just my experience with Suns. Good luck on your Suns if you choose to get some!!!

That's actually very nice to know! My lights are very bright downstairs so I think if i do get a suncoral i'll definitely heed this advice however it will be hard to care for in my deep display aquarium downstairs so i'll probably not bother with them X)

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A strict permit is required to import dendros for countries that are part of the CITES treaty. Search for "Dendrophylliidae" in the CITES database to see the corals covered. Both the UK and US are part of the treaty, so it's rare to find them in stores or online.

 

Your only hope is to find a store or hobbyist with an existing colony/frag, which I was lucky enough to do recently.

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My local maidenhead says they can't order in specific coral so I have to go to specific retailers :s! they will come eventually :(!

 

That's a pain, I've known my local MA manager for about 7 years (since before it was an MA) and if I've ever wanted anything they've not had, he's always got it in if it was available.
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GoingPostal

Sun corals can handle reef lights fine but you have to slowly acclimate them like any other coral. They aren't going to be open all day or look nice like people want though unless you are constantly feeding or chumming the water with food. Dendros tend to be readily open during the day under bright lights, the "pink dendros" someone mentioned are probably actually balanos which are very light sensitive on the other hand although it does seem to depend colony by colony. Dendros reproduce very quickly so your best bet may be putting word out with fellow reefers around you.

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Popped into my lfs for some bits today, lo and behold.....

 

 

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Wow What beauties! Damn how weird is that! I love when you talk about something and then see it :D!

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