Coral Question

[Amy]

I know most of you do not like this coral but I have a 1 gallon i used a few years back as my very first pico tank with much success, I am setting it up again this time I just want to have very little live rock and the only coral is the tiny Blue Clove Polyp no other corals. I am well aware of how they spread and that is why I want them and only them.

 

Are they particular on type of lighting?

Will sexy shrimp bother them?

 

How established does the tank need to be for them to spread well?

[metrokat]

They can be a hit or a miss, can proliferate or can melt away. They like dirty water, most softies do. I love them also.

[Clown79]

I like clove polyps and xenia.

 

I think they add really nice movement in a tank.

 

Cloves are pretty easy. They like moderate flow and light. You could even do a mix of clove and xenia in the tank to give it a variation in look.

 

They spread differently in each tank depending on conditions.

 

Sexy shrimp may host them and shouldn't be an issue if they are well fed. They have been known to eat zoanthids.

[SquishyFishy]

I love them too, but mine would never do well, I guess my tank is kept too clean. I would love some clapping hand Xenia again, but now too crowded for it. I also had a hammer and frogspawn and both just melted away eventually. Same with my watermellon Zoes.

 

I think a tank with nothing but would be lovely.