Nishant3789 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 hey yall, what are the requirements of these corals? i really like them it hink i am going to get one sooner or later. how much should they be? who should i feed them? and how often. thanks nishant Link to comment
pulpsmack Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 This is one of my top 5 picks for aesthetics and ease of care. It will tolerate a wide range of lighting (I suggest mid range) and is a fast grower. Fragging the coral is relatively easy too. I don't know "who" it should eat, but I have some potential offereings for you if you can get one to eat people Actually they will benefit from a weekly/biweekly targeted snack of any popular planktonic feeds, such as Kent Micro-Vert. I'll tell you a little secret on getting the most growth out of them. Put them in a minimal/gentle current. They will tolerate a hurricane if necessarry, but the arms of the polyps won't grow if you do this. Keep it out of a brisk current and you will have a bright green afro in your tank in no time! The only thing that you will need to do is blow the detritus buildup off the colony (before it opens) every week or so with a baster. Link to comment
steven26 Posted April 11, 2002 Share Posted April 11, 2002 i have been keeping gsp's for a while now and feed them dt'd pytoplankton they seem to flurish with this additive i if you dont bhave the right current on them they can get a algea build up which can smother them out.They are so easy to propagate also great coral.. Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Iodine is an essential additive as it a liquid BIO AVAILABLE calcium suplement. I have found direct squirts to them with a glutinate calcium (SEACHEM makes a good one) has a noticable differance. Also it seems that they will eat decapsulated Brine shrimp eggs (you will have to turn off water curents, or else the food will float away, and soak them in ZOECON first). I agree about the algae problems they have espicaly with cyano algaes, AND keep them away from Mushrooms, they will get the heck stung out of them and by aiptasia. I had one aiptasia wipe out a nice lawn. Link to comment
My Alife 7 Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 I just recently bought some GSP and they are the easiest things to care for. I totally recommend getting some. Link to comment
byrself Posted May 11, 2002 Share Posted May 11, 2002 i've actually had better success with putting them in swift current. they seem to spread easier and they are growing faster. i only add essential elements and calcium buffer, and micro vert every now and then. Link to comment
SBGRAD24 Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hey byrself, you might want to try spelling arguing right with a signature like that. I don't mean to be a jerk but I have a friend whose sister has Down Syndrome and I don't appreciate seeing stuff like that. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 o yea...get a heater nishant...maybe that's why Link to comment
byrself Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Quote: from SBGRAD24 on 2:00 am on June 4, 2002[br]Hey byrself, you might want to try spelling arguing right with a signature like that. I don't mean to be a jerk but I have a friend whose sister has Down Syndrome and I don't appreciate seeing stuff like that. sorry, didn't mean to offend. i just read that before on another post and thought it was kinda funny. i have a cousin who's handicapped and he thought it was funny. i'll change it though. =) Link to comment
darian Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 I just got some GSP from the LFS and they are slow to come out, i have not been around them much. but when the lights are off do they normally hide? thanks darian Link to comment
byrself Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 yes, they close up with the lights off. they take a while at first to fully come out also. this is normal =) Link to comment
JIM27 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I bought some green star polyps about 4-5 weeks ago and they still have't opened(with the exeption of 2 polyps). I think they're dead. =( Link to comment
My Alife 7 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 That's weird... mine opened up the next morning when I bought it. It's the easiest coral to care for for me cause I don't really do anything for them. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 i have some cool new ones check them out in the new posts im going to post in cam barrs alife Link to comment
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