dnadrifter Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 So I had no idea Galaxea were so aggressive with their sweepers, not good in a small tank when they reach half-way across. I just thought, hmmm, motion, cheap....add to cart. Should have researched more I guess. (or at all) Not exactly sure what do now. Guess I will have to get rid of it. For now its in a time-out. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
OldManSea Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 They are pretty but they are buggers. In addition to along reach by their sweepers they get to be pretty large colonies. 1 Quote Link to comment
sublunary Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Yeah, I wish they weren't so pretty. Everytime I scroll past one for sale I'm entranced by the photo, then read the name and nope right out. I'm kind of amazed anyone keeps them with how aggressive they are. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, dnadrifter said: So I had no idea Galaxea were so aggressive with their sweepers, not good in a small tank when they reach half-way across. I just thought, hmmm, motion, cheap....add to cart. Should have researched more I guess. (or at all) Not exactly sure what do now. Guess I will have to get rid of it. For now its in a time-out. I recently got rid of a softball size chunk out of my 75 gallon because it was going to murder the whole tank.......sooooo pretty but sooooo mean. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Timaaa Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 most galaxeas I see have been banished to the corners of the tank lol Quote Link to comment
AllanB Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have a mean Galaxea colony in my 20 gal. I keep him in check by placing him on a frag rack near the top of my tank in direct path of my mp10. Keeps his sweepers from reaching out. A good looking coral for sure but can’t wait to get rid of it. 2 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Here’s mine when it was smaller: 6 Quote Link to comment
AllanB Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 👆🏽 Great looking Galaxea! That looks huge! 1 Quote Link to comment
dnadrifter Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 ..... "when it was smaller" 😳 2 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I wonder if a person can mix colors of them..I have seen some pretty cool morphs. A galaxea only nano 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
Kellie in CA Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I had a gorgeous gold one, but he had to go. No way to make that work in a small tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Tamberav said: I wonder if a person can mix colors of them..I have seen some pretty cool morphs. A galaxea only nano 🙂 I have a bright green one with large polyps which is currently recovering in my pico. The sweepers are very short and stubby though. I used to keep the more common variety - like the one WVReefer has - in a nano many years ago, but it honestly tried to kill everything within an eight inch radius, so it had to go. 😞 3 Quote Link to comment
dnadrifter Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Got some more frags today and a small duncan colony.....so it has been further banished. Back with the heater, media and rock rubble you go. 1 2 Quote Link to comment
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