EF9sleeper Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 i was just wondering what are some of the hardest corals to keep.and if anyone has any pictures of said corals that would be great.??? Link to comment
EL Diablo Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 here are a few that are difficult to keep Acropora (Most SPS corals can be difficult) http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg....22&TopCatId=322 Gorgonian http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg....01&TopCatId=601 Elegance http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Di....cfm?pCatId=461 Link to comment
MaryHM Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Dendronephthya sp. (Carnations). Most of the non-photosynthetics, as they require you to regularly feed them. Link to comment
Paulc Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Goniopora http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gonioporapix.htm http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...light=Goniopora Link to comment
Hunter21 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I've heard the flower pot coral is really hard to keep or at least it's not very hardy, is this true? I wanted to get one since I saw it at my LFS and they said it's not easy to maintain! I have a 12g nanocube DX model. Everything that came with it is in it..nothing modded! can anyone shed some light on this for me?? Thanks so much! Hunter Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 PaulC already shed some light, Hunter....what do you think Goniopora spp. are? There are volumes written on Goniopora, which you can search for...to make a long story short, they have a very very very very dismally poor survival record in captivity. For proof, I'd go back to that LFS and watch the Goniopora you want waste away and die (if someone doesn't buy it to watch the same thing happen at home..). Cheers, Fred Link to comment
Hunter21 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 DOH....sorry about that. still new to the whole saltwater hobby....and I didn't know what goniopora spp. was so that's why I asked but thanks for the advice anyway! Take Care! Hunter Link to comment
Jeffyer Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I have had experience with Goniopora. I did great for about 3 months, but slowly died. I lasted an entire 4 months in my tank. I later found out that the average life span of this coral is about 7 months to a year. Link to comment
Hunter21 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 good to know jeffyer....The one that they had at my LFS looked really good. The manager said they had it for about 2 monthes and it was doing great..but she said it's a stony coral and it's very iffy if it could possibly go in my tank considering my nano. She said it takes a lot of maintenance and the lighting has got to be strong enough for it! but glad I didn't buy it! Thanks again!! Take care! Hunter Link to comment
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