check this out!!

[jrthomas40]

just got this awesome elegant coral yesterday thought i would share...i

 

[sign guy]

what family dose that belong in. it looks great

 

[jrthomas40]

Catalaphyllia i believe

 

[jrthomas40]

i dont think you can see it but it has purple tips

 

[viper_930]

Caryophylliidae is the family, Cataphyllia is the genus.
Good luck with it! They're known to not do well.

 

[puffer32]

When it acclaimates it should look like this.

 

[jrthomas40]

how do you feed yours?

 

[jrthomas40]

Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
Caryophylliidae is the family, Cataphyllia is the genus.
Good luck with it! They're known to not do well.
i tought i put that it was the genus on there but i guess i was just thinking about it

 

[puffer32]

Originally Posted by jrthomas40
how do you feed yours?
I use a turkey baster and feed my whole tank every other day with cyclopeeze, ridifers, phyto plankton etc.

 

[jrthomas40]

Originally Posted by puffer32
I use a turkey baster and feed my whole tank every other day with cyclopeeze, ridifers, phyto plankton etc.
do you put the food directly in the mouths?

 

[gharner]

can it live w/out metal halides? i have the 12 gallon aquapod's standart lighting.Great looking coral!

 

[petjunkie]

I've always seen them placed in the sand, and gharner I wouldn't try it, almost all elegance die in captivity, some people believe it's a infection they catch.