saltynewbie
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... here is a tank shot with my orange plate at the bottom... had it for a long time now! i love it..
... here is a tank shot with my orange plate at the bottom... had it for a long time now! i love it..
COTM:Plate corals(short tentacles)
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mary
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Thanks for all the info on plate corals. Have had mine for 8 years and am surprised it does so well in that the peppermint shrimp are a constant threat to feeding time. Once a week I give it a morsel of shrimp or scallop and have to keep watch for at least 30 minutes. The shrimps will still open the mouth of it to get the food, and honestly, I wish it would teach the shrimps a lesson but it will never happen. It extends out a good 8 inches when fully extended and has a gorgeous pink-purple mouth with the body being green neon, but changing at times. . The polyps are almost always fully extended. Have always had mine on the sand bed and it is pretty shaded by a very large spaghetti leather. Has only shifted slightly now and then. One of my favorites.
nm reef
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They can do well under less than PC lighting...many hobbyists keep them under PC's and/or VHO's with success. latino...yours looks a little bare in the center...mine does with draw a bit from time to time but any exposed skeleton can sometimes be cause for concern. Do you ever direct feed yours? It may help it recover if there is a problem. I've found mine to be fairly hardy and its bounced back a few times from minor tissue recession.
cliffrouse11bas
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These are very cool specimens. Great thread..
latino277
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actually... I just bought it maybe 2weeks now? it seems to be doing a lot better. i feed it for the 2nd time last night and it did take in food both times. should I be spot feeding it more?? seem to be doing beter now. I see more tenticale growing on the outter rim but the center still looks the same. What else should I try?? or should I just give it time?:notsure:
stuckinfla
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Perfect timing....just picked this up today (when I go to LFS, they give to me for free.....saved a brain so far) I read a post from tecofish that said it came back, so there is a chance?? I want to get into the habit of saving things they are killin
attml
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Anthony Calfo spoke at our spring reef club open house a year and a half ago. One of the things he brought up in his slide show were plate corals and how that if they have even a spec of live tissue that they can often make a recovery in a healthy system. Definitely worth the risk for the price! Good luck!
nm reef
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...and I have often heard that they sometimes continue to deterioate. They can be saved...but I'd insure good conditions and lots of TLC. Myself I don't think the odds of saving one in that condition are very good...best of luck and let us know how it turns out.
I have managed to "save" a few corals in the same manner. A couple of my current specimans were added under the same conditions...damaged or in poor condition...and normally free or at a reduced price. But I've never tried to save a plate with any type of damage or tissue loss. It would be very interesting to see yours recover and thrive.
I have managed to "save" a few corals in the same manner. A couple of my current specimans were added under the same conditions...damaged or in poor condition...and normally free or at a reduced price. But I've never tried to save a plate with any type of damage or tissue loss. It would be very interesting to see yours recover and thrive.
stuckinfla
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Thank you for the replys.....I have him under a ledge for the time being (came from weak PC, I have MH) I'll keep you posted of progress. I would rather have it die in my tank knowing I tried then to see a skelaton in theirs.
mary
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My plate coral is exactly like yours and it has been under actinic lighting and at the very bottom on the substratum. A spaghetti coral shades it also just a little. It has never shifted from where I put it. We feed only once every two weeks a good chunk of seafood. Used to feed it every week but it seems to do just fine feeding it less. The peppermint shrimps must be kept at bay for a good 30 minutes. They can dig out the food easily even though its mouth has closed tightly. It is 8 yrs. now in the tank.
stuckinfla
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Sad to say, it is still receding. I'll leave it in the tank to see if little one come out of it......I tried
