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coral guy
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does any one know how to care for them cause i havent had a birdsnest in like 5 years
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coral guy
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hey slice can i see your ponape birdsnest
bang guy
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If you provide very strong waterflow the branches will grow thicker but more spread out. I think they look best with thin tightly packed branches but the middle tends to die off due to lack of food and light from being covered by the outer branches. As a result they should be fragged fairly often.
I think the thicker more sparsely packed Birdsnests tend to stay healthy longer as a mother colony.
I think the thicker more sparsely packed Birdsnests tend to stay healthy longer as a mother colony.
slice
Active Member
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Originally Posted by coral guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409153
hey slice can i see your ponape birdsnest
Somehow, when you say that, it sounds so.....dirty.....
This was over a month ago, it has grown quite a bit since then
When I first put it in the tank up high, it slimed and slimed. After a week the slime started to brown and I thought I was loosing it.
It then started to loose it's coloring and I moved it way down, only about 5" above the sand. It colored back up and took off.
Originally Posted by coral guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409153
hey slice can i see your ponape birdsnest
Somehow, when you say that, it sounds so.....dirty.....
This was over a month ago, it has grown quite a bit since then
When I first put it in the tank up high, it slimed and slimed. After a week the slime started to brown and I thought I was loosing it.
It then started to loose it's coloring and I moved it way down, only about 5" above the sand. It colored back up and took off.
slice
Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409155
If you provide very strong waterflow the branches will grow thicker but more spread out. I think they look best with thin tightly packed branches but the middle tends to die off due to lack of food and light from being covered by the outer branches. As a result they should be fragged fairly often.
I think the thicker more sparsely packed Birdsnests tend to stay healthy longer as a mother colony.
This is good to know, thanks for chiming in!
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409155
If you provide very strong waterflow the branches will grow thicker but more spread out. I think they look best with thin tightly packed branches but the middle tends to die off due to lack of food and light from being covered by the outer branches. As a result they should be fragged fairly often.
I think the thicker more sparsely packed Birdsnests tend to stay healthy longer as a mother colony.
This is good to know, thanks for chiming in!
travelerjp98
Active Member
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Originally Posted by Slice http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409157
Quote:
Originally Posted by coral guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409153
hey slice can i see your ponape birdsnest
Somehow, when you say that, it sounds so.....dirty.....
Originally Posted by Slice http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409157
Quote:
Originally Posted by coral guy http:///t/387428/does-any-one-know-how-to-care-for-a-hyacinth-birdnests#post_3409153
hey slice can i see your ponape birdsnest
Somehow, when you say that, it sounds so.....dirty.....
pbnj
Member
My Birdsnest colonies can't get enough light. I have four 250W MH on Lumenarc Mini's over a 6', 135g tank. I also have two Magnum 8's and a Koralia 4 blowing the water around pretty good.
Interestingly enough, the bright pink one was grown from three 1" frags that I salvaged from a large colony that was way more spread-out (started to RTN). The frags grew into each other over the past two years into the tightly packed colony you see here. Looks much different than before. It also stays bright pink even underneath.
The other colony is some kind of Ponape hybrid, but not a true Ponape.
Interestingly enough, the bright pink one was grown from three 1" frags that I salvaged from a large colony that was way more spread-out (started to RTN). The frags grew into each other over the past two years into the tightly packed colony you see here. Looks much different than before. It also stays bright pink even underneath.
The other colony is some kind of Ponape hybrid, but not a true Ponape.