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nicknacs

nicknacs

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So all i know about this one is its was supposed to have some kind of worm that drug it around but a guy at the LFS didn't know that and glued it to a rock a few months ago. still alive and eating well but no idea what it is. And the guy I got it from couldn't remember the name.

the little light green spots on the base of the coral in pic two are because i cant reach the bottom of the glass with the scrapper. there not actually on it. but it is a very bright green inside it, almost the same color as the kryponite candy canes I have.
 
snakeblitz33

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Wait a minute... LOL! I might have ID'd it wrong... It might be an Elegance coral. lol

The sides of it didn't seem to make it a duncan to me after looking at it more...
 
nicknacs

nicknacs

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It dose look like that but it dose not open at all. Its outer "shell" is actually hard. At first when I seen it at the LFS I thought it was some kind of clam.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Definitely an elegance after knowing that it's hard on the outer shell. LPS coral... while duncans are softies.
 
snakeblitz33

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Quote:Originally Posted by nicknacs http:///t/391686/id-please#post_3475234
So any idea about what worm thing they were talking about? And is it ok to be glued to a rock?



Scientific Name: Catalaphyllia jardineiClassification: LPS
Common Name: Elegance Coral
Description:
To the uninitiated, the Elegance coral looks a lot like an anemone. It has a cone-shaped base from which the large fleshy polyps and tentacles are extended during the day. The color is usually green or light brown with green high-lights and pink, yellow or blue tentacle tips. Elegance corals can grow fairly large and become the dominate specimen in a smaller tank.
Veron: Colonies are flabello-meandroid with straight edged septa forming wide V-shaped valleys. Valleys are evenly spaced and have sharp edged walls. Septa are widely spaced. There are no columellae. Polyps have large tubular tentacles extending from large fleshy oral discs. Forms satellite colonies (like the poritid Goniopora stokesi) in aquaria. Color is distinctive green with pink tentacle tips and a striped oral disc.
Natural Environment:
Veron: Occurs in protected, preferably turbid water.
Care:
Hardiness: Elegance coral is usually considered to be very hardy. There have been reports over the last 2 years or so that success with this coral is becoming less common and the reason why is not yet understood. Elegance will occasionally withdraw their tentacles and inflate their bodies into a contorted shape. This may be in an effort to expel waste products and should not be a cause for concern. If they remain like this for more than a couple of days, it may be a sign that they are not happy for some reason and you should investigate water conditions and verify that nothing is attacking the coral.
Lighting: Requires moderate to strong lighting.
Water Current: Elegance corals prefer low to moderate water flow. Optimum water flow is enough to lightly wave its tentacles. They will tolerate stronger water flows, but will expand less and the tentacles will become stubbier as shown in the picture to the right.
Temperature: Does well within a range of at least 75º to 84º F
Aggressiveness: High. The Elegance coral packs a fairly powerful sting and can expand greatly, so it is best to give it plenty of room to expand without coming into contact with other corals.


Feeding: Elegance coral is photosynthetic and requires no direct feeding, but an occasional feeding of shrimp or other meaty food up to once a week is appreciated.
Supplements: Maintaining correct calcium levels is important for skeletal development
Tank Positioning: Best positioning is normally in the bottom of the tank with the cone base embedded in the substrate as it is found in the wild. If tank lighting is low, it is acceptable to mount the coral up on the live rock closer to the lighting.
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/elegance_coral.htm
I don't see any mention of a "worm"
 
nicknacs

nicknacs

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Me either, but i wonder about the guy I got it from anyway sometimes he just makes no sense lol. But I think I got it in the right spot to grow and be happy. Its rock it buried in the sand and it has moderate flow and the light is a 250w metal halide with white and blue moon lights and 2 18" blue LED bars so in a tank this small there's good light even under the rocks.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Well, plenty of light... but you should also have stable clean water and adequate flow as well...
Feed it at least once a week if you can... mysis is good, but try to let it have a varied diet.
 
nicknacs

nicknacs

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I change out about 15 gallons every 10-14 days and it's getting the flow that bounces off the glass from the power head behind it and the return water from the other direction. It's little tentacles are moving pretty good now. And it's about 6" over from my frogspawn rock.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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If the tentacles are really short and stubby, you probably need to put it in an area with less flow. Tentacles should be medium to long... Most elegance corals don't really like a whole lot of water flow.
 
nicknacs

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I just moved it there, it was at the top of the tank right in front of the power head. I'll see how it goes by tomorrow if it don't start looking better ill find a different spot for it. I could move it over to the side of the tank but the RBTA might be able to reach it from there.
 
nicknacs

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Oh and when I got it I couldn't even see tentacles which is why I thought it was some kind of clam. But it has little ones now so hopefully it opens up when they get there nightly mysis feeding
 
gemmy

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/391686/id-please#post_3475239
Well, plenty of light... but you should also have stable clean water and adequate flow as well...
Feed it at least once a week if you can... mysis is good, but try to let it have a varied diet.
Elegance corals come from areas where the water is dirty and don't seem to do well in tanks with pristine conditions. I personally don't recommend feeding them. If you turn the pumps off during regular feedings, the coral can catch the food with its tentacles.
My elegance has stubby tentacles when the my lights are going through the dusk/dawn phases.
 
nicknacs

nicknacs

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I thaw out a few cubes of shrimp in tank water and use a big suringe thing and squirt it toward the corals so they can catch the mysis. To turn
My circulation off I have to move my couch and end tables because all the power is under the tank on a big switch box. But it's the only way to keep my 22 month from "helping" with the fish tank lol
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///t/391686/id-please#post_3475258
Elegance corals come from areas where the water is dirty and don't seem to do well in tanks with pristine conditions. I personally don't recommend feeding them. If you turn the pumps off during regular feedings, the coral can catch the food with its tentacles.
My elegance has stubby tentacles when the my lights are going through the dusk/dawn phases.
Good to know - thanks.
 
nicknacs

nicknacs

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That kinda sucks about the clean water thing. I had to give my formia star away because my tank was to "clean" and it was starving to death.
 
spanko

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I was surprised by Keifers ability to keep his elegance in such a clean environment for so long knowing that in the wild they come from areas where there is a lot of mud and runoff.
 
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