Need a Coral ID

maingo

maingo

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I work offshore and divers came out to replace some of our valves at the bottom of the plateform hull and they are loaded with this. Any ideas on what type os coral this is It looks like a LPS but anyone know what kind.
Thanks,
 
maingo

maingo

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Just got me a bucket of water from our water system going to try and bring a few frags home and and see if I can salvage them. only bad thing is I have 4 days left on my hitch, but since they don't need much light they might be ok.
 
mushroomss

mushroomss

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sun polyps are awesome.i have a colony of about 15 black polyps.they are a pain though,i have to feed them hunks of mysid shrimp daily.and it takes about 30 minutes to make sure each polyp is full.but it is totally worth it!
 
bonebrake

bonebrake

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How do they survive in the wild if you have to feed each individual polyp every day?
That is craziness...
 
kelly

kelly

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From what I have read, you do not need to feed each polyp. They are colonial, therefore the whole colony receives nourishment from whichever polyps are fed. I have no proof either way, just what I have read.
Kelly
 
aztec reef

aztec reef

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I dont feed each polyp, but i do spot feed it but not daily either. They wouldn't survive in the Ocean if they had to be spot fed each polyp every day. would they?
 
reeffreakgeek

reeffreakgeek

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They live in cave overhangs don't they.Maybe the nutrients get to each polyp when in the ocean.I have a branching suns and every polyp is a single coral.I believe they are colonial.I see a few of the polyps that are harder to spot feed...those don't seem to look as good.I feed every other day.
 
kelly

kelly

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Just did a little more research... It appears that feeding each polyp is highly recommended. Polyps that are not regularly fed will whither and die. The reason that they are usually found in entrances to caves has nothing to do with liking or not liking light, but has to do with the amount of food available.
These corals have an extreme appetite, and benefit from frequent feedings, anywhere from 2 times daily to twice a week. The more they are fed the quicker they grow.
Sorry for the previous information, I did not see the article that I mentioned above.
Kelly
 
viper_930

viper_930

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Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
They wouldn't survive in the Ocean if they had to be spot fed each polyp every day. would they?
According to Eric Borneman, pods form swarms of hundreds of thousands to millions per cubic meter in the wild.
Our tanks can't match that amount, so we must fill in the gaps.
 
dragonladylea

dragonladylea

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You can feed thm by cutting the bottom out of a two liter pop bottle, placing it over the coral then tank a turkey baster full of food and squirt it in the bottle, put the cap back on so it stays in the bottle and let them eat to their hearts content. When their done feeding just lift the bottle out.
 
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