New Acan. Have some questions

hops523

hops523

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Hey guys, I just got this acan a few days ago. It seems to be doing well, it has four heads, with 2 baby heads coming out of the bottom. As you can see I have it on the sand now, but should I put it on a rock to spread? The acan is attached to a plug, and I have a small circular rock that I can fit the plug into. Or should I place it on a bigger rock? Or just keep it on the sand? Also how often can I feed it? I fed all the heads yesterday with a mixture of mysis shrimp, and cyclopeeze. And last question is how fast can these guys grow if I feed them often?
 
iyachtuxivm

iyachtuxivm

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You can either put a rock around or not depends on what you want. The acan will encrust a rock. The acan will grow its own thicker skeleton if no rock is presented. The acans tend to "mound" if not provided a rock to encrust, they also grow slower this way. You can feed them daily if your tank can handle the excess neutrients. I feed mine mysis and chuncks of table shrimp (raw ofcourse) soaked in Zoe and Zoe con. Hope this helps
 
hops523

hops523

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When you say "mound" do you mean they will grow up, instead of across? Eventually when it spreads, I would like to frag, but would it be easier to frag if its on the sand, or attached to a rock?
 
privatejoker

privatejoker

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growth rate depends on type of acan. Some grow super fast and others seem to not grow at all. I have my acans on the sand bed but attached them to some type of rock/plug. They grow fast and you can frag and sell them quicker.
 
hops523

hops523

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Oh gotcha. You dont know what type my acan is, and how fast its growth would be do you? I guess I would need to ask an expert of acans?
Yep thats exactly why I wanted to keep it on the sand, I just think it would be easier to frag off the sand, rather than a big rock.
Thanks
 
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