Plate coral question

juanro

juanro

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So I got a Plate coral last week and placed it in the sand in a high flow area.
Since I was moving it I thought it was ok that the skeleton was showing up, but it stays that way all day, for 10 days now.
The only time it 'fills up' is when I have my moonlights (blue leds) on.
Is there something wrong with it?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Is it a long tentacle plate coral?
Place it in a low flow area and entice it out with some small pieces of silversides or thawed mysis. See if you can get it to come out. I believe they will come out day or night. If you are starting to see tissue recession/necrosis, it's not a good thing.
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Juanro http:///t/388738/plate-coral-question#post_3430353
It's a ST plate.
Should I move it to a low flow?
They do like low to Low/medium flow, and they love it when they are fed small pieces of silver sides and mysis as stated before by snake. I would follow that information, it has also worked for me several years + before trade in's.
 
juanro

juanro

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From what I've heard, they liked a high flow so I put it there, guess I was wrong, thanks guys.
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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I have had 3 of them, over 5 years, 1 out grew my 24 gallon traded it in, one out grew my 24 gallon and then my 55g, so I traded it in and the one I have now was a frag, flame angel ate quite a bit of it, put it in the 24 to recover, and doing well in there. Longest I had one was 3 years. So from my experience with them over that time, they like low to med/low with supplemental feedings.
 
juanro

juanro

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For feeding I'm using Brine Shrimp right now, is that good? Or should I use something else? Should I also spot feed with some phytoplankton?
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Juanro http:///t/388738/plate-coral-question#post_3430409
For feeding I'm using Brine Shrimp right now, is that good? Or should I use something else? Should I also spot feed with some phytoplankton?
Phyto will be useless, as is the brine (brine has no nutritional value). I would recommend mysis or silver sides for feed for it.
 
juanro

juanro

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/388738/plate-coral-question#post_3430422
I'm very glad to hear that.
Anything but intense flow seems to be acceptable. Raw minced seafood from the grocery store is a good food for them.
What do you mean by raw minced seafood?
Problem from were I live is that I can't seem to find a lot of the stuff I see people suggest.
If its from the grocery store, I should be able to finally find something suggested.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Juanro http:///t/388738/plate-coral-question#post_3430436
What do you mean by raw minced seafood?
Grocery store seafood like a piece of wild Salmon, a couple Scallops, Squid, Clams, etc. You can mince them with a knife or freeze them and chop them up in a blender or food processor. I freeze it and then use a hand cranked cheese grater.
I'm picky but that might be going too far. I don't used farmed fish or shrimp.
 
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