Sun coral ?'s

rara12

Member
are the on the easy side to grow??? If i can succesfully keep anemonies, mushrooms, and polyps can i keep a sun coral?
 

houndhome1

Member
they need no light, so having mimunim lighting is okay, the hardest part is they must be target feed. Use the cup method it works the best.
 

corally

Active Member
Originally Posted by rara12
what about xiana? are they hard to keep??? Or colt corals

I think xenia is fairly easy, and I believe the sun corals require really heavy feedings, which could probably foul up your water.
 

rara12

Member
ok, i'll take that into consideration. But i have good filtration so im not to concerned. Plus i only have 1 fish 2 shrimp and 2 crabs, and many snails. plus some polyps and shrooms.
 

corally

Active Member
Originally Posted by rara12
ok, i'll take that into consideration. But i have good filtration so im not to concerned. Plus i only have 1 fish 2 shrimp and 2 crabs, and many snails. plus some polyps and shrooms.

I would love to have some sun corals but I don't want to mess with them all the time lol
 

rara12

Member
alright if it says its a delecate shipper should i order it or ask my lfs to so if it dies on its way i dont have to still pay for it?
 

corally

Active Member
Originally Posted by rara12
alright if it says its a delecate shipper should i order it or ask my lfs to so if it dies on its way i dont have to still pay for it?
I would ask my lfs too, however be sure to ask them first if it is DOA if you still have to pay for it. My sucky lfs still makes you pay if they order something for you and it is DOA!
 

zoie2

Active Member
I just got some sun corals today. I have read alot about them and thought I would get one maybe next year, after I have more experience. I went to LFS today and saw a sun polyp. I asked him if it was the same thing as a sun CORAL. (Needs alot of food and care etc.) he assured me they were POLYPS and very easy to care for. They did look different, but I think they are the same thing. They are soooooo pretty. I found some cool gadgets you can make out of soda bottles to target feed better. I will make those and give it a try.
 
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