torch coral hosting???
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zcl171
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i have one of mine hosting in a torch coral also...yet im kinda new to the hobby so i have no idea whats going to happen haha...ill be watching this thread!!!
tangwhispr
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It will kill it...they will not tolerate the irritation
johnnyd
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Originally Posted by TangWhispr
http:///forum/post/2574645
It will kill it...they will not tolerate the irritation
i heard that is true for a GLTPC but not for a torch coral.
http:///forum/post/2574645
It will kill it...they will not tolerate the irritation
i heard that is true for a GLTPC but not for a torch coral.
perfectdark
Active Member
Originally Posted by johnnyd
http:///forum/post/2574845
i heard that is true for a GLTPC but not for a torch coral.
Any and every LPS or SPS, coral that gets hosted by an anemone fish has a near 100% mortality rate. People call success seeing their fish host in a juvenille stage, what they dont realize is as the fish get more mature they get more aggressive. The coral may stand for it for a while but this is considered an irritant to it, and eventually it will die. I have heard of long term success with soft corals, specifically large mushrooms, as they are more like anemones than any other coral. They seem to not be affected by the clowns presence as much. But the possibility is still there. HTH.
http:///forum/post/2574845
i heard that is true for a GLTPC but not for a torch coral.
Any and every LPS or SPS, coral that gets hosted by an anemone fish has a near 100% mortality rate. People call success seeing their fish host in a juvenille stage, what they dont realize is as the fish get more mature they get more aggressive. The coral may stand for it for a while but this is considered an irritant to it, and eventually it will die. I have heard of long term success with soft corals, specifically large mushrooms, as they are more like anemones than any other coral. They seem to not be affected by the clowns presence as much. But the possibility is still there. HTH.
johnnyd
Member
Originally Posted by PerfectDark
http:///forum/post/2574900
Any and every LPS or SPS, coral that gets hosted by an anemone fish has a near 100% mortality rate. People call success seeing their fish host in a juvenille stage, what they dont realize is as the fish get more mature they get more aggressive. The coral may stand for it for a while but this is considered an irritant to it, and eventually it will die. I have heard of long term success with soft corals, specifically large mushrooms, as they are more like anemones than any other coral. They seem to not be affected by the clowns presence as much. But the possibility is still there. HTH.
PD how do you manage to keep your RBTA in your 24g without it getting to big? i want thnking of putting a BTA im my 20g or a diff nem that doesnt get so big.
http:///forum/post/2574900
Any and every LPS or SPS, coral that gets hosted by an anemone fish has a near 100% mortality rate. People call success seeing their fish host in a juvenille stage, what they dont realize is as the fish get more mature they get more aggressive. The coral may stand for it for a while but this is considered an irritant to it, and eventually it will die. I have heard of long term success with soft corals, specifically large mushrooms, as they are more like anemones than any other coral. They seem to not be affected by the clowns presence as much. But the possibility is still there. HTH.
PD how do you manage to keep your RBTA in your 24g without it getting to big? i want thnking of putting a BTA im my 20g or a diff nem that doesnt get so big.
perfectdark
Active Member
Originally Posted by johnnyd
http:///forum/post/2575443
PD how do you manage to keep your RBTA in your 24g without it getting to big? i want thnking of putting a BTA im my 20g or a diff nem that doesnt get so big.
When I bought my RBTA, it was litterally 2" in diameter. So in about a year it has more than doubled its size. There is no way of "stunting" their growth. But poorly set up systems with insufficient lighting and infrequent spot feedings, keep the anemone from thriving. This results in poor growth rates, coupled with a stressed and sick anemone. My 29cube is not the place it is going to stay for ever. I have a 36gal bow tank in the works and it will be moved to it. This is where it will stay with really nothing else in there for it, maybe some soft corals but nothing crazy.
http:///forum/post/2575443
PD how do you manage to keep your RBTA in your 24g without it getting to big? i want thnking of putting a BTA im my 20g or a diff nem that doesnt get so big.
When I bought my RBTA, it was litterally 2" in diameter. So in about a year it has more than doubled its size. There is no way of "stunting" their growth. But poorly set up systems with insufficient lighting and infrequent spot feedings, keep the anemone from thriving. This results in poor growth rates, coupled with a stressed and sick anemone. My 29cube is not the place it is going to stay for ever. I have a 36gal bow tank in the works and it will be moved to it. This is where it will stay with really nothing else in there for it, maybe some soft corals but nothing crazy.