yellow polyps
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midwest reefer
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Probably not flow. Yellow polyps seem to do fine in high flow and moderate flow. What do you mean they are dying off? Are they just closed up? Do you have a pic? What are your water parameters?
microman2k
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so blood shrimp will nip at polyp corals?!
cindyski
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Originally posted by zibnata
I have a yellow polyp rock wher some polyps are big and healthy but some are getting smaller or dying. It gets a lot of flow,could that be a problem ? thanks
i had the same thing happen to both my yellow and button polyps. i only have a few buttons left and maybe 1 yellow. i have 2 peppermints and a cbs
in a thread i posted a while back i dont believe anyone mentioned the peppermints eating them?, i was thinking more on the lines of a hitchhiking crab or something like that.
i want to get more, but i would like to know for sure what is going on also.
powdertoastman
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not sure if its true or not, but ive read that tank raised peppermints are reef safe, and sea raised ones will much on stuff. not sure if that goes for skunk and blood red cleans too or not. but just something i heard.
cindyski
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i just found this bit of info
Hardiness: Yellow polyps are very hardy. They do seem to be one of the tastier soft corals and if there is something in the tank that might munch on the occasional coral, yellow polyps are frequently the first ones eaten.
Lighting: Can withstand most reef lighting schemes, but seems to do best under at least moderate lighting..
Water Current: Yellow polyps prefer low to moderate water motion.
Temperature: Does well within a range of at least 76º to 84º F.
Aggressiveness: Very low.
Feeding: Yellow polyps are photosynthetic and do fine with no feeding, but occasional feeding of small meaty foods like brine shrimp is benefitial.
Supplements: No special requirement are noted. Normal acceptable water parameters seem to suite it just fine.
Tank Positioning: No special requirements other than keeping them out of forceful water flow. These specimens are usually placed near the bottom of the tank.
Propagation:: Yellow polyps will naturally propagate in the reef tank and the colony will tend to grow in size.
Home Specimen Database Index Soft Coral Index
Hardiness: Yellow polyps are very hardy. They do seem to be one of the tastier soft corals and if there is something in the tank that might munch on the occasional coral, yellow polyps are frequently the first ones eaten.
Lighting: Can withstand most reef lighting schemes, but seems to do best under at least moderate lighting..
Water Current: Yellow polyps prefer low to moderate water motion.
Temperature: Does well within a range of at least 76º to 84º F.
Aggressiveness: Very low.
Feeding: Yellow polyps are photosynthetic and do fine with no feeding, but occasional feeding of small meaty foods like brine shrimp is benefitial.
Supplements: No special requirement are noted. Normal acceptable water parameters seem to suite it just fine.
Tank Positioning: No special requirements other than keeping them out of forceful water flow. These specimens are usually placed near the bottom of the tank.
Propagation:: Yellow polyps will naturally propagate in the reef tank and the colony will tend to grow in size.
Home Specimen Database Index Soft Coral Index
schadiest1
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so is it just the fire shrimp that will munch on yellow polyps? i have a cleaner shrimp and a peppermint shrimp.
90reefkepr
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i have 10 shrimp total 2 skunk cleaner, 7 peppermint and 1 coral banded and all my corals are fine
schadiest1
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what are the chances of the lawnmower blenny eating yellow polyps?