I bought this sun coral about two weeks ago, it has gotten better at being coaxed out to be fed (it takes forever!!). Although I know that there are MANY different types, I wonder if the polyps on this one will ever be more extended, or if this is what I can expect from the type that I bought!
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I really CAN hope? Yours looked like mine? What are you feeding? Did feedings take FOREVER? A good half hour to 45 min of giving them food from a med dropper every 5-10 min with the pumps off.
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it did for a few weeks. i think it was acclimating to the new tank. collecting, sitting, shipping, sitting, shipping and sitting ... has to be pretty stressful on them.
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Cool corals you guys. Laura, FYI, I don't know if you are aware but the Sun Coral doesn't need to be up near the lights. They get zero energy from light, non-photosynthetic, and rely totally on being fed. Notice Bobby's is on the bottom. I think they do better away from bright lights. are you still burning the 500W?
Dick
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thats why I have to take so much time/care to feed it! I WISH it were photosynthetic!!! Mine is against a rock, just off of the sand, I was worried about debris in the folds, I read some stories...
I run one 250 at a time, i keep both 250's on together for ot 2 hr a day.
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Yes, I forgot you are running your lights in that manner. And, thanks for the picture showing it's location. My guess is he will be fine there. One way to target feed a Sun Coral is to cut the bottom off a liter pop bottle, invert it over the coral and drop the food through the top.
Dick
PS: Have you planned on a meeting time/date?
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Sun corals are trainable, opening up when they think its feeding time. Mine stays open a lot but I have a crazy schedule and the poor thing is confused about when it is time to eat.
Carmie, this is what I am hoping, I tried feeding earlier last night, and although it took a long time, they came out, I am in the process again now, though I should have started much earlier. I am sure once they look like Bobbys (and maybe yours) feeding wont be quite so difficult with those beautiful, long tentacles!! Carmie,what do yours like to eat? I have given several types of fine frozen blends, frozen rotifers, and tonight I was surprised how well the grater works on frozen krill!! Makes it nice and fine!!
Dick, I have read about that method, and may give it a try, I can put them down in the sand to do that.
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Bobby, I keep looking back at your sun coral photo, they are just beautiful!! You really think mine may be the type to look that good??!! I can only hope... I was wondering if I had the short tentacled variety (if there is one!!)!!
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na, they just take time to come out. i have never heard of a short tentacle type, so dont worry there. they will be out in all their glory before you know it.
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I target feed mine mysis with a turkey baster and they catch whatever else floats by. You might try routinely soaking their food in garlic. If I need to feed and they aren't open I can put a drop of garlic in the water and they will usually open.
I love your new Sun Coral! When I was first doing research into marine tanks, I serously looked at the sun corals because they don't require intense lighting. I did have to chuckle to myself because you are the perfect "coral mother figure" because you love to feed and baby your tank inhabitants. You'll have them raising their lil heads in no time!
Thank you!! Its seriously funny, and maybe a little disturbing how I worry about every perceived ache and pain they may have I watch them like a hawk! The sun corals have a gatorade bottle over them as we speak thanx Dickand I added a couple of drops of garlic thanx carmie and I gave them a little snack, waiting for them to come out for their meal... Yeah, disturbing
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You'll have them raising their lil heads in no time!
I watch them like a hawk! The sun corals have a gatorade bottle over them as we speak thanx Dickand I added a couple of drops of garlic thanx carmie and I gave them a little snack, waiting for them to come out for their meal... Yeah, disturbing