what type of coral is this - Page 2

firstsalt · 07/07/2009, 08:00 PM

also how hard is it to keep these corals

mullinsd2 · 07/07/2009, 09:39 PM

I suppose for someone who has been doing it a while it is rather easy. For a beginner, like me or you, it may be a little more difficult. I have not yet dipped my feet into corals, but I do plan to very soon!

Whys · 07/07/2009, 10:23 PM

If it is indeed a singularia, I have heard they are one of the more toxic to other corals. Sorry to say, that's all I know.

Salamander · 07/07/2009, 11:15 PM

Good job getting the pic in the post! That makes it much easier.

Nikkon (or is it Nostradamus?) could be correct with his crazy blindfolded ninja warrior WAG (although its Sinularia to make your google search easier).

FWIW it could also be a Capnella, Lemnalia, or Nepthea. I can never tell those guys apart. Maybe someone else can tell.

Anyway its commonly called a leather coral and slightly more specific (but not much) a tree coral.

Care is pretty easy and it should be a good starter coral. Doesn't need a whole lot of light or target feeding and does like a fair amount of flow like many leather corals.

Regarding toxicity I think its more or less in relation to SPS corals. Many leathers can inhibit stony coral growth (some more than others) but with good husbandry and running carbon I think its a bit overrated. I run a mixed reef with a few leathers and a bunch of sps with success.

Good score on the hitchhiker.

Whys · 07/07/2009, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Salamander
...its Sinularia to make your google search easier...

Isn't that the plural form? J/K

Salamander · 07/08/2009, 12:06 AM

Ya' just gotta be a Whys guy huh?

nikon187 · 07/08/2009, 01:36 AM

yeah spelling isn't my forte

07/07/2009, 08:00 PM	#26
firstsalt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rye, NY Posts: 438	also how hard is it to keep these corals __________________ -Peter D. "Fish are friends not food"

07/07/2009, 11:15 PM	#29
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Good job getting the pic in the post! That makes it much easier. Nikkon (or is it Nostradamus?) could be correct with his crazy blindfolded ninja warrior WAG (although its Sinularia to make your google search easier). FWIW it could also be a Capnella, Lemnalia, or Nepthea. I can never tell those guys apart. Maybe someone else can tell. Anyway its commonly called a leather coral and slightly more specific (but not much) a tree coral. Care is pretty easy and it should be a good starter coral. Doesn't need a whole lot of light or target feeding and does like a fair amount of flow like many leather corals. Regarding toxicity I think its more or less in relation to SPS corals. Many leathers can inhibit stony coral growth (some more than others) but with good husbandry and running carbon I think its a bit overrated. I run a mixed reef with a few leathers and a bunch of sps with success. Good score on the hitchhiker. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

07/08/2009, 12:06 AM	#31
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Ya' just gotta be a Whys guy huh? __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

07/08/2009, 01:36 AM	#32
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07/07/2009, 09:39 PM	#27
mullinsd2 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 753	I suppose for someone who has been doing it a while it is rather easy. For a beginner, like me or you, it may be a little more difficult. I have not yet dipped my feet into corals, but I do plan to very soon!

07/07/2009, 10:23 PM	#28
Whys Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,263	If it is indeed a singularia, I have heard they are one of the more toxic to other corals. Sorry to say, that's all I know.