Pictures of your candy cane coral please

Octoberfest · 02/08/2009, 09:12 PM

I have a frag....well its about 8 heads now, of green candy cane. The tentacles are always out and I was wondering if that is normal. It looks healthy and I don't see any problems with it at all. The tentacles are not out like they are when the lights are out by any means but they are out some. I just want to make sure that this is how it should be. One last question, should this thing be in low flow, high flow, medium flow and is it bad that I have it in the substrate?

MTB · 02/08/2009, 09:24 PM

Have you tried feeding it? I feed mine once a week by squirting some thawed mysis shrimp at it with a turkey baster. I keep mine wedged in some rocks with medium flow.

Octoberfest · 02/08/2009, 09:26 PM

Yeah I feed it about once every other week.

downhillbiker · 02/08/2009, 09:50 PM

looks very healthy to me. glad to see tentacles out, wish mine were out all day, they only open at night. here's the pic of mine:

Agu · 02/08/2009, 10:08 PM

Mine is under low flow. I prefer to mount my frags to a substantial piece of live rock. The tentacles can get heavy causing it to fall over.

Aquabucket · 02/08/2009, 10:37 PM

I've had this colony almost 5 years and the polyps are open all the time as well:

It gets what most consider low flow. I think they do better up off the substrate with a gentle flow all around them.

Octoberfest · 02/13/2009, 09:16 PM

Ok, so I take it I'm worrying about nothing.

fishoutawater · 02/13/2009, 09:21 PM

Beautiful pics! Mine will extend tentacles if I feed during the day, but not nearly as far as they do after the lights go out.

J. Montgomery · 02/13/2009, 10:54 PM

BLKTANG · 02/13/2009, 11:05 PM

02/08/2009, 09:12 PM	#1
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Pictures of your candy cane coral please I have a frag....well its about 8 heads now, of green candy cane. The tentacles are always out and I was wondering if that is normal. It looks healthy and I don't see any problems with it at all. The tentacles are not out like they are when the lights are out by any means but they are out some. I just want to make sure that this is how it should be. One last question, should this thing be in low flow, high flow, medium flow and is it bad that I have it in the substrate? __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

02/08/2009, 09:24 PM	#2
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	Have you tried feeding it? I feed mine once a week by squirting some thawed mysis shrimp at it with a turkey baster. I keep mine wedged in some rocks with medium flow. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

02/08/2009, 09:26 PM	#3
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Yeah I feed it about once every other week. __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

02/08/2009, 09:50 PM	#4
downhillbiker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,831	looks very healthy to me. glad to see tentacles out, wish mine were out all day, they only open at night. here's the pic of mine: __________________ The friendliest GIANT you'll ever meet. Current Tank Info: 200g Marineland Deep Dimension (Lumenmax Reflectors/Dual PFO 400w/Radium 20K) and 2xFrag Tanks (One TEK T5 fixture and one MH, Galaxy/Phoenix) on same system w/100g sump w/6"x100g DSB, AquaC EV-1000 Skimmer, Reeflo Barracuda return pump

02/08/2009, 10:08 PM	#5
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Mine is under low flow. I prefer to mount my frags to a substantial piece of live rock. The tentacles can get heavy causing it to fall over. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

02/08/2009, 10:37 PM	#6
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,455	I've had this colony almost 5 years and the polyps are open all the time as well: It gets what most consider low flow. I think they do better up off the substrate with a gentle flow all around them. __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket"

02/13/2009, 09:16 PM	#7
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Ok, so I take it I'm worrying about nothing. __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

02/13/2009, 09:21 PM	#8
fishoutawater Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: salt lake city, ut Posts: 577	Beautiful pics! Mine will extend tentacles if I feed during the day, but not nearly as far as they do after the lights go out. __________________ 40 Breeder DIY external overflow, closed loop, skimmer, sump, dosers,.... Current Tank Info: 29gal reef w 20 gal sump/40gal reef w 20gal sump

02/13/2009, 10:54 PM	#9
J. Montgomery Mouth Pipetting Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 6,278	__________________ Josh

02/13/2009, 11:05 PM	#10
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	__________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.