tooth coral as hard to keep as flower pot?

roons · 01/18/2006, 08:58 AM

i tried a flower pot( goniopora) mispelled probably, and wasnt successful........................i see tooth corals look alot like them , are they as hard to keep?

roons · 01/18/2006, 11:57 AM

bueller?

Tammy3770 · 01/18/2006, 12:05 PM

do you mean alveopora?
the distinction is 12 tentacles per polyp ,insted of the 24 that goniapora have.

roons · 01/18/2006, 02:18 PM

no galaxea, http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=503&N=0

Tammy3770 · 01/18/2006, 02:24 PM

oh,
I didn't know what a "tooth coral" was 'till now
I had one it died after a year.

jgoodrich71 · 01/18/2006, 02:27 PM

That's not what I know as a tooth coral (gotta hate common names, but...). Galaxea, as long as you provide high light and good water movement it should do well. The main thing to watch out for is its VERY long sweeper tentacles.

roons · 01/18/2006, 04:11 PM

so i take it they should be on bottom way from others then

jgoodrich71 · 01/18/2006, 04:13 PM

High light and water flow generally are not found on the bottom. Just make sure they are "downstream" of any other corals.

JENnKerry · 01/18/2006, 08:08 PM

Yes, you're talking about one of the most aggressive corals.

01/18/2006, 08:58 AM	#1
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	tooth coral as hard to keep as flower pot? i tried a flower pot( goniopora) mispelled probably, and wasnt successful........................i see tooth corals look alot like them , are they as hard to keep?

01/18/2006, 12:05 PM	#3
Tammy3770 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 315	do you mean alveopora? the distinction is 12 tentacles per polyp ,insted of the 24 that goniapora have. __________________ I can only do so much before I decide I've done enough Current Tank Info: 100 us gallon (60"x18"x24") yeay!!

01/18/2006, 02:24 PM	#5
Tammy3770 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 315	oh, I didn't know what a "tooth coral" was 'till now I had one it died after a year. __________________ I can only do so much before I decide I've done enough Current Tank Info: 100 us gallon (60"x18"x24") yeay!!

01/18/2006, 08:08 PM	#9
JENnKerry Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 7,384	Yes, you're talking about one of the most aggressive corals. __________________ We Don't Have a Signature..... Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon Reef

01/18/2006, 11:57 AM	#2
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	bueller?

01/18/2006, 02:18 PM	#4
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	no galaxea, http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=503&N=0

01/18/2006, 02:27 PM	#6
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	That's not what I know as a tooth coral (gotta hate common names, but...). Galaxea, as long as you provide high light and good water movement it should do well. The main thing to watch out for is its VERY long sweeper tentacles.

01/18/2006, 04:11 PM	#7
roons Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: saugerties ,ny Posts: 1,240	so i take it they should be on bottom way from others then

01/18/2006, 04:13 PM	#8
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	High light and water flow generally are not found on the bottom. Just make sure they are "downstream" of any other corals.