Carpet coral

joeyt66 · 04/17/2006, 12:49 PM

I am thinking of purchasing some carpet coral but dont know anything about it. What kind of lighting does it need? How big does it get ? whats a good price for a peace size of a tennis ball? Anybody know where there are some good pictures of one so i can see?

HippieFish · 04/17/2006, 01:04 PM

To Reef Central

Do you mean a carpet anemone?

george1098 · 04/17/2006, 01:05 PM

there are so many different names for chorals these days, its hard to know what you mean. i think your talking about zoo's, in which case it depends what kind you want to get. the larger polyped ones that are the really pretty bright greens and pinks need quite intense light, no less than MH or powerfull PC's, but the smaller polyped ones that are more browny and red (and also grow allot faster under the right conditions) dont really need asmuch light and would probably do ok under flourescents. For a tennis ball sized frag covered with polyps i would expect to pay arounf $50-65,, perhaps more, but no more than $80. keep in mind, they will grow.

joeyt66 · 04/17/2006, 01:29 PM

heres a pic of the one i could be getting but its not the greatest pic any idea?

rustybucket145 · 04/17/2006, 02:04 PM

Is it the one in the middle? Looks like a devils finger or colt coral to me.

afishyonados · 04/17/2006, 02:18 PM

Cladiella, Alcyonium or Sinularia sp.
Carpet leather is it's common name. Can handle bright lights, but more commonly found in medium lighting. It is fairly aggressive in it's growth and posture. Don't let it touch other corals.

04/17/2006, 12:49 PM	#1
joeyt66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingston Ontario Canada Posts: 446	Carpet coral I am thinking of purchasing some carpet coral but dont know anything about it. What kind of lighting does it need? How big does it get ? whats a good price for a peace size of a tennis ball? Anybody know where there are some good pictures of one so i can see?

04/17/2006, 01:05 PM	#3
george1098 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Halifax NS Canada Posts: 1,336	there are so many different names for chorals these days, its hard to know what you mean. i think your talking about zoo's, in which case it depends what kind you want to get. the larger polyped ones that are the really pretty bright greens and pinks need quite intense light, no less than MH or powerfull PC's, but the smaller polyped ones that are more browny and red (and also grow allot faster under the right conditions) dont really need asmuch light and would probably do ok under flourescents. For a tennis ball sized frag covered with polyps i would expect to pay arounf $50-65,, perhaps more, but no more than $80. keep in mind, they will grow. __________________ I'm not as think as you stupid i am Current Tank Info: None at the moment

04/17/2006, 02:04 PM	#5
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	Is it the one in the middle? Looks like a devils finger or colt coral to me. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/17/2006, 01:04 PM	#2
HippieFish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 102	*To Reef Central* Do you mean a carpet anemone?

04/17/2006, 01:29 PM	#4
joeyt66 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingston Ontario Canada Posts: 446	heres a pic of the one i could be getting but its not the greatest pic any idea?

04/17/2006, 02:18 PM	#6
afishyonados Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 459	Cladiella, Alcyonium or Sinularia sp. Carpet leather is it's common name. Can handle bright lights, but more commonly found in medium lighting. It is fairly aggressive in it's growth and posture. Don't let it touch other corals.