Fox Corals

Enigma · #1 09-20-2012, 11:21 PM

I was just checking a LFS's weekly sale flyer, and they have Fox Corals listed. I had never heard to them before, so I performed a quick search on them.

I find them quite interesting.

Does anyone have any experience with them?

Coralgurl · #2 09-20-2012, 11:39 PM

I have some, one of my faves tbh. They don't do much but I think very pretty! Don't like loads of flow.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #3 09-20-2012, 11:45 PM

Marie in Powell River has a huge one that she's kept for many, many years.

Enigma · #4 09-20-2012, 11:46 PM

The photos of them that I've seen online are just lovely. I'm very tempted. They almost remind me of magnolia flowers.

I bet I can find a spot for one.

Coralgurl · #5 09-20-2012, 11:49 PM

They are very much like flowers, ill send a pic later we are on our way out now.

Enigma · #6 09-20-2012, 11:53 PM

Thanks, Sheena.

The photo of Marie's is here:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...4&postcount=39

Wow! Thanks for mentioning it, SHF

I am most certainly going to pick at least one up. Maybe even two or three in slightly different colours. I bet they'd look really lovely placed together.

All of my LPS do very well, so I think this one should, too.

Enigma · #7 09-22-2012, 09:09 PM

Well, I got my fox coral. It is lovely.

I almost didn't buy it . . . I have never seen so much bubble algae in a LFS's tanks as I saw at that place today. And, let's not forget the bryopsis. If I didn't already have both in my system there is not way I would have purchased it.

When I got it home I picked all of the bubbles off. I tweezed off as much of the bryopsis as I could.

Then it went into a 1:10 H202 to tankwater solution for five minutes (normally I do ten minutes, but I chickened out), and then into a Reef Dip solution for ten minutes.

Let's just say that it is not "happy" right now. If/when it opens up I'll take some pics. It looks like it might open up in the next day or two.