What Corals Don't I want?

[mandyplo]

Oh wow that one is awesome! No definitely not the cup leathers that I've been seeing. I have not seen one like this on the sites I've been looking at. I'd like to buy from Fragalot.ca or j&l but haven't seen a hairy leather/toadstool on either of them.... Hmmmm I wonder if clowns would host the cup leather, Fragalot has a nice neon green one that I've been eyeing up

[Enigma]

I purchased mine from Snappy here on the forum. http://www.coralmaster.com/ It doesn't look like he has any more right now.

The only "negative" about Sarcophyton sp. (that I'm aware of) is that they can get very large. They're reportedly very easy to cut back, though.

The "neon cup leather" on Fragalot's site looks quite similar, as does the "leather colony." The polyps aren't quite the same, but it might be worth a shot.

[MKLKT]

Originally Posted by Enigma

I purchased mine from Snappy here on the forum. http://www.coralmaster.com/ It doesn't look like he has any more right now.

The only "negative" about Sarcophyton sp. (that I'm aware of) is that they can get very large. They're reportedly very easy to cut back, though.

The "neon cup leather" on Fragalot's site looks quite similar, as does the "leather colony." The polyps aren't quite the same, but it might be worth a shot.

I had a pair of ocellaris that hosted in my toadstool leather (green one from J&L, they usually have a few different toadstools in stock). I bought it at ~4" diameter and maybe 6" tall... it's now easily 1' diameter and almost 1' tall but the stalk is thicker than my arm.

It's easy to frag and only grows where you want it, you can even just cut the whole top off and it'll re-grow a cap.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by MKLKT

I had a pair of ocellaris that hosted in my toadstool leather (green one from J&L, they usually have a few different toadstools in stock). I bought it at ~4" diameter and maybe 6" tall... it's now easily 1' diameter and almost 1' tall but the stalk is thicker than my arm.

It's easy to frag and only grows where you want it, you can even just cut the whole top off and it'll re-grow a cap.

I just checked your build thread . . . your toadstool has had great growth!

Mine started off about 2" tall with a 2" cap around seven weeks ago. It is now 3" tall with a 4"+ cap.

[mandyplo]

Oh another one I forgot to mention is the yellow sun coral. How are they nuisance wise? I was considering one to add some "pop" to my tank but having a hard time finding enough info on them.

I'm strongly leaning towards trying that neon cup leather colony. I loved it in the first place, but now that there's the possibility that my clown might also love it is a bonus. Let's hope he doesn't love it too much and bother it though. I think I'll try that one out for sure

Thanks in advance for opinions/info on the sun coral.

[Enigma]

From what I understand, Sun Corals can be a real challenge to keep. I think you have to feed every head. I think some people construct feeding domes for them out of 2L pop bottles. I'm fuzzy on the details, though.

If you Google "feeding sun coral" you might get some good ideas.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, feeding sun corals can become more labour intensive & polluting than most reefers want to deal with.

Dendros are generally a bit easier and hardier, but also far more expensive (from Australia) than the Sun Corals.

[Myka]

Many corals spread by dropping polyps like any sort of mushrooms, many leathers, Xenia, Anthelia, star polyps (aka GSP) can also do this. This is a real pain because they will start growing all over the place. Poccilopora will spread by sexual reproduction (the only SPS I know that readily does this), and can be a real pain popping up all over the place.

Also, some (para)Zoanthids:
Yellow Polyps:



Green or Brown Button Polyps: