Caring for a Duncan?

reefy · #1 03-13-2009, 03:49 PM

I have mine on the top of my tank, 18'' under my 20k 400w metal halide. its growing fast. I have mid-high flow, IMO I think with low flow it doesnt look that nice because of the tentacle extention(too long) it loss it colour (metallic green to brown) that is only me tho.

Oscar · #2 03-13-2009, 04:57 PM

Thanks all. It sounds like a fairly low maintenance critter. I had run out of epoxy so I had just stuck this guy in a crevice in the mean time. Now that I have some epoxy I have to figure out where to install it.

The frag I have has two main polyps with a baby polyp on the side. It looks like this species grows by adding polyps as side "branches". Will it form additional attachments to the rock or does it grow like cauliflower?

Myka · #3 03-13-2009, 06:31 PM

Mine is really fussy. It will be happy in one spot for weeks, then decide it's not happy anymore, so I have to move it, then same thing. It must have itchy feet.

Generally it likes low light, low flow.

Oscar · #4 03-13-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Mine is really fussy. It will be happy in one spot for weeks, then decide it's not happy anymore, so I have to move it, then same thing. It must have itchy feet.

Generally it likes low light, low flow.

So does unhappy mean it closes up?

noirsphynx · #5 03-13-2009, 08:41 PM

http://garf.org/_2008/duncshow/index.htm

Oscar · #6 03-14-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx

http://garf.org/_2008/duncshow/index.htm

thanks, good stuff.

Myka · #7 03-14-2009, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Oscar

So does unhappy mean it closes up?

Yes, or partially closes up, and makes itself have really short tentacles. I don't feed mine, but I should try that.