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03-04-2004, 06:19 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Quitman, MS
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Anyone keep flowerpot corals
I have seen these at the LFS and they are very beatiful, does anyone have one that has thrived for a long time..
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03-04-2004, 06:29 PM
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Midwest Zoanthid Farmer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: midwest
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They are a very difficult species to keep thriving in a closed system. If you are going to try I would highly suggest the red color variation ones as they are supposed to be quite a bit hardier than the green ones.
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03-04-2004, 06:48 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Quitman, MS
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This one is purple
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03-04-2004, 06:50 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
Join Date: Feb 2004
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What about using coral vital... does that help... |
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03-04-2004, 09:55 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
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Also I have read alot that stonies and softies don't get along.. I have one xenia, one yellow polyp and this flowerpot coral... How do I know if they are having chem warfare.. |
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03-04-2004, 10:20 PM
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The Bull
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Tennessee
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please do not buy flowerpot corals, they do not survive for very long in aquariums. I had one looked great for about 6 months then for no reason bam melted and died. This is generally the cycle of flowerpots, they look like they are doing well then bam they die.
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03-04-2004, 10:39 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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Location: Pittsboro, NC
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yep, Goniopora are one of those corals that we do not have a clue what they need to survive long term.
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03-05-2004, 09:49 AM
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Reefing is a cash cow
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So go back and trade him in at the LFS...?
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03-05-2004, 09:57 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
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i have a nice 24 stalk flower pot. the green one. doing very well so far..i do feed it reef gold. which is close to your coral vital... I know they can be a problem child but the price ( free) was good to go...it is now starting to spread to my LR so i think it is doing ok so far. , my clown loves it and so does my foxface. the foxface sleps in it!!  it is under heavy flow , maybe that has something to do with it, also close to the top of the tank so it gets a lot of light...
HTH
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03-05-2004, 10:09 AM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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i had a free frag of flowerpot corals and it lasted about um well 2 months. i think you could say they are almost as hard to keep happy as sps if not harder
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03-05-2004, 10:33 AM
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Reefing is a cash cow
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24 stalks?? Maybe the LFS doesn't really know what he sold me... The LFS guy has his at the bottom of the tank..
Please ID??
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03-05-2004, 12:10 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Tucson, AZ
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please research alveapora and goniapora and you'll see what Tim is talking about... the alveapora is hardier and has been kept.
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03-05-2004, 01:12 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
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yupp that 's a nice one once it opens... perhaps i mis spoke when saying stalks maybe peddels would be better?.
has it opened up yet? is there really good flow on it? they love to sway back and forth..
how are you levels now in the tank? i know you had said you had some problems not to long ago..
if you get a chance i would pick up some good id and info books if you don't have then already...
i think the gonipora. is almost too hard to keep in a tank.. the alvepora is a hard one but better to try if you are going down the road that way..
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03-05-2004, 02:43 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
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Is yours on the bottom of the tank under medium lighting or what...
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03-05-2004, 03:02 PM
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Reefing is a cash cow
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I moved him to the middle he seemed un-happy there.... but now he is in the middle and withdrawn in
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