lace corals

[Kimberfish]

anybody have info on lace corals? I've googled and found one site that states they aren't corals at but are zooids that are incase in a hard skeleton.
It seems like they are non-photosynthetic and I'm wondering if anyone has had success in keeping them and what conditions they keep them in?

Thanks

[Kimberfish]

well I did find something saying they are stylaster sp.
http://www.arkive.org/lace-corals/st...nd-status.html

but would still like to hear from others that are keeping it

[Fat Tony]

They are listed as endangered on the CITES list, probably not a wise choice to get one.

http://www.arkive.org/lace-corals/st...es#reference_1

[Kimberfish]

I"ll ask if they are getting it thru a regulated source and get more info - thanks, I didn't notice that on there

[Johnett]

I got a purple one that is a hitch hiker on my sun coral. I haven't done anything for it I do know they have very very tiny clear tentacles that is hard to see. They are a hard coral. I have had mine about 6-8 months now and it is a slow grower. I have touched mine nothing happened but they are very fragile they break easy

[OneDummHikk]

Ironically, Montipora is listed as an Appendix II coral as well, with it being "vulnerable". I wonder if people are discouraged from keeping Montipora as well? Granted, it is allowed to be harvested/exported at a rate 4.5 X the rate of Stylaster but I wonder what the demand is for Montipora versus Lace Corals?