fox corals

Gilraen Took · 12-22-2006, 03:21 AM

I've heard mixed reviews, some say eeeeeasy, others say harder than an flowerpot. There's one at my LRS that has been sitting for a while though that is really pretty, despite itself(what can I say, I like 'em. . .) it's only got one polyp and a Lot of dead skeleton where other ones were. Supposedly came in that way(oi. A lot of their corals "come in that way." I've seen a gorgeous blasto merletti, in fact the same one I got my frag off of, the day it came in, with bubble algae on a lot of the heads and there are a lot of dead heads on it. There are also a lot with skeleton showing, and a lot with algae problems(including a close to $100 colony of pipe organ with half of the polyps dead because bubbles have apparantly strangled them out. So sad.) or that are bleached, browned out etc. various problems, though I think it's from a mix of their suppliers.) and hasn't receeded any more in their tank from what he'd said. Definately depends on price on if I'd chance it(as in cheap: go for it, more than $10 think about it, more than $15 probably not. . .) but what are the chances it could do well? As I said, MOST of the coral was gone. Down to one polyp from what would have had to be at least 3(probably more) at first. The remaining one is healthy enough looking. It's always inflated, if that means anything.

Is it likely it was just damaged at the place it was before/in shipping and is perfectly okay for that last head, or should I just avoid it altogether? The colour seems fine. Also, if I did end up getting a steal on the price, would it be open and feeding in the day so I should ask them to do that for me, or would it likely just ignore food in the day(I know my candy cane is sluggish to eat while the lights are on, yet after I turn them out it'll gulp food down)

dobejazz · 12-22-2006, 12:52 PM

This is a pic of mine I've had it since 5-05 I managed to kill all but one of the polyps. This one remaining polyp has been doing great for about a year

Gilraen Took · 12-22-2006, 01:17 PM

Neat. Are they easy to care for? Looks like it is somewhat docile, since it's next to the zoos. Would I want it on the sand or near the top if I got one?

dobejazz · 12-22-2006, 02:04 PM

I've never heard that they are agressive. Mine is up on the rocks it seems to be an easy coral to care for I think I lost most of mine in a fight with Aptasia

Gilraen Took · 12-23-2006, 02:01 AM

Neat. I may need to ask about it if it is still at the store next week when I go in. I may see if the skeleton is tall enough that I could put it behind the lower rock with the zoos on it, so I could still see it, but it may be in a bit less flow.

Gilraen Took · 01-19-2007, 12:27 AM

Yay! I got one today! Also, kinda not doing well, though the few polyps that were still there looked pretty good at the store. Were all plump.

A random thought though, can you feed them like any other LPS? It was still partially ticked at being moved and wouldn't take anything readily earlier, but I was wondering if it ever would?

LadyReefNeck · 01-19-2007, 11:09 AM

Here's a pic of mine on a good day ... it's a little ticked right now from being moved to another tank. I have given mine little slivers of silversides and it has taken them readily.

Gilraen Took · 01-19-2007, 11:33 AM

Nice! Mine has 3 mostly healthy polyps and a lot of dead skeleton. Plus a bit of dying tissue looking stuff that is still hanging on(I have bristle worms and hermits in there, so when it does finally "die" it'll be eaten, so I'm not planning on trying to remove it, just in case it is still living and somewhat healthy)

dorian965 · 01-19-2007, 09:02 PM

they seem to do well once established but ship very poorly. damadged very easily also. one of my fav corals thought.

Gilraen Took · 01-19-2007, 10:56 PM

That is what it looks like right now. It wouldn't eat earlier. And the tan and green looks better in the tank than in the pic

Not in great shape but I've been watching it at the store for a week or so and it hasn't died back any more than it already was. Here's hoping for a good recovery.

dobejazz · 01-19-2007, 11:08 PM

I've never fed mine I've also read they are a lower light coral
paraphrased from Aquarium Corals Selection,Husbandry, and Natural History By Eric Borneman

Nemenzophyllia turbida is a hardy coral that expands and calcifies best in dim to moderate indirect lighting in the presence of low currents.

he also states that it probably gets most of it's nutrients by absorbtion from the water and possibly do better in skimmerless or lightly skimmed tanks

Gilraen Took · 01-24-2007, 07:53 PM

Aw crud. . . Tonight when I was adding rock to my tank a big piece fell on top of my fox and ripped a chunk off of one of the polyps

Should I do anything, will that polyp be okay or go downhill?

Tanked001 · 01-29-2007, 08:27 PM

Here's a pic of my fox.... I've had it for a year now, its placed on the bottom, I have 2 150w 14k MH and 2 96w actinic pc. It must have doubled in size by now so I must be doing something right....

btw I've seen it eat pellet food before... some that the fish missed I dunno if its a good thing or not..

Gilraen Took · 01-29-2007, 10:33 PM

Here's another question. Hopefully that can be resolved without re-doing the entire tank. . . I know that foxes are pretty easy going, and not very agressive, but I've got an acan lord that is supposed to be shipped out(thought today, I'm going to email the company to make sure what day) that is going on that general side of the tank. I'm going to have it on the rock I just got, which will eventually put it a bit less than 6" from the fox(as both grow, for now the acan is going to be on the top part of the rock) Would that distance be okay?

Multiple Miggs · 02-23-2007, 08:23 AM

I'm in England, and they have only just been removed from the CITES list of banned corals.

I bought this one last week, it was from the very first legal import of Foxes;