Orange carnation .

[biowheel]

Does anyone have any experience with this coral ?
http://static.keebali.com/thereeftan...0_original.jpg

[nemmy]

That's a dendro.They also come in red and pink.Imo should be left on the reef as they are non-photosynthetic and need several feedings per day of tiny food such as rotifers and animal plankton to survive.Don't add phyto as this coral isn't a micro-algae[plant]eater.

[ChilisREasy]

Dendronepthya does not eat Phytoplankton or Chromaplankton...and most Available Zooplankton..there are some foods made that they will eat, but are VERY hard to find..also..the only way one can even hope to keep them alive is to get a fresh healthy coral..as most stay in the stores aquarium for months wich causes them to stop feeding before you ever even see them...my advice is the same..dont buy them

[biowheel]

Originally Posted by ChilisREasy

Dendronepthya does not eat Phytoplankton or Chromaplankton...and most Available Zooplankton..there are some foods made that they will eat, but are VERY hard to find..also..the only way one can even hope to keep them alive is to get a fresh healthy coral..as most stay in the stores aquarium for months wich causes them to stop feeding before you ever even see them...my advice is the same..dont buy them

Well so far so good .It seems to be growing . Although that may a bad sign too . I have purchased a product which I feel bast covers it's needs . Based on what I think it needs I feel will do best for it . It is Nutra Kol Nutra Plus Reef Feed . I'll keep everyone posted .

[kyrie_eleison]

I give you credit. I find those and gorgonias to be the hardest corals to maintain. You really have to keep with your reefkeeping (target feeding). Carnations are tough.

[biowheel]

Originally Posted by kyrie_eleison

I give you credit. I find those and gorgonias to be the hardest corals to maintain. You really have to keep with your reefkeeping (target feeding). Carnations are tough.

The new food is due in today or Monday . Any recommendation for "target" feeding . I'm just shutting down the flow and using my syringe and dusting it .
I'll have to feed different times because different parts of it close and open all day . It really is sprouting . I have it half in and half out of a cave and the part in the cave has grown the slowest ? Thought it would be opposite based on info I've read. It seems to stretch for the light .

[kyrie_eleison]

interesting.

[biowheel]

Originally Posted by kyrie_eleison

One thing I do know and I say this with the utmost care: some people have experienced great success in keeping non-photosynthetic inverts using "wave-machines".

One friend of mine whom I've both sold to and bought/traded with uses Tunzes and Vortechs to simulate wave-action by an aqua-controller. He has a few seawhips and gorgonias (I DON'T KNOW WHY). Not a necessity but you could try using a turkey baster full of tiny krill or even phytoplankton and target feeding the carnation once a day. However, be careful you don't provoke some kind of red algae bloom.

Good Luck

The more I read the more it tells me not to feed Phyto ? The latest article says that they absorb food through the body and eat rotifers and "meat".
That's why I really look forward to feeding the new food . I like the wave maker idea . I can tell you one thing . The carnation definitely like's current . When I turn the pumps off it curls and closes and when I move the outlets around to change the flow in the tank. When it gets a big burst or strong current it stands up and turns a very deep burnt orange . I'm gonna try to film it for future info to share with the public . There really isn't much on this coral . It truely should be left in the ocean .Well wish me continued luck . I'll give it my Best
Here's the food in your interested . The help and comments are greatly appreciated .
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...ry~FIFDLI.html

[ChilisREasy]

carnations like alot of flow, they will seem to grow towards the light..thats only because they grow upwards like a tree. as far as your feeding method, seems the best way, other than a constant drip system