Chalice coral...what do they love?

JY13131 · 01-13-2008, 11:45 PM

I got a little piece in my nano, it is supposed to be powder blue with fluorescent pink eyes. But I do not think it is very happy. How do you all make your chalice grow?

betamed · 01-14-2008, 12:35 AM

I keep them under Moderate flow and moderate to low light.

JY13131 · 01-14-2008, 01:02 AM

Ok. I moved it down a notch. Now it is in the middle of the nano. We will see how that goes

aquawolf · 01-14-2008, 05:33 AM

That sounds pretty cool. When you get it to be happy again can you post a picture of it?

Loverotties · 01-14-2008, 06:04 AM

Post a pic anyway to see if we something else.

ckusnierek · 01-14-2008, 07:39 AM

I had mine mid tank and it was grey. Moved it down under a ledge and know it has doubled in 6 months and is a beautiful blue and red!
Here is a pic

because I love pics.

BTW.. I dont feed anything.
It also the gets fiery red mouths at night with the lights out.

Fly Guy · 01-14-2008, 11:26 AM

attach it to a rock, do not let it sit on the substrate, medium flow and low light. Its ok for the rock you attach it to to sit on the substrate, but you just dont want the coral itself in the sand

Thats about it. Although when I say low light that means I have mine as far away as I can get it from myh 250 w MH without beign in the shade. You also want to give them some space as they can send out some pretty good sweepers

I dont feed mine anything either. It sounds as though you have an alien eye, which is one of the sweetest ones out there

I have a handful of them....here are my two favorites, although that alien eye is on my list of needs

JY13131 · 01-14-2008, 11:31 AM

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Fly Guy · 01-14-2008, 11:44 AM

He doesnt look good joanne.

I would get him out of the light completely for a while Glue him to a rock and put him under an overhang with some decent flow on him. If at night you can se any feeders I would try geeding him as well. Also get a soft brush and keep that algae off of his skeleton where it is showing

GL

JY13131 · 01-14-2008, 12:05 PM

ok thanks

aquawolf · 01-14-2008, 05:41 PM

Sorry about the condition of yours Joanne and hope you are able to save it.

As for the other pictures, WOW! I am going to need to look for one of those pretty soon.

Fly Guy · 01-14-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by aquawolf

Sorry about the condition of yours Joanne and hope you are able to save it.

As for the other pictures, WOW! I am going to need to look for one of those pretty soon.

be careful. they are highly addcitive and available in every color under the sun

here are a couple more to make you drool if you like

JY13131 · 01-14-2008, 06:13 PM

Alright boys!! Take it to another thread!

aquawolf · 01-14-2008, 06:37 PM

Sorry for the hi-jack Joanne, didn't really mean to start anything like that.

JY13131 · 01-14-2008, 06:38 PM

It is ok
it just hurts, ya know?