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Old 09-03-2001, 10:08 AM   #1
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Clavularia ? Info


hi all, its been a while,I hope this board is still the friendliest around !!!! Can anyone give some information concerning the needs of Clavularia ( I hope thats spelt right) I have just seen some in a LFS here in Germany and it looks georgeous,
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Old 09-03-2001, 06:36 PM   #2
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Hi rhino,

We have Clavularia in our tank. It is actually very hardy and easy to frag. Ours seems to like high water flow, and medium lighting, although it seems to thrive regardless of were we place it in the tank. It is a very cool coral.

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Old 09-04-2001, 12:45 AM   #3
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thank you for your help
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Old 06-03-2005, 10:06 PM   #4
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My clavularia was doing great but now looks rather sad. It is no longer opening up and the little purple threads seem to have increased.Any ideas?
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Old 06-04-2005, 10:34 AM   #5
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My clavularia was doing great but now looks rather sad. It is no longer opening up and the little purple threads seem to have increased.Any ideas?
I've never seen "little purple threads" in Clavularia, so I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. Can you describe them any further?

In general, Clavularia, according to Borneman's book, prefers moderate to bright light, moderate to strong current and will not feed on typical food items offered. He says most will not sting other corals and are not themselves stung by other corals.

My own experience has been that there is a wide variety of Clavularia with an equally wide range of needs/habits. Naturally, as luck would have it, the least attractive specimen that I've owned has been the hardiest and fastest growing, tolerant of almost any conditions. That particular specimen also inflicts a nasty sting on any neighbors in the course of its aggressive growth. Anybody want some frags? I've got plenty
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Old 06-04-2005, 11:43 PM   #6
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http://www.tidalgardens.com/pages/coral/clavularia.html

PIX of brown star polyps

nice photo with specimen detail but I think it is Anthelia

couldn't find a good pic on line of the green star polyp (Clavularia viridis), some conflict over the actual names of some spp and confusion with Brareum spp, if you can't find a good shot, I'll take one tomorrow when the light come on in the display tank.
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Old 06-05-2005, 04:51 PM   #7
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I think the above is most likely Clavularia but it's hard to tell from the angle from which it is taken.

Here are a couple of the Clavularia that I've propagated:

http://www.suzzoos.com/clavu.jpg
http://www.suzzoos.com/clavu2.jpg

The second one is frequently mistaken for a Xenid. It's very aggressive and fast-growing.
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