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Here i hope this helps..... From the picture i beleave its a candy cane coral....


Description:
The Candycane is a colorful coral usually with brown polyps and neon green centers. The outside brown part can also have lighter stripes radiating out from the center.

Lighting - Water flow:
It likes low water movement. It requires medium to strong light. These corals will expand in the morning before the lights are turned on and put out a circle of long tenacles similar to the pistols in a flower. Very interesting to watch!

Difficulty of Care:
This coral is easy to care for, it can be recommended to beginners. They can be fed when the tentacles extend but it is not necessary to do so.

Aggressiveness:
This sweeper tenacles are short and seldom bother anything around them. This is not a very aggressive species.

 

Common misconception. Thats a candy cane coral (Caulastrea Furcata)...pretty much same needs though

 

as u see its only a double head.. i have been using a mix of lfs special mix food for fish and frozen food wich contains brine shrimp.. will they spready off on thier own or is there something i need to do to help them along they kinda neat lookin and bring color and life to the tank>

 

so its a candy cane coral?

 

IF you want to Make sure there gettin food.. You can target feed with a turkey baister.. And you can also take the top off a 2 liter pop bottle and make a funnel and set it over the coral and feed it that way using the baister throught the lid hole and it will be surounded by food... keep in mind just a idea....

 

Yes its a candy cane coral...

 

i know these pictures dont do this any justice.. but my camera is a p.o.s. but if anyone can help me out it would b appreciated...thanks ...mufassa

 

Zooanthids... Very low maintanace... and needs light to grow....

 

heres a lil description for ya....

Zooanthids are extremely hardy and an excellent beginner coral. They can spread rapidly so care must be taken to ensure they don’t choke out other corals.
Zooanthids prefer low to moderate water motion.
Will tolerate very low light levels, but do better with stronger lighting.

Does well within a range of at least 76º to 84º F.

 

im currently running 2 sets of lights... one has twin 55w 10000k daylight bulbs and one with a daylight and blue lights hopefully this isn't too much for them