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sailorguy · Jun 22, 2009

Just picked up a Lemalia coral , not sure of its care and requirements, lfs guy says it needs moderate light and filter feeding food but doesnt need target feeding, but Im not real confident in his info,if anyone has experience with this species I would appreciat any info. Thanks, Dave

Screwtape · Jun 22, 2009

I believe it's actually spelled "Lemnalia".

Just a quick google for some basics since I don't have any personal experience with it. Is this what it looks like?

Tree Corals may also be referred to as Paralemnia or Lemnalia Tree Corals, Finger Leather, Branch, or Cauliflower Corals. They are brown branching corals which form encrusting mats. In the wild, they are usually found in strong currents.

They are aggressive and can produce toxins, so adequate space needs to be provided between them and other corals within the reef aquarium. They are moderately difficult to maintain in the reef aquarium but make excellent corals for the established reef aquarium system. They require medium to high lighting combined with medium to strong water movement. They seem to prefer a coarse gravel substrate. For continued good health, they will also require the addition of iodine, strontium, and other trace elements to the water. The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae are hosted within Paralemnia Tree Corals and provide the majority of their nutritional requirements from the light driven process of photosynthesis. They will also benefit from additional food such as micro-plankton, baby brine shrimp, or foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates.
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http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597 600 648&pcatid=648

Lemnalia

sailorguy · Jun 22, 2009

I think mines different from whats pictured but the info probably applies to it , a lot different than what the lfs guy told me ,so I will be trying more light and flow for starters. Thanks very much, Dave

Screwtape · Jun 22, 2009

If you can get a good picture that might help with a better ID. Also careful moving to more light, if you move it to high light too fast you could bleach it.

sailorguy · Jun 23, 2009

It does look like the pic on the Lemnalia link, Iwas first looking at the tree coral link. I placed it toward the back of my corner tank so its not directly under m/h,tank is pretty deep from front to back so theres much less light back there,seems to be adjusting well. Thanks again, Dave

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