soft corals

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by DevotedLionfish, Nov 29, 2009.

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  1. DevotedLionfish

    DevotedLionfish Fire Shrimp

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    i love the look of the GSP
    would it be ok to have them on the sand bed
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    + 1 a torch is not a bad choice
    here are some usefull bits of information about them

    they dont like being handled , make sure they are retracted by wafting over them before they are lifted out of the tank (keep an eye on this at the LFS) you need to avoid bare hand contact with extended flesh.
    they dont like being to close to rock work, extended polyps are easily damaged
    they suffer badly in the event of a fall when extended and heads can be lost if they are not very secure
    they dont react well to dramatic changes in water parameters, dont pour either new SW during water change or RODI water during a top off, directly over the top of them


    Steve
     
  4. DevotedLionfish

    DevotedLionfish Fire Shrimp

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    oh ok
    do you think that eagle eye zoas, GSP, and rics be happy in my tank
     
  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Im 100% confident they would be great in terms of lighting, Devoted lionfish
    and providing you have enough flow, and good water quality they should reproduce/ grow nicely for you

    dont let my comments on the Torch put you off, just be aware of them and you wont have any accidents resulting in decaying heads

    Steve