What is the name of this coral?

yes it is very small... only about 1-2" tall. The larger piece in the tank was approx. 5-7" tall.


It was only $10 for the piece... hopefully it stays alive.


What is DK's ? How can I attach this thing to something so it stays?

 

Yes I also agree with Dendronephthya or Carnation Coral. In and around Fiji they can grow Very large and there are fields of them.
I have never heard of one lasting more than a few months in a tank

J

 

I may have to go against everyone and say a Pink Lamnalia. Here is the White one I had;

 

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n409/whitesnakeMSU/1224022353.jpg


There is the photo (iphone camera) to give a little better of an idea....

Like I said - pepto bismal pink and it has little bumps all over it to give it the texture (not like colt coral which has small branches)

also - it is slimy to the touch (i tried not to touch it much, but had it maneuver it into that shell hoping that it might latch on)

 

Rubberband it to the rock u want it to stay on maybe, and i think they meant DT's phytoplankton in an upside down bottle over the coral to help feed it.

 

You will need zooplankton and phytoplankton and in large quantities to keep it alive. this is the major issue with this coral. To introduce to the water the amount of food required for it to filter feed would pollute the entire tank. I have heard of some pulling the coral out 2 to 3 times a week to feed in a separate container

J

 

How would that "pollute" the tank?


Couldn't I just spot feed the coral?

 

the Problem is that the coral requires a trigger to signal to open it's feeding polyps. This signal is usually a percentage of food in the water column. In order to get this amount a great deal of food is required.

Yes spot feeding is possible but that is a difficult thing to maintain

J

 

LFS here sells them all the time, they are a deep water coral, 50+ feet is where their usually found and in low light, their nearly impossible to keep according to my LFS but they sell a ton of them because of their looks

 

Good luck is all I can say!