Subrafta
03/31/2005, 10:51 PM
I've got some green star polyps that need to be trimmed back and some anthelia that my tuxedo urchin fragged, and was wondering if anyone would be interested in a trade? I'd consider just about anything. I've also got some red 'shrooms that could be fragged.
Anthelia is similar to xenia but it doesn't branch (one "hand" of tentacles per stalk). A very nice looking soft coral with minimal lighting requirements (it did fine for ~4 months under 15 watts but grows faster with more light). These have two to four inch stalks and are white with a hint of rose. Here's a picture that doesn't do them justice: http://www.aquariumarts.com/clovepolyp.html
I've also got algea eating isopods which I can throw in. They're Sphaeromatids, per Dr. Ron, http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=544943) and have cleared my nano-cube of just about everything but macro algea and coraline (hair, turf, and just about everything else you find in a post-cycle bloom). They're not the prettiest bugs (cross a shrimp & a pill bug), but they love algae.
John
Anthelia is similar to xenia but it doesn't branch (one "hand" of tentacles per stalk). A very nice looking soft coral with minimal lighting requirements (it did fine for ~4 months under 15 watts but grows faster with more light). These have two to four inch stalks and are white with a hint of rose. Here's a picture that doesn't do them justice: http://www.aquariumarts.com/clovepolyp.html
I've also got algea eating isopods which I can throw in. They're Sphaeromatids, per Dr. Ron, http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=544943) and have cleared my nano-cube of just about everything but macro algea and coraline (hair, turf, and just about everything else you find in a post-cycle bloom). They're not the prettiest bugs (cross a shrimp & a pill bug), but they love algae.
John