Is this softie too big?

[virginiadiver69]

Short of D.Blaine's excellent idea I would frag it a little. It is a great specimen but you also have some other nice corals in the tank as well. I think the best looking tanks are well balanced.

[Rokdog]

Keep it!

[Jutta]

Thanks for all your input, looks like i have to venture into the "fragging" side of thinks.
How I got it to grow that quickly, honestly no idea. My husbandry is not that great, my water quality could be better, but nevertheless, things grow, clowns spawn and all without much effort. Maybe I am just lucky... Trust me, you dont want to ask me for water parameters!

[pledosophy]

Your parameters are probably what make it grow so fast. Not all corals like "perfect" conditions, some actually like the water on the dirty side.

If you like it keep it, if you think it is to big, then frag it. It is a nice coral.

[BLockamon]

You don't need to get rid of it...you just need to get a bigger tank!

[Jutta]

Bigger tank??? i think i am happy with mine :-) eats up enough of my money...

[Airman]

Frag it.

[alan214]

I have one of those, too and it's growing out of control as well. Does anyone know what the name of this coral is? I want to say it's a Kenya Tree but I'm not sure.

[JohnstonAtoll]

Might need a weedwacker

[Jutta]

Originally posted by alan214
I have one of those, too and it's growing out of control as well. Does anyone know what the name of this coral is? I want to say it's a Kenya Tree but I'm not sure.

think it is a cladiella

[IslandCrow]

I, personally, would keep it, but frag it. Pretty awesome, and very nice tank in general by the way!

[Jutta]

Originally posted by IslandCrow
I, personally, would keep it, but frag it. Pretty awesome, and very nice tank in general by the way!

Thank you! Never thought I would be able to keep anything alive in there considering that 2 years ago all I had to do with "fishies" was scupa diving and the odd goldfish in a pond

[dodgersfan25]

i think it looks great, just needs a trimming. we all wish that we had your problem

[Peter Eichler]

Originally posted by Jutta
Thank you! Never thought I would be able to keep anything alive in there considering that 2 years ago all I had to do with "fishies" was scupa diving and the odd goldfish in a pond

I have to ask, just because I'm a glutton for punishment... How much did you pay for that Duncan colony?

[Jutta]

ahem, Duncan colony??? which one is it?
By the way, Peter Eichler - very american name - Not! Just like mine :-), not very australian...

[Jutta]

just goggled it (Duncanopsammia axifuga ), AU$ 55 from memory

[shouldabenacowboy]

Keep it

SBC

[Peter Eichler]

Originally posted by Jutta
ahem, Duncan colony??? which one is it?
By the way, Peter Eichler - very american name - Not! Just like mine :-), not very australian...

Yeah, it's just a touch German

I guess I didn't look closely enough. At first glance I thought you had a big Duncan colony in the third pic on the upper left.

[Jutta]

it is one, see 2 posts up. My LFS sold it for aussie $ 55. Got another smaller one somewhere on the other side of the tank

[illal]

cut a nice piece off and just rubberband it to a rock

[sfilingeri]

I would def keep it, but trim it up a little!!

[Scuba Josh]

please keep it. great looking finger leather. sinularia sp.

[bgiles11]

Originally posted by pledosophy
Your parameters are probably what make it grow so fast. Not all corals like "perfect" conditions, some actually like the water on the dirty side.

I agree! When I first started keeping corals, they grew just fine. Then as I started to pay more attention to parameters, additives etc, etc, etc. Bam! Xenia's died, star polys stopped coming out. So I learned a valuable lesson what helps some, will hurt others. I guess some corals just like slumming it

[Peter Eichler]

Originally posted by Jutta
just goggled it (Duncanopsammia axifuga ), AU$ 55 from memory

Awesome, I don't feel the least bit dumb for paying $70 for one polyp

Anyhow, keep it, it's almost getting to the point where soft corals are becoming a rarity in this hobby. Like others have suggested, just trim as needed.

[pncpon]

frag it