What is this coral?

[Tango]

What is this coral?

I just bought a frag of it two days ago and it won't open.

Spot feed it mysis and no movement!

Any tips?

I also removed it into a tupperware container and let food float for a while in there and nothing.

I believe this is a dandro and thats what it was sold to me as, but I'm starting to think Sun Coral. I'll let you the experts chime in. THANKS!

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Pink Sun coral. very picky eaters. You'll have to train it to open by feeding it at the same time of day. Also, it's important to feed each head.

 

[Bifferwine]

They are non-photosynthetic. Put it in the shade -- under a ledge or something like that. It's heads may only open at night. Like Evan said, you'll have to feed it by hand once a day. They are pretty demanding corals.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

They are non-photosynthetic. Put it in the shade -- under a ledge or something like that. It's heads may only open at night. Like Evan said, you'll have to feed it by hand once a day. They are pretty demanding corals.

Kind of like pregnant women. :mrgreen:

 

[ErinCahir]

HAhahahahahhaa.

 

[Tango]

LFS better take it back tomorrow, cause I never wanted a Sun Coral, I wanted a Dendro! Urrrg

 

[little_fish]

Dendros are basically the same a sun corals, and unless you can show us a picture of the open polyps its pretty hard to tell the different. Dendros have the same care requirements as a sun coral.

 

[Tango]

Dendros are basically the same a sun corals, and unless you can show us a picture of the open polyps its pretty hard to tell the different. Dendros have the same care requirements as a sun coral.

Yah, but Denros are easier and are open throughout the day. Thats why I prefer Dendros over Sun Coral

 

[Bifferwine]

Yah, but Denros are easier and are open throughout the day. Thats why I prefer Dendros over Sun Coral

I disagree. Dendros will also tend to stay closed during the day, unless you train them to a feeding schedule. I don't think they are any easier. They require the same care.

 

[jcegt87]

if thats a dendro , thats ATLEAST a 1000$ piece here , each head cost about 40-50$ each

but yeah looks more like a suncoral, if you have the patients sun corals can and will come out during the day you just have to train them

 

[bjohanson1234]

It looks like a sun coral to me also. Dendros go for 15 dollars a head versus sun coral 40 bucks for a decent sized colony. Also dendros are larger. about the same size as duncans.

 

[Smitty]

+1 bj...sun corals have smaller heads than dendros. I think it's a sun coral also.