Orca Tl550 Journal

[Morri]

I would offer to frag for you but its a little small atm sorry

 

[TigerIssey]

Don't worry, should be able to get one soon anyway, fingers crossed.

 

[Morri]

I picked up this softy at my lfs weeks ago it was a tiny frag has grown 6 x 8 fold since and I am not sure it was what i was looking for I was after the big toadstool so my percs would hopefully host it anyone able t ID it please?

 

[Buddyboy67]

it's a Cathederal coral..Lobophytum sp..
Like leathers they release chemicals that can restrict the growth of neighbouring corals, so adding activated carbon can be used to counteract this...stunners when grown on but!!!

 

[Morri]

Hmmm shame as it was growing so well guess its off to the lfs with it to pick up what I really wanted not sure exactly what to ask for I just want a softy for the percs to play with TigerIssey has a very nice one in her tank. Always an expensive trip to the LFS espeacialy when they have some v nice Acans there

Would it be Alcyoniidae I am looking for?

 

[Buddyboy67]

Any sacrophytum toadstool works, longer tentacles best but..My clown left the toady and moved to pussey coral when i added it..Alcyonium species...clowns will simply host what catches their eye,lol..mine even lay amongst the xenia when they were younger

 

[Morri]

Just hoping to have something in there to keep them off the torch and frogspawn will bag that one up and pop down to SWM

 

[TigerIssey]

My hairy mushrooms that my clowns host is Rhodactis indosinesis.

 

[Morri]

Thanks TigerIssey I wil see what they have in stock will move the leather dont want him upsetting my duncan etc.

Whilst I had the camera out someone started posing so thought I better get a snap of him

 

[Buddyboy67]

Beautiful mandarin..awaiting one here at the minute..lost one about 3 weeks ago on introduction so just awaiting its arrival at lfs next week..

 

[Morri]

I think this mandarin is costing more to feed a week than our dog until my roti and copepod cultures are fully matured anyway.

 

[seffieuk]

I think this mandarin is costing more to feed a week than our dog until my roti and copepod cultures are fully matured anyway.

what we do for our fish!!

I am also waiting for a Mandy - going to leave it six months for the pods to go crazy, although I did put my whole culture of rots and pods in there and of course all that established live rock, so going to wait six months -oh wow, just realsied that will be about Christmas time

Think I would get the sacrophytum, long polyped as Buddy said, make sure you don't pick up a yellow fiji leather by mistake - it really is worth waiting for a long polpyed toadstool I love Tina's hairy mushrooms (that somehow sounds rude ) so would aim to get both (cause i'm greedy)

Seffie x

 

[Morri]

After a not so expensive trip to SWM I ended up with 1 fighting conch and a Fungia, was very tempted by some stunning blasto`s and Acan`s but I am reluctant to put such an expensive coral into my tank till I have a lot more experience I am watching some small Acan frags on the Fleabay at the moment though and frequently check UR. Will get a better picture of the fungia once he opens up fully

Decided to skip the leathers for now will see what my Percs do once I get them would love to add a nem but these are a long way off for me.

 

[seffieuk]

I'm liking that Fungia a lot - it's on my list, a purple one like you have and a bright orange one

Seffie x



ps yes, you need to wait at least six months for a nem and then only consider getting a baby clone, they grow so very fast that they soon outgrow the Orca

 

[bagu]

love the Mandy!

also, love the coral