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noy · 10/11/2018, 09:32 AM

Doug
Make sure its actually a Umbellulifera and not a Dendronephthya (or another soft NPS). I can't say i have any personal experience with this coral but I looked it up on Marine Species and its a deep water coral and likely non-photosynthetic (not usually collected).

I have never been able to keep a Dendronepthya alive for much more than 8 months (well into decline at that stage).

I would try the following foods and see if you get a feed response from them: freshly hatched BBS (these are very large in relative terms), frozen and/or fresh rotifers (best bet), frieeze dried powder stuff like reefroids or freeze dried copepods and rotifers.

I would target feed with a feed stick.

Its a lot of work and unless the coral is spectacular visually and a good size - I am not sure I would recommend it.

10/11/2018, 09:32 AM	#2
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	Doug Make sure its actually a Umbellulifera and not a Dendronephthya (or another soft NPS). I can't say i have any personal experience with this coral but I looked it up on Marine Species and its a deep water coral and likely non-photosynthetic (not usually collected). I have never been able to keep a Dendronepthya alive for much more than 8 months (well into decline at that stage). I would try the following foods and see if you get a feed response from them: freshly hatched BBS (these are very large in relative terms), frozen and/or fresh rotifers (best bet), frieeze dried powder stuff like reefroids or freeze dried copepods and rotifers. I would target feed with a feed stick. Its a lot of work and unless the coral is spectacular visually and a good size - I am not sure I would recommend it. Last edited by noy; 10/11/2018 at 09:37 AM.