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09/18/2015, 09:15 PM | #1 |
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Long tentacle duncan?
I stopped by a LFS in Peoria, IL today while visiting for a wedding and noticed a duncan in their display tank. However, this duncan was very different in the fact that the tentacles were very long and thin. They were almost 5 inches long and about the width of think fishing line. Any idea what caused the extended tentacles? The owner said it was a standard duncan but was thriving with proper flow and light. I was just curious if anyone else has seen something like that.
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09/18/2015, 10:44 PM | #2 |
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Here is my Duncan colony and its got pretty long tentacles. Each head is well over 2" in diameter probably close to 2 1/2"
I would say the opposite of what he said and that they were starved for both food and light. Mine is very healthy. 20150907_161129[1].jpg
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I don't think so. I have a Duncan just like he describes with extremely long tentacles on some heads. The heads I feed the most have the longest ones. It is sprouting new heads like dandelions so I know it isn't starving and the light is around 150 PAR. |
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09/19/2015, 09:47 PM | #4 |
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I think they get longer the more flow you have to certain point.
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09/19/2015, 09:50 PM | #5 |
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I had one with huge heads and long tentacles that I fed well. I always thought it was odd since I never saw one like it at my LFSs
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09/20/2015, 03:28 AM | #6 |
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I feed all of the heads on my Duncans both the colony and he double head frag, All of mine have over 1" tentacles and the largest heads are close to 2 1/2" in diameter. I've never seen any Duncan with 5" tentacles, I would love to see a picture because you would have at about a 12" diameter head. Sorry but call me skeptical
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09/21/2015, 07:54 PM | #8 |
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Use the pb direct link and the picture icon.
They sure are long, nice. |
09/21/2015, 08:02 PM | #9 |
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WOW, That's freaking awesome
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09/21/2015, 11:49 PM | #10 |
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I think it's just the particular colony. I have two Duncan's right next to each other. One has long tents and one has short tents. Even the heads I fragged from them retain that quality in other peoples tanks so I do believe that it's the particular coral that dictates tent length.
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Isn't that a elegance coral
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This is my Duncan
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This is a elegance
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