Lace Coral- stylaster

danfrith · 05/08/2008, 10:39 PM

Does anybody have any information or experience keeping this coral in captivity? Any success? Please share any info you can.Thanks.

danfrith · 05/11/2008, 11:26 PM

Anybody?

Letmegrow · 05/13/2008, 03:18 PM

I have kept the blue variety two times with decent success.

One time was in medium flow and low light, the other was highlight and low flow.

Both pieces did really well until they were killed by other corals, my fault, I didn't notice when some corals fell on top of them.

I fed copious amounts of phyto to those tanks.
I chose the best looking pieces I could find.
Both pieces would put on a new 3/4" branch every month. New growth was white.

That is all the info I have, I wasn't expecting much out of them and was focusing more on keeping sps at the time.

Letmegrow · 05/13/2008, 03:18 PM

I have kept the blue variety two times with decent success.

One time was in medium flow and low light, the other was highlight and low flow.

Both pieces did really well until they were killed by other corals, my fault, I didn't notice when some corals fell on top of them.

I fed copious amounts of phyto to those tanks.
I chose the best looking pieces I could find.
Both pieces would put on a new 3/4" branch every month. New growth was white.

That is all the info I have, I wasn't expecting much out of them and was focusing more on keeping sps at the time.

danfrith · 05/13/2008, 07:42 PM

Good to hear. I have seen this blue variety, But I was thinking more about keeping the pink, thin branching stylaster species. Anyone else?

05/08/2008, 10:39 PM	#1
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Lace Coral- stylaster Does anybody have any information or experience keeping this coral in captivity? Any success? Please share any info you can.Thanks.

05/13/2008, 03:18 PM	#3
Letmegrow Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Hill Posts: 4,740	I have kept the blue variety two times with decent success. One time was in medium flow and low light, the other was highlight and low flow. Both pieces did really well until they were killed by other corals, my fault, I didn't notice when some corals fell on top of them. I fed copious amounts of phyto to those tanks. I chose the best looking pieces I could find. Both pieces would put on a new 3/4" branch every month. New growth was white. That is all the info I have, I wasn't expecting much out of them and was focusing more on keeping sps at the time. __________________ I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. Understand, Contempt born of clear perception is a birthright to those who channel it toward progression.

05/13/2008, 03:18 PM	#4
Letmegrow Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Hill Posts: 4,740	I have kept the blue variety two times with decent success. One time was in medium flow and low light, the other was highlight and low flow. Both pieces did really well until they were killed by other corals, my fault, I didn't notice when some corals fell on top of them. I fed copious amounts of phyto to those tanks. I chose the best looking pieces I could find. Both pieces would put on a new 3/4" branch every month. New growth was white. That is all the info I have, I wasn't expecting much out of them and was focusing more on keeping sps at the time. __________________ I'll be just fine pretending I'm not. Understand, Contempt born of clear perception is a birthright to those who channel it toward progression.

05/11/2008, 11:26 PM	#2
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Anybody?

05/13/2008, 07:42 PM	#5
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Good to hear. I have seen this blue variety, But I was thinking more about keeping the pink, thin branching stylaster species. Anyone else?