galaxea coral

squishifishi · 03/13/2013, 09:48 PM

sorry if this is posted in the wrong place...i'm not really sure what ype of coral galaxea is!
anyway, the lfs guy told me that galaxea was a good, hardy coral for my tank so i bought one.I love it, the glowing tips combined with its constant movement makes it rather hypnotic. i have some questions though:
1.this coral apparently stings. can it sting fish?
2.will it kill mushrooms, because it seems shrooms are immune to a lot of other stingy coral.
3. what is the average growth rate for these? my frag has 5 pillars(don't know what to call them!) and each have a few babies growing at the bases.
4.will they benefit from an occasional feeding?
thank you for all the information!

alexander_ktn · 03/14/2013, 07:30 AM

Galaxea are considered LPS. They do sting other corals (including corallimorpharians) and need to be placed with enough space between it and the next sessile invertebrate because they can use sweeper tentacles to sting them (see picture here: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/img...2CbkkhWBuz.jpg ).

They will not sting fish in my experience.

Humu Humu · 03/14/2013, 01:33 PM

I have had one for several years now. They are very hardy corals, but do have some serious sweeper tentacles. They will eat mysis if placed carefully on their polyps. To avoid him from stinging anyone else, I place it near the end of the tank, with no corals downstream. That way the sweepers dont hit any other corals. I would say they grow at a moderate rate, nothing spectacular, but steady.

squishifishi · 03/14/2013, 03:59 PM

so, iknow they'll sting the coral, but will it HURT the shrooms? like for example, gsp will bother all corals Except for mushrooms don't care and will happily grow right on top of them.
that's whati really want to know. maybe i will strategically place coral rubble around it in such a way to keep it's sweepers from hitting them. i'm really glad they won't hurtfish because i was woried my little clown goby would sit on it!
thankyou so much!

squishifishi · 05/15/2013, 09:50 PM

just to report back... this is my very favorite coral so far! I loooove it. It has never given me any issues and is super easy to care for. it is growing super fast. each of the original 5 heads now has a ring of at least 6 babies around their base. that's about 30 new heads in like2 months! it looks so fluffy and full! I don't feed it very often, but when i do it eats readily and is easy to feed. I'm starting to see the occasional sweeper now, but they are always under 2 inches and i have them pkaced so the current aims the tentacles away from all other corals.
I love my galaxea...tis the best

Nanook · 05/16/2013, 02:16 AM

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03/13/2013, 09:48 PM	#1
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	galaxea coral sorry if this is posted in the wrong place...i'm not really sure what ype of coral galaxea is! anyway, the lfs guy told me that galaxea was a good, hardy coral for my tank so i bought one.I love it, the glowing tips combined with its constant movement makes it rather hypnotic. i have some questions though: 1.this coral apparently stings. can it sting fish? 2.will it kill mushrooms, because it seems shrooms are immune to a lot of other stingy coral. 3. what is the average growth rate for these? my frag has 5 pillars(don't know what to call them!) and each have a few babies growing at the bases. 4.will they benefit from an occasional feeding? thank you for all the information! __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

03/14/2013, 03:59 PM	#4
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	so, iknow they'll sting the coral, but will it HURT the shrooms? like for example, gsp will bother all corals Except for mushrooms don't care and will happily grow right on top of them. that's whati really want to know. maybe i will strategically place coral rubble around it in such a way to keep it's sweepers from hitting them. i'm really glad they won't hurtfish because i was woried my little clown goby would sit on it! thankyou so much! __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

05/15/2013, 09:50 PM	#5
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	just to report back... this is my very favorite coral so far! I loooove it. It has never given me any issues and is super easy to care for. it is growing super fast. each of the original 5 heads now has a ring of at least 6 babies around their base. that's about 30 new heads in like2 months! it looks so fluffy and full! I don't feed it very often, but when i do it eats readily and is easy to feed. I'm starting to see the occasional sweeper now, but they are always under 2 inches and i have them pkaced so the current aims the tentacles away from all other corals. I love my galaxea...tis the best __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

05/16/2013, 02:16 AM	#6
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 41,852 Blog Entries: 11	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ The wind blew, the chit flew, and then they came two by two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 375g Tanganyikan Tank & 470g mixed reef

03/14/2013, 07:30 AM	#2
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	Galaxea are considered LPS. They do sting other corals (including corallimorpharians) and need to be placed with enough space between it and the next sessile invertebrate because they can use sweeper tentacles to sting them (see picture here: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/img...2CbkkhWBuz.jpg ). They will not sting fish in my experience.

03/14/2013, 01:33 PM	#3
Humu Humu lost in the pelagic zone Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 207	I have had one for several years now. They are very hardy corals, but do have some serious sweeper tentacles. They will eat mysis if placed carefully on their polyps. To avoid him from stinging anyone else, I place it near the end of the tank, with no corals downstream. That way the sweepers dont hit any other corals. I would say they grow at a moderate rate, nothing spectacular, but steady.