SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 21, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 21, 2005 Hi all. My sun coral looks like this whenever it's feeding time. Just one question. Why don't the tentacles come out? It just looks fat but this is always the case, no tentacles. Anyone knows the reason why this is so and what can be done to rectify the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Mr CRABS Posted December 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 your water paremeters might not be right...or Did you just buy the coral..if yes it would take sometime before it can get used to the enviroment. Just my 2 cents Quote 3.5 X 2.5 X 2.5 Reef Coming up ) 136+39(UK) 163+47(US) 618+178L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member cityofangels Posted December 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 Can it be the water flow? Do sun corals require low, medium or high water flow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iantoh Posted December 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 hi bro flame tail, try this out. take a cube of frozen mysids and dissolve it in some tank water. utilizing a syringe (30cents at pharmacies) and some hard airline tubing ($1), squirt some of this mysis mixed saltwater over the sun coral colonies. the sun corals can sense the scent of the mysis shrimps in the water squirted over them, and will consequently extend their tentacles. you might have to wait for twenty or so mins for their tentacles to fully extend before target feeding each polyp with some mysid shrimps using the same syringe/tubing apparatus. this works really well for me, and as opposed to just dumping in some cyclopeeze and hoping the sun corals catch some, this method minimizes wastage of food as mysids are easier to target feed than cycopeeze, and do not get blown into crevices to decay. hope that helps, cheers, ian Quote My Goniopora Nano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 22, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 your water paremeters might not be right...or Did you just buy the coral..if yes it would take sometime before it can get used to the enviroment. Just my 2 cents My water parqameters are fine Mr Crabs.If my water parameters are not ok , I think none of my corals would be open at all. Everything else is doing ok and some of the stressed corals that I got off other reefers are even recovering well. My sun coral has been with me for abt 2 mths now. is healthy and feeding,even growing new heads. but just that The tentacles are not comin out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 22, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 Can it be the water flow? Do sun corals require low, medium or high water flow? That's why. Can anyone enlighten me on this part. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 22, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 hi bro flame tail, try this out. take a cube of frozen mysids and dissolve it in some tank water. utilizing a syringe (30cents at pharmacies) and some hard airline tubing ($1), squirt some of this mysis mixed saltwater over the sun coral colonies. the sun corals can sense the scent of the mysis shrimps in the water squirted over them, and will consequently extend their tentacles. you might have to wait for twenty or so mins for their tentacles to fully extend before target feeding each polyp with some mysid shrimps using the same syringe/tubing apparatus. this works really well for me, and as opposed to just dumping in some cyclopeeze and hoping the sun corals catch some, this method minimizes wastage of food as mysids are easier to target feed than cycopeeze, and do not get blown into crevices to decay. hope that helps, cheers, ian Bro iantoh. I target feed my cyclopeeze in the very same manner.Using the syringe .only diff is that instead of the hard tubing i'm using a balloon stick. I have also tried it with mashed mysis, mashed brine shrimp and it always results in the same outcome as what you see in the picture. Maybe given time the tentacles will start to grow as there are tentacles on those baby heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iantoh Posted December 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 oh cool. if the baby heads have tentacles then things should be fine. i find that of 100% of the cyclopeeze fed, only maybe 10% is actually captured, so in my opinion its kinda wasteful. plus the key is to target feed only when their tentacles are fully extended. try squirting the water the cyclopeeze is mixed in over the colonies first? then leave them a while to extend before feeding? also, i find that moderate flow is necessary for good tentacle extension. anyhows, all the best ya. cheers, ian Quote My Goniopora Nano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Diablos Posted December 22, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 22, 2005 maybe u can trying placing e suncoral in a high flow n low light area. everytime during feeding, i juz throw my mysis shrimp w/ some 'juices' in e direction of e pump outflow and e 'smell' will automatically go to e sun coral. within 10min, e tentacles are out i also observed that without feeding, sun coral tend to open in e nite when there are little/no light rather than daytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted December 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 23, 2005 i actually placed some of mine on e sea bed where e flow willbring the 'melted' brine shrimps to them...for those who get a bite...will target feed then...try changing the location and observe any changes...cheers.. Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Copperband Posted December 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 23, 2005 another thing is that.. suncorals are nocturnal creatures.. means that they expend their fullest at night...... ie when ur tank lights are off.....which is also the best time to feed ur sun corals......... hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member zephyros Posted December 23, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 23, 2005 bro, is the sun ALWAYS like that or it did open up after lights off? ur feeding time does not mean their feeding time lar .. u got wat i mean? or if they refuse to open up during YOUR feeding time, then u had to feed during THEIR feeding time lor cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 24, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 thanks for all the advice. Will give some of the suggestions a try and see what's the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted December 24, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 24, 2005 a pic of my black sun....during feeding time in the day.... for the blur pic....e biggest of e poly is slightly smaller than a 20cent... agree that in e begining, they only open in the nite after dark or under blue lights....have patient and result will show... Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 try feedig the sun with meaty food such as prawn or silver fish. normally it will open after light out . i dun keep sun as i think it is troublesome. they need to be target feed . moderate light flow will do. hope it help. Quote 2x1.5x1.5 tank Lighting: AI hydra 52HD Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455 Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos Skimz ; NP biopellets Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD Return pump: Eheim 1262 Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel -- Proverbs 12:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Elune Posted December 26, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 26, 2005 Feed like this: This picture belongs to Cakepro of Huston, in Reef Central Online This way, you dun have to bother about water current sweeping your food away, or your fishes ripping the food off the polyps mouths... Also, Sun Corals are non-photosynthesis, so they do not really require lighting. Sun corals are frequently found in caves, overhangs, jetties-under, and the like, mostly dark or shaded areas, so lighting is not an issue. Current and water flow wise, depends: 1) If you want to target feed like the above picture, water flow is not the issue. 2) If you want to feed phytonplankton or any other food and let the current bring the food to the sun corals, then water flow moderate will do. But take note, method no. 2 more suitable to feed micro food like planktons, letting the current bring the plankton naturally to the sun corals. As other food will most likely be eaten up by your fishes before they even reach your sun corals. Just my 2 cents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Flame-Tail Posted December 27, 2005 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2005 Feed like this: This picture belongs to Cakepro of Huston, in Reef Central Online This way, you dun have to bother about water current sweeping your food away, or your fishes ripping the food off the polyps mouths... Also, Sun Corals are non-photosynthesis, so they do not really require lighting. Sun corals are frequently found in caves, overhangs, jetties-under, and the like, mostly dark or shaded areas, so lighting is not an issue. Current and water flow wise, depends: 1) If you want to target feed like the above picture, water flow is not the issue. 2) If you want to feed phytonplankton or any other food and let the current bring the food to the sun corals, then water flow moderate will do. But take note, method no. 2 more suitable to feed micro food like planktons, letting the current bring the plankton naturally to the sun corals. As other food will most likely be eaten up by your fishes before they even reach your sun corals. Just my 2 cents... very interesting method you have going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted December 27, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 27, 2005 re located two of my Black sun and bon them onto LR so that they are higher (used to be on SB) some of e polys kana sand....poor thing.... also adjusted e flow to bring food to them too.... but the bottle thing is good if ur other LS is snatching e food from the suns... Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelking Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 where u get your black sun coral from ? n how much ? thks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Elune Posted December 29, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 29, 2005 bro jewelking, i know u are excited about this black beauty here, pls pm our bro skipper32 instead. anyways, such sun corals are dependent on the harvest. no guaranteed place that always sells them. one min you see them, the next min could have been snapped up by other sharp-eyed reefers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted January 2, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted January 2, 2006 jewelking, got it free from one of the pillars in SG but the place in not open to public.... but i do agree with elune...black and green suns are rather rare for sale...i'm trying to get some orange or yellow suns....still looking around for them.... but some of my black and green are in quite bad share..not really sure e problem..cos they are feeding (target frozen brine and mysis) but they strinking day by day Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted January 4, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2006 got this yesterday.....just join e gangs bond it on a rock of zoos Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Skipper32 Posted January 4, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2006 another shot after dosing e tank w mysissssss starting to shine.... sory for e blur pic...using hp camera... Quote Henry Tan Sembawang 3x1.5x1.5 2.5x1x1.5 LS 1xfire clown/ 1xyellow boxer 1xpercular/ 1xcoral beauty 1xboxer/ 2xfire shrimps 1xcoral beauty/ 2xfalse clowns 2xhawk fish/ 1xane crab 1xyellow tail damsel/ 2xcleaners 3xturbo snails 2xhermits 1xtomato clown Set up..... Sump - Done DIY Cabinet - Done DIY Overflow Pipe - Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member barnacle Posted January 4, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2006 skippper32..thats a nice piece...where u get that??? same place?? Quote My Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fishtalk1517 Posted January 4, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted January 4, 2006 hi skipper, was it a pink sunnies u got there? Swee Quote A person, himself can be his own Lawyer, but he can never be his own Judge ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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