Do Suncoral open thru out

[UFO]

hi there,

my suncoral seems to only open for a short while when feeding time. is that normal??? or it's supposed to open all the time???

Thks for any adv.

[DeepBlue]

I dun think so...so far.....all the suncoral I have seen only opens when they sense food ...

btw...how's your tank.....got pic...4ft liao, right?

[holyspirit]

btw... how much did u get ur suncoral for?? $10??

err.. and what is the average price of a piece of sun coral....

pls tell me... thankz..

[DeepBlue]

I have not seen suncorals sold at $10....where did youbuy it? normally quite ex...ard $20 to $25

[holyspirit]

no lar... i was juz asking... coz last time a piece of sun coral will cost $10.... but now at the harlequiem shop it cost $20.... is it worth buying?? what are the chances of survival...??

pls tell me.... coz i am int to but sun coral... but not sure how long it will survive..... thankx

[bum]

$20!!!!!!!!!!

shit the prices have really risen.

i got mine for $5 at ML,

another $4 at the old r#b)rn

$20 might as well get the rare black strain,

i saw some at LCK last week,

small one, big one all same price.

mine opens when it senses food,

place it in a place where there is high current flow.

[DeepBlue]

Just tocheck.....must we put the corlas under some shade or let it be exposed to the full MH ray......?? (because tht's where my current is quite strong)

[reefer guy]

i got mine from lck1**, selling 4 $12 then discounted to $10..... harl**** got nice specimens when i went there last saturday, but for $20!!!!

[reefer guy]

heard from a fellow reefer who dives that sun corals thrive in shady crevices, and upside down.... think not much light is needed although i have mine straight under my mh but right infront of the current so it's thriving well.

[bum]

DB,

suncorals dun need light at all,

just strong current.

they're usually found in caves

where there is no light but high flow anyway.

[holyspirit]

so lucky u got urs for onli 10 bucks sia... if 10 bucks i dun mind trying....

haiz... why all the prices... all inrease like siao one... so ex sia.. for 1 sun coral...

if anyone knows where to get cheap cheap sun coral...pls tell me hor.... okie??

[reefer guy]

try t** at seletar, last tuesday there was a few left and also selling $10-$12

[[P]owder Blue]

Yap - T** is the place. I got mine from there 2.

[Achilles Tang]

Pays to shop around and get the rough pricing... some LFS will mark up on some items! Or they see how green you are... haha!!

[flubberina13]

owder Blue,Nov 7 2003, 09:53 AM] Yap - T** is the place.  I got mine from there 2. 

I will definitely go to them for sun corals...They have the nicest specimens around so far...and sometimes they bring in beautifully coloured mushrooms...

Btw...i dun earn commission from them...if only they...I wish...

[onghm]

Like what others have mentioned, suncoral dun need light. But i don't think that means they die die have to be in a dark spot.

Mine is also directly exposed to my T5.

They will bloom when food is around.

But the bloom will last longer if the currentl flow is good.

Above are all juz IME

Hi Holyspirit,

Juz to share with you that suncoral needs direct feeding to every individual polyps for them to thrive.

So they will take up quite a bit of your time.

But its very rewarding when you see them bloom

And if you are too engrossed with the feeding, your bioload will increase.

Above are some factors for you to consider.

My 2 cents

[onghm]

And by the way, I got mine from T** too.

I agreed, nice specimens they have there.

Also not on commission

[reefer guy]

aside from which the uncle gives great discounts, sometimes no need to ask for it... i got a frag of healthy acro, ard a fist size for just $10 from $30

[Fireclown]

$20 off is alot! Hmm, the uncle seems very stiff with his price when I get my stuff from there...

I've seen some suncoral which opens all day long. eg: ML's suncorals.

[metals99]

if the uncle say $20 i will tell him i would buy if he offer me $10 hehe thats what i do and sometime it works other time he say i am crazy and i told him u are a greedy, cheating and crazy businessman..

[holyspirit]

Oh i see... anyway if anyone knows where to get the suncoral for less than 10 bucks let me know hor... thanks.... i am really keen in keeping.. but then i wan to give it a try... hehe..

[ozy]

I like a specimen too. But the ones I have seen locally so far are mostly dying.

When I was at Hong Kong last month, I say sun coral the size of footballs and all opening up... So tempted to get them.

[Dinosaur]

I have not seen suncorals sold at $10....where did youbuy it? normally quite ex...ard $20 to $25

It use to be $6 to $8 when I first started

good money huh

[holyspirit]

hey guys... i finally bought a sun coral liao.... it cost me $13 still quite ex rite....

i really hope it not onli will be able to survive... but be able to mutiply....

[euphoria]

Mine was closed was about 2 months after i bought it, too lazy to target feed

Nowadays i feed it about 3 times a week with mysis shrimp, now it blooms everynight almost about the same time that i normally feed them...wierd huh? They seemed to be anticipating food

Like Ong had mentioned..they don't need light, since they are not photosynthetic and are normally found on overhangs of caves, but lights will not harm them. Mine are under T5's direct, and they still bloom everynight. The Black Suns also bloom under lights, but i notice that they bloom most when the lights just go off.

My photoperiod is from 1430 to 2330...normally my suns starts opening at around 2000hrs...all the way until about 5 to 6am.