cauliflower

[PLataX]

any buddy noe how to properly keep cauliflowers (nt the vege)? pls help.....not sure if they like strong current or any current at all,... wat abt lighting?

[FuEl]

You should be posting under general reefkeeping or under the new to marine section thread...SPS section is for small polyp stony corals.

[PLataX]

ok...ok inoe i post in wrong section...but guessed that SPS keepers are pro enuff to noe a lot of reef stuff....

[bawater]

moved.

You just need to do a search on dendronephthya and you will find out about the success rate of this coral. (success meaning the actual growth and reproduction as they are capable of producing buds almost monthly)

All members of dendronephthya are difficult to keep long in captivity. The bright coloured ones are ahermatypic(meaning they lack zooxanthellae required for photosynthesis). Without the symbolic algae they require a continous wash of phytoplankton across their polyps in order to survive.

You can put them in low light in the open or shaded/covered areas.

Zooplankton is a supplement food item to their main diet of phytoplankton.

Strong continuous and non-laminar current would be essential to their survival.

(they do not seem feed in low current and starve)

Your filtration should be designed to counter this heavy feeding load needed.