Cauliflowers Finger (Dendronephthya)

[kopee]

Hi all...

Been seeing alot of cauliflowers fingers everywhere recently. But i realised some stand straight UP... some bent like as if they are dying... Could someone enlighten how to keep such species... cos i wouldn't want to buy them see them bent downwards...Thks

Cheers

[blueheaven]

Just some personal experience.

All cauliflower will bend down when irritated or sudden change of water parameters.

When they say want to stand up, they can really become erect in a matter of seconds!!!!!!!

Very nice to see them move up and down.

[reeflobang]

They are very difficult to keep in the long run as their survival rate in enclosed tanks are very low. Frankly, I have kept a few and they did not last long. I remembered they need pretty strong currents (also to catch their "micro-food). They will look beautiful when they "stand" but after a while, they will just wither and die.

But this is my personal experience. Not sure if other have better luck....

[DeepBlue]

It is very difficult to keep cauliflower, not many has much success. However I do have a couple in my tank that has been ard for at least 6 months....

maybe becoz I overfeed and under-skim ....not sure

[kopee]

Oh no... 1 positive 1 negative...

wats the symptom when they are withering?

[DeepBlue]

drying up at the stem area and gradually shrinking....that seems to be the most obvious signs

[FuEl]

It needs visual stimulation.

[jas_soh]

It needs visual stimulation.

pls elaborate

[FuEl]

You need to give it a female cauliflower dressed in skimpy clothes..clear enough?

[jas_soh]

You need to give it a female cauliflower dressed in skimpy clothes..clear enough?

can try to imagine..

[jsoon]

I heard they grow in the cave and do no need strong light but it required subtaintial strong current plus multi-feeding daily.

If I would rate it in difficulty level, it would be advance level.

[Achilles Tang]

I don't recommend keeping Dendros. They are much too difficult to sustain, even for advanced hobbyists.

These corals are too demanding.

[kopee]

any books to read up on all these???

[[d]3v|L]

They need some current for it to stay upright and also to catch food or else it will wither and even die.