A Reef2Reef Spotlight "Scolymia" (Scoly)

[lsaint88]

What is the best way to feed them?

 

[Liquid360]

I feed em small chunks of table shrimp and mysis...

Here he is just finishing up that chunk

 

[lsaint88]

ok cool I got one from a friend and It is a little bleached out I am getting a little of green comming back

 

[zibba]

Mine opens up to feed when the lights go out and I usually feed in the morning before the lights come back on. I feed mysis -- just squirt them right into the tentacles.

Few pictures under different lighting:

 

[Connie]

Here's mine. I just got it yesterday. It's a little fella and color is all dull. I took the pic last night. It is already starting to color up with some orange in it with only one helping of LPS pellets!

 

[Liquid360]

Hey you got it!!! YEA!!

QUOTE=Connie;1399697]Here's mine. I just got it yesterday. It's a little fella and color is all dull. I took the pic last night. It is already starting to color up with some orange in it with only one helping of LPS pellets!
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[lsaint88]

You know I havent seen its tentacles I have had it for 2 weeks or so

 

[Liquid360]

Take a tiny piece of shrimp and place it on the center. Turn off flow so that it won't blow off. Leave it and he should take it. He'll be hungry.

 

[Connie]

Hey you got it!!! YEA!!

I sure did. Luke told me it was the one your brought back...lol

 

[Connie]

What is the best way to feed them?

Feed after lights out. That is when they go into hungry mode.

 

[Liquid360]

If he's not going into "feed mode" while you're awake or just unable to observe they will take food happily by it being placed on the surface.

 

[lsaint88]

Has anyone got one with a dull color and it colored up good?

 

[Duffam3434]

I NEED to get a good Camera, My phones not cutting it.. You guys All have some Beautiful Scolys!! They just might be my favorite Corals!!

 

[Zack420]

Is it truly necessary to feed scolys ?

 

[CaliforniaCrisp]

Awesome and informative thread!

Here are both of mine. Each have two mouths. Scored both for $110 total!

I know this one is not in best shape. It is 10x better than when I got it. (The second mouth is just as bit and on the other side.)

 

[revhtree]

Great scolys!

 

[zemuss]

TOP 50 Red and Black Scolymia- Solomon Collected - Scolymia vitiensis <-- This is a sweet piece Black and Red Scolly!

 

[drdoolittle]

Nice scoly's. other than feeding, light and flow. Any other advice on keeping it healthy and happy?

 

[iretthepirate]

Mine is doing terrible! Not fleshy and skeleton protruding. Got it about a month ago through mail. Didn't look good to begin with. it eats when I put food on its mouth but isn't making a come back. I've moved it into a couple different tanks to see if it'd do any better and even put it closer to light but nothing seems to be working. Have t5 light water quality good

 

[deedeesdaddy]

A couple of unanswered questions, I've herd in the wild they can get quite large, I forget (Google may help) but I just remember when I was told how big they can get I was shocked. Do they need to be fed....I would say so. I mean Givin the price and color brightness, I'm not gonna starve mine and "see what happens" all I know is when I put my hand in the tank, tentacles come out. It happily accepts food day or night. They are expensive but I tell u what, not only is it one of the brightest corals in my tank, like seriously catches your eye from across the room it is the most interesting and entertaining coral I have. Everyday when I turn on the lights I'm excited to see what shape it decided to be . Not saying everyday it's a new one but it's shown me new position enough to keep me interested in anticipation. I'll post the pics it's been a happy easy coral since day one for me, on the substrate under t5s... I feed it here and there and god bless it.. I love that thing!