Christmas tree coral

Yaoming814 · Sep 19, 2023

Hey from Austin Texas. I got a foot plus sized Christmas tree coral and I’m wondering do then grow? Also what would something that size go for as I’ve seen softball size ones with way less worms for hundreds

Stealthreefer · Sep 19, 2023

The coral grows, and the worms can multiple as that happens. They are supposedly super hard to keep alive and I think the market on them is dependent on finding someone who really wants one and knows it's hard to keep alive.
How long have you had it? Is the coral itself alive or dead? It looks like it has algae on it.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 19, 2023

Yaoming814 said:
Hey from Austin Texas. I got a foot plus sized Christmas tree coral and I’m wondering do then grow? Also what would something that size go for as I’ve seen softball size ones with way less worms for hundreds

Wow! Where did you find that??

Oldreefer44 · Sep 19, 2023

I have found them very difficult to keep long term. IMO, to have a chance you need a very mature system with lots of pods.

Yaoming814 · Sep 19, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
Wow! Where did you find that??

I can’t even remember I’ve had it a few years at least

Yaoming814 · Sep 19, 2023

Oldreefer44 said:
I have found them very difficult to keep long term. IMO, to have a chance you need a very mature system with lots of pods.

This one’s a few years old still producing new worms

Yaoming814 · Sep 19, 2023

Stealthreefer said:
The coral grows, and the worms can multiple as that happens. They are supposedly super hard to keep alive and I think the market on them is dependent on finding someone who really wants one and knows it's hard to keep alive.
How long have you had it? Is the coral itself alive or dead? It looks like it has algae on it.

Finding a buyer has been extremely hard
Such a niche piece and being over a foot long it’s worse

ArachnoJoozt · Sep 20, 2023

The problem is that the coral will do best in the 'Acro-zone' (also the most flow for the worms to catch food), and not a lot of people are willing to give up this prime real estate for a clump of Porites ;)