Golden Marindo corals

[ReefRondo]

Afternoon all,

I have now tried 3 batches of reasonably large colonies of mixed SPS from Golden Marindo and every single one just slowly dies from the base upward over a few days to weeks. I have hundreds of SPS in this frag system and they are growing like weeds but these corals just seem to hate it. Has anybody else had issues with these guys at all? When dipping them on arrival there are all sorts of life on them including crabs which I get rid of right away. Would be good to hear about other experiences.

 

[Rtaylor]

Sorry I don’t. But the crabs you are removing are very likely helpful symbiotic acro crabs that would increase the survival potential of the colony. These crabs are hard to get and sell for over $20 each easily.

 

[DeniseAndy]

If they are coming from wild, that is part of the issue. I also believe you want to keep those crabs! It takes a lot to get them to settle into aquariums. Good luck. Hope more experienced wild sps people will chime in.

 

[ReefRondo]

I just feel bad for the corals and hate that they are dying so won’t be buying more.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Dipping corals that have come transhipped or on long journeys in general is risky. Really need to have a good sense of signs of stress before you get orders like that and need to have the ability to keep the corals in a stable high light and flow tank that is basically a qt tank. Or be willing to put them right in your display if they have been stressed. Also checking and making sure there have been no major storms over the reefs can come in handy especially when the collectors are running water from the ocean into their holding tanks. These storms can create nutrient issues from sediment being stirred up and it ends up in the bags when shipped and really can cause die off easily. Dipping after reviving some of these stressed pieces (sometimes it’s hard to even tell) is just hard to come back from and the corals will die a day two or three later sometimes even a week.

 

[jda]

If you are transshipping colonies, then you have to treat them differently. They preferably need their own tank, a few weeks or months to decompress, wait to dip, massive amount of full-spectrum light and you otherwise need to emulate the ocean the best that you can.

It can take quite some while to get these adapted to captivity.

 

[ReefRondo]

Amazing replies and thank you so much! Ok so lower light for acclimation is the wrong thing to be doing then although my supplier 100% suggested that’s how I treated them. That along with dipping has maybe pushed them over the edge…
One batch came with red bugs so I’m not sure not dipping is an option for me unless I setup another coral quarantine system.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I just went to their website and they have the most incredible literally jaw dropping corals I have seen. Acro were crazy but the Lps was just on another level. Wow. Lucky to access them. Sry for the loss. Mayb u can contact them for a possible solution for sustaining their stock at home.

 

[ReefRondo]

Their corals are amazing. Super chunky. Time to find a solution to all of this or stop. Such a waste in so many ways.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Honestly in the past i had very little success with Mari cultured and wild colonies or mini colonies as I called them. There was one occasion I bought a basketball size acro and split it between two others.
I agree about the qt only tank and lots of bright light full spectrum and possibly a tunze wavebox for the movement. Will provide current but not direct and will simulate the ocean more than a box with a propeller in it.
Good luck!
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[ReefRondo]

I've reached out to my supplier here in the UK to see how they are treating them when they arrive and try and find a solution to it.

 

[Dennis Cartier]

Wow, the Pectinia's they have on their site are awesome

I assume they are just hall of fame examples, because there is nothing but ultra corals on the page. Still so very, very impressive.

 

[ReefRondo]

They have some amazing stuff!

 

[hvalentino]

Trying to keep the wild marine cultured alive… what is the perfect parameters for wild colonies?

 

[jda]

Natural seawater and natural light levels and spectrum.

 

[hvalentino]

Natural seawater and natural light levels and spectrum.

and what is that level if you don't mind?

 

[jda]

This is a good place to start. I can land wild and mari stuff pretty well... I keep my alk around 7, calcium about 425, no3 less than 1 and po4 about 1-3 ppb. I have a ton of fish and feed them well.

Optimal Parameters for a Coral Reef Aquarium: By Randy Holmes-Farley

[note: last updated edited on 8/10/2022] One of the main roles of an aquarist with a coral reef aquarium is to ensure that the conditions are right for their tank inhabitants. There are many different attributes of the aquarium that need to be...

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[jda]

BTW - even the best cannot keep all wild stuff alive. If you lose one or two, then don't take it too personally.

 

[hvalentino]

BTW - even the best cannot keep all wild stuff alive. If you lose one or two, then don't take it too personally.

Indeed! Thank you!