Thanks! I hope I do get one in the future. I totally agree there is just nothing like them. It was always full and large, and totally brought life to the tank. The hammer colony seems good though! My clowns sure love it!
That’s sad ...This is karma right here. The universe telling me I should have kept the elegance instead of swapping it with this.
Tried twice years back ....success about 4-5 months then hard fails . Saw a few glorious looking specimens today lol, and was tempted. So what gives, is it the nitrates need to remain higher? Mine are always low... lighting needs to be quite strong? Needs dosing?
How old is your tank? Do they still have that elegance? You should get it again if they do. Don't be discouraged. I've lost many coral, you'll eventually figure out what works for your tank and what doesn't.
The tank is nearing 7 months old. I actually went to the LFS over the weekend to buy a rock which would provide shade (my hammer was unhappy because of too much light), and they had a whole line of elegance coral, one of which bared a similar resemblance to mine (could have been mine maturing in color, or a different one...). I was tempted to get it but didn't, in fear that the hammer may have had BJD (I assumed correctly, I guess), so I didn't want to get anything new or expensive. Once I know that my other LPS are ok, then I'll look back into it.
Smart move, monitor what you got, if the BJD is present you'll know. Give it a couple weeks to be safe, watch your corals like a hawk. If they all seem healthy, consider the bullet dodged and go get your elegance. I think your tank is just old enough to handle most forgiving coral so at this point its just figuring out what your unique system can sustain. Definitely avoid wall hammers in the future. If you want an easy euphyllia, get a frog spawn
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They are aggressive eaters and believe they benefit from meaty foods.
