Scleronepthya feeding

[gorgoniansfever]

I target feed the Scleronepthya with cyclops.
I can see the cyclops enter the polyps due to cyclops' colour orange and the transperance of polyps.
Could anyone share your experience of feeding Scleronepthya ?

 

[biophilia]

There are very few cases of long-term survival in aquaria (including public aquariums). Like Dendronephthya, they need very strong laminar flow and nearly continuous feeding of phytoplankton, diatoms, bacterial picoplankton, and small zooplankton (50 micron and under or so) which is usually done with a dosing pump. How long have you had this one?

 

[gorgoniansfever]

I target feed the Scleronepthya with cyclops.
I can see the cyclops enter the polyps due to cyclops' colour orange and the transperance of polyps.
Could anyone share your experience of feeding Scleronepthya ?

Other photo

 

[gorgoniansfever]

There are very few cases of long-term survival in aquaria (including public aquariums). Like Dendronephthya, they need very strong laminar flow and nearly continuous feeding of phytoplankton, diatoms, bacterial picoplankton, and small zooplankton (50 micron and under or so) which is usually done with a dosing pump. How long have you had this one?

Only one week ago

 

[biophilia]

Only one week ago

Well, I wish you luck!
If you can get ahold of some, pick up some Shellfish Diet from Reed Mariculture as it has both marine diatoms and phytoplankton species that Scleronephthya has been shown to primarily eat -- and feed as often as possible.

 

[gorgoniansfever]

Thanks for your opinions

 

[gorgoniansfever]

I only add phytoplankton species and bacterial plankton twice a day.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I target feed the Scleronepthya with cyclops.
I can see the cyclops enter the polyps due to cyclops' colour orange and the transperance of polyps.
Could anyone share your experience of feeding Scleronepthya ?

Really nice, keep us posted

 

[gorgoniansfever]

New photo
The Scleronepthya get longer.
Its polyps are quite big(about 4mm dia.)

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

New photo
The Scleronepthya get longer.
Its polyps are quite big(about 4mm dia.)

Something we notice by accident. Flood feed. We flood tank just till its hazy,then stop. We wait 1 hour, then do all over again. Even the sick dendronephthya, react well.

 

[gorgoniansfever]

Something we notice by accident. Flood feed. We flood tank just till its hazy,then stop. We wait 1 hour, then do all over again. Even the sick dendronephthya, react well.

Amazing!

 

[gorgoniansfever]

This photo is more clear. You can see the orange food into the polyps after feeding the Scleronepthya with cyclops.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

This photo is more clear. You can see the orange food into the polyps after feeding the Scleronepthya with cyclops.

Keep us posted on progress. If it looks the same or bigger at 2 months, your succeeding.

 

[gorgoniansfever]

Below youtube link is about my pink Scleronepthya under moderate indirect flow.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Have you had scleronephthya's often?
I notice one feature dendronephthya's have and havent see on sclero's that is
Roots growing on base of stalk on dendro's not one on sclero's ive had. Have you notice that at all?

 

[gorgoniansfever]

Mine have no root.
Thank you for your good opinion.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Below youtube link is about my pink Scleronepthya under moderate indirect flow.

Any new pictures? Please share. Thx

 

[gorgoniansfever]

My Scleronepthya still have many healthy polyps.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I see sun polyp corals, just got these 1 week ago

 

[gorgoniansfever]

I love your healthy black sun coral.