they have been in my 60 gallon tank f baout a week or so. so any info on the clam andth lionfish would be helpfull thanks alot
can someone give me some info on theses corals
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what kind of lights are on the tank?
The first one looks like Christmas tree coral, kinda hard to keep. Needs moderate lighting and micro foods. When healthy little feathers will protrude from each pore for feeding. Another thought is Montipora, I'm guessing against it, but I'm not 100% sure.
The second one honestly looks fake, but if not possibly Acropora. A very high light lover, needs moderate to strong flow and calcium, strontium, and other trace elements
I'm thinking maybe Tridacna clam, hard to tell while hes in his shell.
in the last pic, the Acropora really looks likes its bleaching on some of the tips. Could just be the pic, the lion looks great!
What other fish were you thinking?
hope this helped a bit, and maybe someone else will have an idea on the corals.
The first one looks like Christmas tree coral, kinda hard to keep. Needs moderate lighting and micro foods. When healthy little feathers will protrude from each pore for feeding. Another thought is Montipora, I'm guessing against it, but I'm not 100% sure.
The second one honestly looks fake, but if not possibly Acropora. A very high light lover, needs moderate to strong flow and calcium, strontium, and other trace elements
I'm thinking maybe Tridacna clam, hard to tell while hes in his shell.
in the last pic, the Acropora really looks likes its bleaching on some of the tips. Could just be the pic, the lion looks great!
What other fish were you thinking?
hope this helped a bit, and maybe someone else will have an idea on the corals.
okay imho without being to harsh i would say
the clam is not opening which is usualky a light or water qualtiy issue. the 2 nd coral is montipora. will most likely die soon
acropora is dyeing and will die soon
you have alot of sotny corals and if you arent experienced they will most likely die. out of curiosity what lighting do u have?
the clam is not opening which is usualky a light or water qualtiy issue. the 2 nd coral is montipora. will most likely die soon
acropora is dyeing and will die soon
you have alot of sotny corals and if you arent experienced they will most likely die. out of curiosity what lighting do u have?
The clam looks crocea to me, and as stated above is closed up which is normally not good.
The brown SPS coral look Montipora Digitata to me.
For all the corals/clam in this tank you need high lighting. Preferably halides. The volitan lionfish looks good though
The brown SPS coral look Montipora Digitata to me.
For all the corals/clam in this tank you need high lighting. Preferably halides. The volitan lionfish looks good though
for some reason the lion looks more like a russel's than a volitan..
the clam is either a crocea or derasa
just one question.. did you collect this specimens.. or buy them?
the clam is either a crocea or derasa
just one question.. did you collect this specimens.. or buy them?
First one are porites, second one looks like a pavona, the clam looks like a squamosa, all the corals need high lighting and high flow, looks like all of the corals you have in there needs high light and high flow, i can see bleaching on one of your corals which is a bad sign, once it starts bleaching, its pretty much over unless u can get it in the right conditions ASAP.
THE CORAL WITH THE LION FISH IS DEAD I JUSTTOOK IT SO TH DAMSELS CAN HIDE IN THEM. WHAT KIND OF LIGHTING DO YOU GUYS SUGGEST AND WHAT COULD I FEED THE CLAM AND CORAL
You can try keeping softies like leathers, zooantids and mushrooms. They don't require as much light and are easier to keep (I haven't had much luck with stony corals either and I was using metal halides - 675w on a 120 gallon tank, 18 inches deep). You could place your clam higher up on your live rock so that it could get more light and current. They are filter feeders but can get most of their food from photosynthesis (light).