Beginner coral advice

[rporter996]

There are many kinds of "cloves"....the ones you have purchased are not what I'm talking about.

Ahhh okay lol

 

[DothanReefer]

These are what I'm referring too. They spread like wildfire and "suffocate" other corals. Notice the two anemones don't bother them either...nothing will kill them that I know of (naturally)

 

[rporter996]

These are what I'm referring too. They spread like wildfire and "suffocate" other corals. Notice the two anemones don't bother them either...nothing will kill them that I know of (naturally)
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Ohhh yeah I don't have those look kinda cool though covering the rocks. I love your anemones!!

 

[DothanReefer]

Ohhh yeah I don't have those look kinda cool though covering the rocks. I love your anemones!!

Hope you never get these guys...impossible to get rid of. Just have to toothbrush scrub a spot for a new coral, then keep them scrubbed back until it attaches and starts growing. Then cross my fingers it'll fight off these ******* purple cloves.

Thanks on the anemones. Started as 1. Got it 3 years ago, it split about a year ago. My clowns finally decided to host them about 6mos ago...so now I like them, but I hated them for a time bc they're so big and take up so much space. Only got the 1 for the clowns to host and it took 2.5 years lol...now they lay eggs every 2 weeks or so like clockwork. Pretty cool.

 

[rporter996]

Hope you never get these guys...impossible to get rid of. Just have to toothbrush scrub a spot for a new coral, then keep them scrubbed back until it attaches and starts growing. Then cross my fingers it'll fight off these ******* purple cloves.

Thanks on the anemones. Started as 1. Got it 3 years ago, it split about a year ago. My clowns finally decided to host them about 6mos ago...so now I like them, but I hated them for a time bc they're so big and take up so much space. Only got the 1 for the clowns to host and it took 2.5 years lol...now they lay eggs every 2 weeks or so like clockwork. Pretty cool.

Oh that's awesome I've been wanting to get a coral to host my pair no anemones for me right now still learning but I have a pair of captive bred clowns and supposedly they can host on corals just not sure what I should go with I know nothing is a guarantee

 

[DothanReefer]

 

[rporter996]

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Thats awesome im jealous

 

[DothanReefer]

Oh that's awesome I've been wanting to get a coral to host my pair no anemones for me right now still learning but I have a pair of captive bred clowns and supposedly they can host on corals just not sure what I should go with I know nothing is a guarantee

My two were bonded pair gladiators from LA (captive bred). Just one day, looked up and there they were....snuggling into all those soft tentacles. My daughter and I were shocked. She's 5 and she was fired up - course I was too lol

 

[rporter996]

My two were bonded pair gladiators from LA (captive bred). Just one day, looked up and there they were....snuggling into all those soft tentacles. My daughter and I were shocked. She's 5 and she was fired up - course I was too lol

One day ill get there! What size tank do you have?

 

[DothanReefer]

One day ill get there! What size tank do you have?

It's a waterbox 100.3

 

[DothanReefer]

I started it when my then 2 year old daughter saw Finding Nemo for first time and we were quarantined at home in 2020.

 

[rporter996]

I started it when my then 2 year old daughter saw Finding Nemo for first time and we were quarantined at home in 2020.

Perfect time haha

 

[rporter996]

You need to make sure the base flesh of it is touching the rock for it to adhere.

Here's a picture on how it's tied down now is this not tired down enough?