Right-side of the tank

19 03 2007

Wide Open Fiji Coral, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

Nothing new in this photo, but I really like it…

Both the Toadstool and the Leather Coral are wide open… Plus the photo has one of our snails and a clownfish! :)





Leather Coral, Sun Coral and Orange Zoas

5 03 2007

Leather Coral, Star Coral and Orange Zoas, originally uploaded by tyrsdomain.

All three of these species are doing really well…

The Sarcophyton elegans (Yellow Fiji Leather Coral) is a huge specimen that grows to reach from one side of the tank to the other.

I put the Tubastraea sp (Sun Coral) under the S. elegans because his previous location gave him too much light. After moving him here, he has seemed much happier and regularly opens up completely when feeding shrimp in the tank.

I’m actually a little surprised the Zoanthus sp (Orange Zoas) in this location are doing as well as they are. I moved a huge rock full of them to a much higher location in the tank and I didn’t expect much out of the remnants at this location. However, they elongated tremendously in order to get light (the S. elegans blocks almost all light in this area!) and seem to be thriving. These polyps are quick strong and I expect them to continue propagating all over the tank!