It is important to feed your Dendro 3 to 4 times a week and provide a delicate diet mixture of mysis shrimp (just the liquid from the shrimp) no actual shrimp, fish eggs, and sea food morsels. Ideally, one should defrost the mysis shrimp in saltwater and then using a turkey baster gently blow the liquid around the Coral.
What do I Feed my dendro coral?
This species of coral is a non-photosynthetic, therefore will need to be fed on a regular basis and require no lighting. Experts say that you should feed your Dendro Coral a few individual pieces of shrimp two to four times per week or any meaty foods, such as small pieces of mussels, live copepods or defrosted and bite size pieces of silver sides.
What is a fathead dendro?
Fathead Dendros, Dendrophyllia fistula, are a non-photosynthentic (NPS) coral that stands in a class by itself! First, the Fathead Dendro’s colors will catch your eye. With a bright orange body, the fathead dendro provides a nice pop of color and a unique viewing experience thanks to the pale to nearly translucent tentacles.
What is the best flow for Dendrophyllia corals?
Water-flow Dendrophyllia corals naturally inhabit areas of moderate to high flow and this needs to be replicated in the reef tank. Adequate flow brings food to the polyps as well as supplying oxygen and keeping animal tissue clean, ridding it of mucous and detritus.
How often should I feed mysis shrimp?
It is important to feed your Dendro 3 to 4 times a week and provide a delicate diet mixture of mysis shrimp (just the liquid from the shrimp) no actual shrimp, fish eggs, and sea food morsels. Ideally, one should defrost the mysis shrimp in saltwater and then using a turkey baster gently blow the liquid around the Coral.
How do Dendrophyllia corals reproduce?
For continued good health, calcium, strontium, and other trace elements should be added to the water. Reproduction The Dendrophyllia coral reproduce by budding — forming tiny replicates of itself. It’s possible to ‘frag’ (fragment, or divide) a colony. Use a small Dremal tool to cut sections.
What is a fat head dendro?
Fat Head Dendro's, Dendrophyllia fistula. Fathead Dendros, Dendrophyllia fistula, are a non-photosynthentic (NPS) coral that stands in a class by itself! First, the Fathead Dendro’s colors will catch your eye.
Do fathead dendros come out during the day?
Second, Fathead Dendros are easily trained to come out during the day.
