Fungia is a genus of mushroom or disc coral found throughout the indo pacific. Jan 19, 2018 so i have been trying to figure out how much to feed my plate coral. Fungia plate corals are one of the few types of large polyp stony corals capable of moving themselves and relocating. So i have been trying to figure out how much to feed my plate coral. The article informs you about the various aspects of plate coral.
The orange fungia plate coral requires low water flow and low to moderate lighting par 100220. An inventory of zooxanthellate sclerectinian corals in singapore including 33 new records. Coral frag nano sunflower plate lps live nano size brain type rare variant. Inhabits fairly shallow soft sand and coral rubble zones on reef slopes and lagoon flats, and interconnected sandy reef areas protected from strong wave motion, especially where fungia is common, and usually seen at depths between 3 to 100 feet 1 30 m. Montipora best sps corals for beginners at animalworld has montipora coral information about keeping the velvet coral and live coral care. They are easy to keep and some come in truly amazing fluorescent, neon pink, red, orange, green.
W hile many of the readers of this online magazine are surely experienced enough to have performed some basic coral propagation, in this article we will introduce and display a few unusual techniques. Definitely got me hooked and ive been on the hunt for special. Feel free to post some cool pics of your own thanks and happy. Montipora corals are considered the easiest of the small polyp stony sps corals to keep. Indo orange and green bicolor plate wysiwyg live coral frag coral. Help, fungia turning white reef central online community. If youre into coral propagation, this is a musthave issue. Unusual stony coral propagation techniques by adam. Dec 04, 2002 i have noticed in the last two days that my plate coral has been turning more and more white. Plate coral fungia species plate coral is not a much sought out coral for marine aquarium because of limited information about it.
The temp is 79 and it is sitting on the substrate in a medium current. I have a lt plate coral which has four main calcareous structures one in the middle and three evenly round the outside, this was. Purple rim plate corals are interesting shaped colonies that begin life as small attached polyps and grow a hard skeleton and settle on the substrate as they grow. I have noticed in the last two days that my plate coral has been turning more and more white. Fungia cycloseris rainbow plate corals reef2reef saltwater. Jan 21, 2007 i have what i am pretty sure is a dying fungia plate coral in my 12 g ap. I have had it for 3 months and it is still alive, so at least that is a good thing. Purple rim plate coral need to be placed on sand and not rockwork as rocks can damage the tender underside of the corals polyp. Now including hgtv, food network, tlc, investigation discovery, and much more. They are very hardy corals that do not require intense lighting nor water flow.
The book of coral propagation is the most comprehensive work on the care. If plate corals are placed on the aquascape, they will jump off of your rock work. Splitting plate coral reef central online community. Mar 03, 2014 in october of 2010 georges fungia plate coral suffered a major injury that would change his life forever. Having several identical fungia in hand, however, i felt it was time to experiment with some fragmentation techniques on this coral. It was midwest coral connections coral at their booth and was fed with benofishal fish food.
This coral, however, can be an interesting proposition for your marine aquarium. It can also right itself if accidentally overturned, e. Splitting plate coral reef central online community archives. Coral identification photos marine aquarium plate corals.
Some genera such as cycloseris and fungia are solitary organisms, polyphyllia consists of a single organism with multiple mouths, and ctenactis and. Fungia plate coral sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new filters. Sexual coral propagation could offer a new path forward for the aquarium industry, and researcher samuel nietzer introduces you to a peculiar stony coral species that would allow just about any aquarist to try their hand at breeding corals at home, pretty much any day of the week. Although symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae hosted within them supply some of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis they do benefit from supplemental feedings once or twice per week. Ethics and the future of coral keeping are discussed. You do this by carefully scoring the tissue in between the teeth of the coral with a sharp knife.
Just picked these two guys up thought they were different and wanted to share. They will also create new daughter polyps from the edge of the coral. It was just in the past week that the center of it was no longer purple but white, and parts of the septas and soft. Green plate corals are interesting shaped colonies that begin life as small attached polyps and grow a hard skeleton and settle on the substrate as they grow. Only found it a couple of months ago but has already been a big insight with many questions answered. Colonies of stony coral are very variable in appearance.
Little did either party know that their partnership would develop to become one of the most successful reef propagation projects of. Over the past few days, actually a week, it seems as though i have to clean my tank every other day. Introduction to fragging corals saltwater aquarium blog. In 2001, maldivian environmental consultancy company seamarc started working with four seasons resort maldives at kuda huraa to improve coral cover around the resort and aid reefs damaged by coral bleaching.
Heliofungia, characterized by its long tentacles is one of the hardest to care for. Tidal gardens occasionally runs into rare color morphs of this incredible coral, so check back often to see our selection of wysiwyg fungia corals for sale. This exceptionally bright fungia plate has a purple base and neon green tentacles. Disc corals are some of the most recognizable corals on the reef, and some of the most popular coral animals for the home aquarium. It has white tentacles and purple tips and it is placed on the substrate in the middle of the tank. Reef gardening for aquarists anthony calfo, christine williams, anthony calfo and christine williams on. There is a reason they are kept on the substrate exclusively.
It looks completely healthy in the store and for a few weeks in my tank. Overall this fungia loved the food and even though the video didnt come out perfect, it is still pretty cool. Our hope is to inspire less experienced aquarists to take a chance and fragment some of their own corals while also demonstrating some new tools and techniques for the more advanced aquarists. A fungia mushroom coral is freeliving as an adult it is not attached to the surface. This sale is wysiwyg for this exact fungia plate coral. Even with short tentacles, it can still damage other corals that it comes in contact with. Fungia coral color variations include reds, yellows, greens, oranges, and pinks and often lined with a bright color. Fungia fralinae is a particularly recognizable member of this genus which can be found in bright pink, purple, red and ye. The attachment point was overgrown with algae, and that was the end of my fungia factory. Sep 21, 20 fragjunkys ultimate everlasting jaw dropper rainbow tiedye fungia plate coral sold at auction for $2310. With placement in the aquarium, keep in mind that it will often inflate itself with water and expand to twice its size.
To this day, i still have several of this corals daughter clones, which i obtained from my propagation efforts. Fungia make excellent sand bed dwelling additions to nearly any reef tank. A model of a fungia plate coral, modeled in 3ds max 2012, rendered with vray 2. The book of coral propagation is pretty popular and if you are a reef tank keeper youve probably already heard about this book.
Stability in alkalinity is key as it is with most lps corals. There are basically four genera of interest in this family for reef keepers, cycloseris, fungia, heliofungia, and herpolitha. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. My fungia coral which was once purple and green is slowly turning white. We recommend a 1420k color spectrum for best coloration. Many people want to have a large tank filled with acropora acros, montipora plate corals and other small polyp stony sps corals. Fungia fungites may be confused with specimens of the related genus cycloseris but the latter are always free living, even as juveniles, while the former bear a scar showing where they were attached when young. Long tentacle plate coral green patches 9407 hey guys, fantastic website. Plate coral heliofungia actiniformis at animalworld includes long tentacle. Plate coral fungia species short tentacle plate coral. Fungia coral page 1 corals lps corals reefbase marine. Aug 12, 2019 the responsible aquarist an important chapter on being a responsible aquarist. Frag of the month december 2006 propagating fungia.
Fungia scutaria is a solitary and usually saucershaped photosynthetic singlepolyped stony coral with a slightly raised central dome and a single central mouth. Usual sizes range between 2 and 6 inches in disc diameter. Buy orange fungia plate coral live coral for sale vivid. These corals do well on the sandbed in medium light and flow. It is a solitary, semiaggressive coral with shorter tentacles than its cousin the long tentacle plate coral fungia sp. Frag of the month december 2006 propagating fungia sp. My goby continuously dumped substrate on it, which it would shake off, but i think its an expensive task for it to perform over and over again so it started stripping. Although there are two questions i have not seem to find the answer to. Place the orange fungia plate coral on the sand bed where they will receive low to moderate currents and low to moderate lighting. Plate corals typically do best when place in a smooth and sandy substrate on the bottom of the aquarium. They are considered the best sps corals for beginners, and keeping sps corals is very rewarding for experienced reef keepers too. Fungia mushroom hard corals fungia on the shores of singapore. Provided all their requirements are met, they can grow to about 8 inches.
Fungia mushroom hard corals fungia on the shores of. Fungia are typically shallow water, freeliving corals, with the. Starting with deep purple bands highlighted by icy blue bands, it is the perfect background for neon green polyps. Nov 01, 2007 book of coral propagation, volume 1 edition 2. Fungia, or plate corals, are freeliving corals that consist of one large polyp and usually a single mouth. Plate coral, heliofungia actiniformis, long tentacle plate coral. Disc corals in all their various forms are easy to keep, come in a b. Some clownfish have been known to accept longtentacle plate corals as a substitute for anemones.
One of my favorite aquarium hobby books is the book of coral propagation, by. Montipora best sps corals for beginners, keeping montipora. Make offer coral frag nano sunflower plate lps live nano size brain type rare variant. Apr 12, 20 plate corals as with all other lps corals, should be added to mature aquariums. To this day, i still have several of this coral s daughter clones, which i obtained from my propagation efforts. Splitting plate coral coral propagation and aquaculture. Fungia species recorded for singapore from danwei huang, karenne p. When properly cared for, the pinwheel plate coral is hardy, making it a perfect coral for the seasoned beginner or an awesome addition for the advanced reefer. You can propagate fungia by encouraging the budding of daughter colonies. Fungia scutaria details marine invert tfh magazine. May 04, 2014 if you meant me, not as often as i used to, since it died. I am currently feeding it about twice a week and am feeding a single adult mysis shrimp each time.
Book of coral propagation, volume 1 edition 2 book. Fragjunkys ultimate everlasting jaw dropper rainbow tiedye. Plate corals as with all other lps corals, should be added to mature aquariums. There are 18 recognized species of fungia, all from the indopacific, 1 and another 10 species of cycloseris, a very similar, though usually physically smaller, genera of plate corals. They are generally all one color and finding an orange one with green tentacles is quite rare. Broken cycloseris plate coral primitive fragging technique. They range from solitary corals to colonial species. When i ask friends to describe their ideal coral aquarium, there are two major themes that come up.
The short tentacle plate coral is a large polyp stony lps coral often referred to as a disk, mushroom, chinaman, fungia plate, or tongue coral. It does this by inflating and deflating its tissues. Disc corals reef builders the reef and marine aquarium blog. Mike fishlore admin social media reef gardening for aquarists, volume 1, edition 2 by anthony calfo publisher. In looking through the old posts, i was able to picturebook identify it as a cycloseris sp. T5s, metal halides, or leds can all grow fungia corals when the proper par levels are provided. Jul 23, 20 now including hgtv, food network, tlc, investigation discovery, and much more. Green plate coral need to be placed on sand and not rockwork as rocks. Reef central online community archives coral forums coral propagation and aquaculture. In october of 2010 georges fungia plate coral suffered a major injury that would change his life forever. It is pair of baby fungia that are growing in my tank. Some genera such as cycloseris and fungia are solitary organisms, polyphyllia consists of a single organism with multiple mouths, and ctenactis and herpolitha might be considered as solitary.
Green plate coral need to be placed on sand and not rockwork as rocks can damage the tender underside of the corals polyp. Its kind of risky, and not my favorite technique, but doable. With placement in the aquarium, keep in mind that it will often inflate itself. Saf pink stylophora coral frag, wysiwyg lps, sps, soft, colony, stylo. Those in the genus fungia have common names such as mushroom coral, plate coral, disk coral, and fungus coral andor are sometimes simply referred to as fungia coral. Sensitivity will vary between fungia species, but most are fairly tolerant of most conditions. Fungia plate coral orange beginners discussion nano. Aristotles pupil theophrastus described the red coral, korallion, in his book on stones, implying it was a mineral, but he described it as a deepsea plant in his enquiries on plants, where he also mentions large stony plants that reveal bright flowers when under water in the gulf of heroes. This is the story of how a plate coral and its owner woudnt give up or lose hope. Fungia corals, like other large polyp stony corals, have developed several feeding strategies. How to care for orange fungia plate coral written by dave burr the orange fungia plate is a great beginner coral and will definitely bring a splash or color to the sand bed of any reef aquarium.
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