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Taipan 09-10-2013 12:47 AM

Resurrecting an old(er) thread.....
 
My contribution for today: a pair of Rhizotrochus typus. Before the (inevitable) controversy starts - these were "surprise" hitch hikers embedded on a huge piece of liverock. Hopefully that will answer how these ended up in my display. Cheers.

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...psaf340cab.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfb6bbe78.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd784848b.jpg

They are VERY easy to take care of. They appear to eat ANYTHING I feed them. Whether it be cyclopeeze, mysis, diced shrimp/mussels, even pellets and flakes....their appetite is voracious. I have fed them as often as once a day to approx. once every 10 days. I have experimented with prolonged periods without direct feeding and the corals seem just as robust with minimal 'wilting' at the once a week mark. I broadcast feed my fish and any small particles that fall into their tentacles seem to be enough to sustain them without direct feeding (mind you; I do feed my fish 2x a day).

The tentacles are quite sticky and have a surprisingly strong sting (think strong BTA sting or light carpet anemone sting).

Sebae again 09-10-2013 04:59 AM

Nice find !

donkey77 09-22-2013 03:57 PM

http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/s...1977/reef7.jpg


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