SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 So I just picked up favia that was freshly cut and I mean fresh. I paid and im happy with the purchase just wanna know some tips on how to make sure this coral will survive. So anybody wanna help with what I can do to keep this guy alive. He's pretty [language filter] nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Keep your water parameters stable, make sure it has enough light, and feed it occasionally. My favias like mysis shrimp. I have a neon green one and a red/green war coral and they are hearty and easy to keep. No more difficult to keep than your average soft coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Awesome I'm only worries as it looks like it was cut within the last week. Should I be worried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 It depends on the the type of favia. Most of them I have found tend to like lower light but some of the more established ones that I have had for a while do well in all sorts of lighting. Usually after fragging favias and chalices I tend to put things in lower light and flow to heal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Awesome that's what I was thinking. Is it worse for the coral to be in another tank healing as long as the params are stable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Probably not. Did you dip it with something like Coral RX or similar? That will help, and you should be in the habit of dipping your corals before you introduce them to your display tank. Either way, they're quite hearty if your water quality is good. You'll probably notice it pretty well healed up in a couple weeks. They're slow growers... or at least mine are. My green one has doubled in size since I got it... which means it's about 3/4" in diameter (it was a very small frag)... that's about a year of growth. It was one of the first corals. Transferred it over from my 2 gallon when I started up my 10 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Alright awesome! And I always dip I got coral Rx on hand as we speak while its getting acclimated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Any of ou guys ever buy fresh cut frags and they turned out fine? Also thanks for the response emerald and John! You guys are awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Yes I have bought fresh cut frags in the past and most of the time they do fine. The main issue I have had is when someone freshly cut frags and then shipped them. It's always better if you can to get a healed frag IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Yeah, I've bought freshly fragged zoas. Had a few not make it. But that's also why I no longer will buy a single polyp of zoas or palys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Yeah, single polyps are difficult I mean the fav has 4 heads and it looks healthy as if now. Just don't wanna lose it paid good money. But yeah from what you guys are saying I feel confident in it being fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Yes I have bought fresh cut frags in the past and most of the time they do fine. The main issue I have had is when someone freshly cut frags and then shipped them. It's always better if you can to get a healed frag IMO. Yeah he cut them a couple days ago then drove them to me they look great! And amazing deal as well. Just never can be too worried in the hobby I feel. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Another thing that helps is if it's a colony that's been in someones tank for a long time. There's a lot more variability with frags freshly brought in from the wild. You'll have better luck getting known hearty frags from existing local colonies. I've only ever once lost a frag from a fellow reefer, and that was a single zoa polyp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I should point out that zoas just don't do all that well in my tank. Some do great, but most just kinda sit there and never multiply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Well we have done growouts with zoas and one vendor who is no longer in business sent baby frags that were fresh cut and they did not fare well. The most recent one I did through a private seller, held on to the frags for months until they were all doing well and were well healed and we had better survivability. I know Jody from TECO will wait at least 2 weeks before sending something that he frags to let it heal and sometimes even longer. John is right, it also depends on the coral. You could probably drop kick radioactive dragon eye zoas and leave them out and they would still live and if you just look at the Soprano paly it will die on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Weird, usually they grow faster than any other corals. Yeah I know he's had the colony he fragged it from for awhile as it had many heads. I'll post pics in a bit once it's in my tank. It's colors are wondrous and no signs of bleaching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandoftiki Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Speaking of TECO palys... Those TECO Forbidden fruit palys have done well for me. They're about the same size as my radioactive dragon eye zoas though. They're in a pretty high light/flow area. But they've nearly covered the frag plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 I just got some TECO FF zoas like 3 days ago, still like my bam bams the most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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