Mortality rates of captive corals

scumonkey · 12-20-2006, 04:16 PM

I'm just courious about coral mortality in the hobby....how many corals have you had parish while in your care?

Types, reasons why, ratios-how many die for every how many youve aquired, etc.?

herman · 12-20-2006, 04:21 PM

Every single one except the ones in my tank

Reasons:
1. throw into circular file
2. negligence - busy with work
3. laziness

scumonkey · 12-20-2006, 07:15 PM

but seriously.......

WaterPlant · 12-24-2006, 06:30 PM

No one actually answers you

The so called easier to care for ones die more often than the hard to keep ones in my care. I think it's because I choose to run my tank not "too clean." My frogspawn and xenia die while my flower pot and sun coral do great. I would say about 1 out of 8 corals.

scarf_ace1981 · 12-24-2006, 09:13 PM

I've read and believe that captive corals have a better chance than wild corals. reason is that captive corals are already used to the conditions in our tanks(flow, light, water quality).

Tonyscoots84 · 12-24-2006, 10:54 PM

up until recently i would of said 1 or 2 but that number just jumped up to 20+

very sad at that number...

12-20-2006, 04:16 PM	#1
scumonkey Goniopora isn't VD! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hells kitchen Posts: 995 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (1)	Mortality rates of captive corals I'm just courious about coral mortality in the hobby....how many corals have you had parish while in your care? Types, reasons why, ratios-how many die for every how many youve aquired, etc.?

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scarf_ace1981 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NYC Manhattan Posts: 4,856 Reefer Ratings: (67) Friends: (0)	I've read and believe that captive corals have a better chance than wild corals. reason is that captive corals are already used to the conditions in our tanks(flow, light, water quality). __________________ Finch breeder

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12-20-2006, 07:15 PM	#3
scumonkey Goniopora isn't VD! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: hells kitchen Posts: 995 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (1)	but seriously.......

12-24-2006, 06:30 PM	#4
WaterPlant Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 99 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	No one actually answers you The so called easier to care for ones die more often than the hard to keep ones in my care. I think it's because I choose to run my tank not "too clean." My frogspawn and xenia die while my flower pot and sun coral do great. I would say about 1 out of 8 corals.