coral help

[lanacane214]

whats the best way to attach this coral to a rock?its a cauliflower coral i was told, any other info on it will be helpfull thanks i tried super gel glue and it dint work

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

looks like a dendro. They need to be mounted upside down as in nature. Incredibly hard to keep coral, I don't know of any successes in captivity at all as far as I know. Should steer clear of these. Wet Web media has some info on them http://www.wetwebmedia.com/nephtheids.htm.

 

[Pinkheine]

Another name that you will commonly hear is Carnation Coral. Most of the information I can find is they are very hard to keep and that they come shipped already attached to a piece of live rock.

Good luck with it. When we were noobs to the reef world we were sold one and told it was easy to keep, I read after the fact like a dumb dumb and felt terrible because it didn't survive. I'd like to someday be able to have success keeping one to make up for it... but I won't attempt it anytime soon.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+645&pcatid=645 there's some basic information.

 

[knugenx]

You can try to use a rubberband or string to keep it in place or until it attaches. Then snip the rubber band or string off.

 

[TOTAL AQUARIUMS]

if you got it and it wasn't attached to substrate I would say it's already too late, you got duped or fed bad information.

 

[reefman]

super glue on a soft coral is never a good thing since their defense is slime. it will just slime the glue off. some of the common attachment methods r toothpick, string, or just wedge it in a crevice of a rock.
like the others said, carnations need frequent feedings. it some b a good idea to keep it in the sump.

 

[Master Shake]

Try sticking it in a low flow area next to some rocks to atatch to, when atatched you can move where you want. Sort of like a mushroom or a colt coral, they can be detatched and can re-atatch. Be carefull it is a delicate coral and low light. Good luck.