Any luck with Heliofungia?

[texman]

I am re-stocking my tank after my previous accidental drainage disaster. I was able to rescue some corals which were on the bottem of the tank by putting them into my office tank for a few weeks. They are all doing quite well. My tank parameters are back to normal after doing three 30% (200g) water changes two weeks apart. Everything seems to be quite stable and pink coralline algae is starting to grow on the walls again. Anyway, how many of you have had luck with heliofungia? I have tried twice in the past, but both died withing a few weeks. I do have lots of sandy space on the bottem and have good water flow and lighing on the bottem (4X400W 20000K halides with some additional pc bulbs) I like the looks of heliofungia and I thought they were suppose to be easy. Any thoughts? I have lots of free space in my tank, but don't want to start with acros or clams, etc)

 

[Anonymous]

Heliofungia, for some reason, are a difficult coral to get to live. IMO, you would be better served by a fungia. Many of them have quite striking colors. their tentacles aren't as long, but still a neat bottom coral. HTH

 

[Mouse]

From all the Long tentacled plates ive seen in LFS's only one of them has looked any good. I would be very carefull about ordering this coral online, i would really want to check its a good specimin first.

 

[Modo]

I had the same question. Check out Eric B.'s comments.

http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=74892&highlight=heliofungia

 

[Austin-reefer]

send me your email and I'll send you a pic
of my helio which is doing great and is one
of the best corals in my setup. I agree,
pick it out at the LFS only.

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>

 

[dvb]

I have had mine for a few months now and haven't had any problems, other than it moving around the bottom of my tank occasionally trapping some snails and hermits against the plexiglass. I didn't know that they were that difficult. Mine is white with pink tips. It is about five inches in diameter when it isn't all swollen with water.

 

[texman]

Thank you guys. I did buy one about 3 weeks ago (white with pink tips) and it still looks good at this point. So far, it has become host to a clown fish and 2 baby Banggai cardinals. They do not seem to be disturbing it too much.